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Intermountain Hi-Cube
« on: January 17, 2020, 05:54:14 PM »
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Intermountain Hi-Cube Boxes are in.  Had to pick some up!
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2020, 07:59:14 PM »
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They look good. Can you post a photo of the underside? What kind of coupler / trucks are on these?
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2020, 09:12:04 PM »
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  The Santa Fe logo looks kinda low!
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2020, 01:10:23 AM »
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Ooh nice! Body mounted couplers and metal wheels. Quite a deal for under $20!
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2020, 09:05:40 AM »
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2020, 12:52:26 PM »
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  Looks like MT body mount couplers.  Maybe rapido trucks?  Car weighs .9 oz.  Nmra says it should be closer to 1.2oz.  I like them. It looks like roof can come off, but might be glued.  I semi tried to get roof off but didnt want to break anything.  Looks like there is a secondary screw hole for body mounts as well.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2020, 02:09:53 PM »
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  Bn car is old lbf single door box.  Intermountain is a little longer.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2020, 03:28:01 PM »
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Quote from: sd75i on January 18, 2020, 02:09:53 PM
  Bn car is old lbf single door box.  Intermountain is a little longer.

Hmmm, if it wasn't for the length difference, the moldings look identical.  Including the dimple in the little cube in the brake detail casting. The under-body details look very simplified, and rather crude (not up to today;'s N scale standards), but they are pretty much  hidden from view when the car sits on the track.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2020, 03:44:37 PM »
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  Found old listing on website of lbf double door hi cubes and they did have some double door cars.  I'll have to look and see if I have any to compare.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2020, 04:13:28 PM »
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Ah, looks like the old BLW website is still useful!
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2020, 05:22:25 PM »
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  I didnt want to say it in case I wasn't supposed to say it!
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2020, 05:43:59 PM »
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Quote from: sd75i on January 18, 2020, 05:22:25 PM
  I didnt want to say it in case I wasn't supposed to say it!

Why not?  This is TRW - where (almost) anything goes.   :D We can say all those things (which are for some strange reasons) forbidden on other forums.  I don't get why the other places do this.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2020, 06:15:07 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on January 18, 2020, 05:43:59 PM
Why not?  This is TRW - where (almost) anything goes.   :D We can say all those things (which are for some strange reasons) forbidden on other forums.  I don't get why the other places do this.

Money. Their sponsors don’t like having competitors talked about.
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2020, 07:37:45 PM »
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Re: Intermountain Hi-Cube
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2020, 02:04:01 PM »
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 I found a old LBF double door and the intermountain car is still a tad bit longer.  Ok I'm done!!  Still like these cars!  Fun to compare!
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