Railking single dome tanker not 1/48th scale ?

Pick a size, and you can find a real railroad tank car to fit it.  But if you want true 1/48, why would you be in Rail King?

There were some really really small tank cars near the Philly airport in 1979/80.  I remember being startled - they were dwarfed by their Bettendorf trucks.

bob2 posted:

Pick a size, and you can find a real railroad tank car to fit it.  But if you want true 1/48, why would you be in Rail King?

There were some really really small tank cars near the Philly airport in 1979/80.  I remember being startled - they were dwarfed by their Bettendorf trucks.

Hello bob2....

Oh, it's pretty because it has 9 colors !!!  I like colorful trains its pleasing to my eyes I guess.

Tiffany

Don't forget, the Railking NW2 is slightly oversized.

Rusty

Hello Rusty Traque..

No, the Railking NW-2 is not oversize as I measured it in fact it is quite close to scale size.  You will know when you measured it yourself.  The body with the frame sit bit too high about a foot but that was needed to provide clearances when going on sharp curves such as 031 track.   It sit little too high for my taste but I can live with that as I am building 36 by 78 door layout which requires 031 curves to fit in that space.  The Atlas model has more scale alike looks to it compared to the Railking or even the Williams model which is a COPY of the postwar version.  The Williams version is oversize in many areas but still a good looking switcher nonetheless.  I picked the Railking version because I like its thick die-cast metal frame more than 1/8 inch thick and it is a heavy 4 pound switcher and it is assembled well with care (made in Korea in 1999 era.).  I  got it for a good price, new in the box.  To me its a very beautiful WELL made switcher as I was surprised when taking tit out of the box for the first time and found it to be heavy for it size (thought someone added weights in it but not the case), the gears and wheels are not sloppy assembled and paint job is smooth and clean no flaws on it (what more do you want ?) When I pick it up, I can FEEL the quality build into it and quickly it became my favorite switcher.  My first one was the postwar #634 and my last one was a Williams ( this engine is sloppy made and had to fix many issues on it to get rid of wheel and gear slop) but this Railking is the best one I ever had.  The Railking engine is #30-2157-1 because of it well made construction, it will last life time with reasonable care.  I didn't expect it to be this well made but it is.

Tiffany

Railking offerings are typically traditional sized, like old PW stuff. Designed to operate on track as small as 027. They are not necessarily a scale size of anything.

Rod

Don't let tank car size matter too much. Don't forget, the so-called "traditional" Lionel tank cars like the Sinclair one shown, that some people think are too small, are actually scale-size 8000 gallon tank cars! The more modern 8000 gal. "scale" tank cars Lionel has made (like the one at the bottom) have a few more detail parts, and the tank is shaped a bit differently (wider tank but shorter than the traditional version), but they may also look small in some settings. Tank cars were made (and are still made) in many different sizes (and shapes).

A contrast in sizes of tank cars on the prototype:

Bob

CNJ 3676 posted:

A contrast in sizes of tank cars on the prototype:

Bob

Hello Bob.............

WOW, That say it all !!!!!!!!!!  Thank you just what I wanted to see (picture of it) and speaks 1000 words in my questions without asking !!

Tiffany

Rod Stewart posted:

Railking offerings are typically traditional sized, like old PW stuff. Designed to operate on track as small as 027. They are not necessarily a scale size of anything.

Rod

Railking diesel switchers are scale. Railking steamers are not.  Check out the MTH catalogues.  Nicole is correct in her measurements of the switcher.

CNJ 3676 posted:

A contrast in sizes of tank cars on the prototype:

Bob

Wow Bob!!! Leave it to you to find a prototype photo   You have made it possible for me to run my 1:48 scale tank cars with my Railing, K-line, and Lionel traditional size single dome tankers without feeling guilty  There is a special place in Heaven for you my brother!!