Well I just picked up the new Walthers, HO scale, Burlington dynamometer
car. Its an interesting little gadget. It has a working meter inside
that is visible from one of the side windows on each side of the car.
Inside there is a white post with black hash marks. On one end the
coupler is spring loaded so that when it is pulled, a needle inside
moves next to the hash marks to form a meter. The instructions state
that the meter is set up to read approximately eight ounces of draw bar
pull at full extension. The also instructions state that an "electronic
pack with remote infrared data link" is sold separately, however, an
additional piece of literature states that the item has been canceled
and will not be available. It includes a pattern for large hand grabs
and the number of the appropriate Detail Associates small hand grabs.
Small raised dots in the plastic are provided for drilling holes for
hand grabs. As discussed earlier on the list, the car is painted with a
gray roof and Chinese Red car body with a white stripe along the bottom
of each side. It is labeled "DYNAMOMETER 30". The paint and decals are
clear and crisp. Over all I would say this is a nice model, however, I
feel it is slightly overpriced at $32.98. Just a quick review.
Ralph W. Brown, Jr.
Galesburg, IL
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