Opinions/observations on HO rolling stock

[doctorwayne]

BiL, the Westerfield kits do make into some nice cars which are otherwise unavailable, but for me, the main reason for avoiding them was the price.
Here's my only Westerfield car, picked up out of an estate lot at the LHS. It came without instructions but was an easy build:


Another purveyor of craftsman-type resin kits is Funaro & Camerlengo, who offer this B&O wagontop boxcar:


Sylvan made some nice craftsman kits of Canadian prototypes, like this caboose...


...but most folks nowadays opt for the nicely-done r-t-r versions from Trueline Trains:


Another maker of craftsman-type resin kits is Sunshine Models, but they're next to impossible to find around here, and most runs are sold out quickly.

Wayne