MTH 2 rail conversion of Airslide Hoppers

Hi Curtis,

Yes, I did this MTH airslide 2-Rail conversion, see my post in the link below for all the details:

These cars use 100T trucks.  I used Atlas 100T trucks but I also modified the MTH bolsters to match the Atlas "button-style" bolster pin.  I also found that I needed to mill away some of the angled frame gusset supports (photos in the link below) to provide enough wheel clearance to keep the wheels from rubbing on them.  Kadee mount was already on the car.

https://ogrforum.com/...l-with-some-upgrades

Scott

Scott Kay posted:

Hi Curtis,

Yes, I did this MTH airslide 2-Rail conversion, see my post in the link below for all the details:

These cars use 100T trucks.  I used Atlas 100T trucks but I also modified the MTH bolsters to match the Atlas "button-style" bolster pin.  I also found that I needed to mill away some of the angled frame gusset supports (photos in the link below) to provide enough wheel clearance to keep the wheels from rubbing on them.  Kadee mount was already on the car.

https://ogrforum.com/...l-with-some-upgrades

Scott

Thank you for the pictures and the response. This car looks great I may try to convert a couple of them some day hopefully within a year.

Interestingly enough, the RailKing versions of these are so similar in size, you'd be hard pressed to notice the difference in a train rolling by (although there are more molded-in details on the RK model). I have both Premier and RailKing versions in the UP paint scheme and if you glance at them quickly, you'd not know which was which.

Examples: In all cases, the slightly larger car is Premier.

The differences are fairly easy to see in these photos. Rolling by in a train (and you didn't know that both types would be present), not so much.

---PCJ

Thanks for showing the comparisons between the two. I had been confused by the two different types of cars between RK and Premiere versions. 

I have a RK version and now I see I must not make that error again. I will try a conversion with at least two maybe three of the Premiere Airslide hoppers.