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Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« on: April 25, 2024, 02:42:58 PM »
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I am looking at a few mint Bowser Cylindrical Hoppers, but a quick browse shows they may not match the prototype correctly. 
I like the artwork, but it makes no sense to pay a premium for something that's way off.

Perhaps you know of what is accurate and what is not?


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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2024, 04:58:17 PM »
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Which schemes are you looking at?
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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2024, 05:28:22 PM »
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Quite a few:

Southern States
Boraxo
Hercules
Sterling Salt
Old Dutch Cleanser
Purina
Farm & Ranch
Domino Sugar
USI Petroleum

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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2024, 07:16:16 PM »
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Make sure you see a photo of the actual car they produced.  Not all matched the number of bays that were on the artwork.

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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2024, 08:12:37 PM »
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A lot of the last few runs were pure fantasy schemes. You'll need to run the reporting marks down on Fallen Flags or RRpicturearchives.
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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2024, 08:35:03 PM »
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USI and Hercules existed but as Jason said the shell Bowser chose may not match the prototype. (3 vs 6 outlets and the respective hatches)
Sterling Salt existed but I have never seen the blue scheme Bowser chose. they did the prototypical scheme in the most recent run.

As far as the others, if they did exist they were rare and didn't last long.
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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2024, 10:52:04 AM »
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The Sterling Salt is prototypical as well - I have a photo of SHPX 61776 in 1971 in the same (white) scheme.

If the the model has three bays, then it is correct.  ;)


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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2024, 12:04:17 PM »
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Yes This scheme is prototypical.

This one however Who the Hell Knows  :ashat:
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Re: Bowser Cylindrical Hopper accuracy?
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2024, 01:30:09 PM »
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Although not on your "list", one of the cars that is proto is the Wayne Feeds car: https://www.bowser-trains.com/images/NScale/Cylindrical/37708.jpg

I have a proto photo of SHPX 62237 in 1976 (grimed up a bit).