Early Williams BRASS Hudson on the bay

Some Williams models appear to be undersize.  The MTH Hudson has seriously undersize cylinders, but is otherwise a fantastically good model.

Williams has had many lives and iterations since the 1970's:

- Tinplate repro and assembly (some by a young Mike Wolf)
- Bodies for Lionel chassis kits
- Scale brass steam and diesel of iffy quality (the Hudson above is a scale model - but
  not the same as later Samghongsa-built models)
- Scale brass steamers of high quality (Samhongsa)

- Masterpiece Series: scale high-end brass steam - very nice; included a N&W 2-6-6-4
- Scale plastic dlesels
- Near-scale size plastic diesels/electrics
- Sub-scale die-cast steamers (current production)/GG1
- Scale die-cast J1 4-6-4
- The Bachmann Years...

So when characterizing Williams products ("appear to be undersized") one must ask:
"which Williams?"

This Hudson is an interesting piece of 3-rail history, and is nice to have if the price
is moderate (like under $300). They can run decently, and the looks are OK.

Are these Hudsons AC or DC?  Thanks, bertiejoa

Early Williams Hudsons were DC can motored with a QSI DCRU. As noted earlier, no flywheel, which means very quick stops!

Chris

LVHR

I had one and got it on the early 90's blowout by williams for $299. It was not a bad runner, fairly smooth but also a fast stopper. 

Today though I would not buy one to upgrade as there are many others that are are much better in both detail and a smoother running gear. 

It's been pulled of auction for some reason. I would go for a K-line scale Hudson for a little more and you don't have to upgrade. Don