Product Review HO Class One Modelworks TWF10 Well Car TTX - Model Train "Battleship"!
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- Product Review HO Class One Modelworks TWF10 Well Car TTX - Model Train "Battleship"!
Stack trains are a common sight on modern railroads, hauling containers all over the rail network. Specialized well cars designed specifically for hauling intermodal shipping containers have been in widespread use since the 1980s.
This HO scale model train car from Class One Modelworks represents one of 75 unique cars built by Thrall Corporation for TTX in the early 1990s.
These well cars, designated TWF10, were single unit cars that could haul up to a 48' shipping container in the well.
With their Waggon-Union trucks partially concealed by the deep side sills, the TWF10s had a distinctive look that set them apart from other well cars. The unique look led some rail fans to call them "battleships". Some of these cars are still in use today.
This highly detailed model train from Class One accurately captures the look of the real cars. It is heavy enough to be used empty, or it can be used with a variety of HO scale containers from brands like Athearn, Kato and Walthers.
Besides the car itself, Dan also includes some 48' exterior post shipping containers from Class One Modelworks in this review.
As usual, in this unboxing and product review Dan evaluates the model train's packaging, prototype accuracy, paint & detail, and how well it operates and conforms to applicable standards.
If you like modern freight cars, stack trains, or just enjoy trains in general, be sure to check out this review!
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100% from Dan !!!!!! That is a really nice thing to say. Great car. 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂
This car earned it. Thanks for watching!
Wow Dan, I finally saw a video review with a perfect 100 score! Nice work, your opinions are always valued here.
I've had a couple other perfect scores so far, but it is rare. Thanks for watching!
Those IBCs are set inside the holes on the top four ends of the container, and subsequently lock the container on top of it in place. You can find videos on CZcams showing how they’re placed and used.
A few other people also pointed that out. I appreciate the info! I hope you liked the review. Thanks for watching!
First 100 I ever saw you give.you are a rough grader.i love it
There have been a few. I try to be a consistent grader, and unfortunately it's usually coupler height that gets a model downgraded. It's nice when I don't have to do that. Thanks for watching!
Great video lot's of information i loke the well cars with containers
This is a nice car, and the containers are nice, too. I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
After that review I will purchase both well car and containers. Great review. Thanks.
I'm glad you liked the review. Thanks for watching!
I honestly didn’t think I would live long enough to see you award 100 points to anything!
It has happened maybe 3 or 4 times. Thanks for watching!
Boy, that's the truth!! Lol...
Well well well ... 100%!
Yes, every once in a while it happens. Thanks for watching!
awesome review Dan
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Excellent review. Note: IBC’s are the “combs” aka locks that are used to lock the upper container to the lower container.
Thanks for the info and for watching!
I BC, inter box connector, this is what is used to connect top container to the bottom.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure what the abbreviation meant and my searches to find out gave me some interesting but not very useful results. Thanks for watching!
That sure is a nice looking model Daniel. Thank you for the review.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
This is the second notification in as many days that you have uploaded a new video and when I click to watch it, the time stamp is from many, many months ago. What gives?
I don't know. I don't have any control over when or how often CZcams notifies people of videos on my channel. If you're subscribed and you have the notification bell clicked on, you could try turning that off if you want to be notified less. Other than that I don't really know what to suggest. Thanks for watching!
@@DanielCortopassi - Hummm, interesting... it's not a problem, YT must be algorithming itself... 😀
Thanks again for a nice review. Incidentally, the term IBC means "Inter Box Connector" and they are needed to double stack containers.
Thanks so much for the info. I looked up IBC and I got other meanings, but nothing that made sense for well cars. Thanks for watching, too!
Nice car and review Dan! Very rare for one to get a 100% score. A very neat well car as well. A fellow railfan I know photographed one of these in the Atlanta area so I think some of these are still around today.
From what I was able to find out there are around 20 of these still on the rails. Definitely a rare sight. I'm glad you liked the review. Thanks for watching!
Wow! I’m impressed with this car
It's really nice, especially for the first model from this company. I have one of their depressed center flatcars on pre-order, so I'll be reviewing that when it gets here. Thanks for watching!
Man , you know so much and how to share it..
Thanks so much!
Great review! Definitely have been debating getting some of those well cars! When Otter Valley Railroad releases their NSC cars will you be reviewing those?
Thanks for alerting me because I wasn't aware of the Otter Valley cars. I'll have to think about it because they're a little too modern for my usual 1990s era, though I do have some more modern equipment I could run them with. Thanks for watching!
@DanielCortopassi Thanks for thinking about it! They run through my town and granted they are also to modern for my 1990s era as well, but you know the modeler license sometimes pops up! If you do decide to, that would be great as you're one of the best reviewers!
Good review Dan, I picked up one of these and I quite like the model. Mine came missing a bearing cap but COMW was kind enough to send a replacement at no cost to me. In this context, IBC storage would likely mean the place to store the IBC locks between containers when it’s in the unloaded configuration.
It's good to hear that Class One has good customer service. Thanks for the info on the IBC storage and for watching!
I found the cardboard container a bit cheeky !
It is a little. The good thing is that the box cradle has room for a real container because of it. When I put the car away after the review, that's what I did. Thanks for watching!
Pretty cool well car Dan! Hopefully Class One Modelworks does more obscure well cars in the future, like the ones that A-Line did several years ago!
I have one of their depressed center flatcars on pre-order, so I'm looking forward to seeing that one. This car is a great start. I hope it's a sign of more cool stuff to come. Thanks for watching!
I ordered 2 of these well cars on Class One's Fathers Day sale. Overall I'm pleased with them, but I've encountered 3 things I didnt like:
1. The wheels on both of my cars dont roll as freely when pushed by hand as the much cheaper Walthers Mainline well cars. That was disappointing, but even more disappointing was the conflicting responses I received from Class One. One response said, "Sorry, that's just the way they are." A 2nd response said, "Please send us a comparison video b/c you may need new trucks/wheels."
2. One of the 2 well cars had broken pieces in the box upon shipping & missing pieces. Class One has since mailed me the missing pieces, but quality control seems to be lacking.
3. Container fitment in the 2 well cars I ordered varied greatly. In one car, Class One's own containers fit superbly. In the other, however, they were too tight & removing the containers caused 2 of 4 etched metal walkways to pop off (1 more walkway had already come off in shipping). I reattached these parts, but again the variances in fitment in their own containers leads me to believe quality control is an issue.
That's unfortunate you had bad experiences with your cars. It's possible that I got a good one when I bought mine. Since these were kind of rare, I only got the one car. Quality control does seem to be an unfortunate recurring issue with a lot of models these days. I'm glad Class One was willing to send replacement parts, but that kind of thing really shouldn't happen. Thanks for watching!
@@DanielCortopassi I've been emailing back n forth with Cody from Class One & they're sending me a new set of trucks.
Very nice model and a great review 👍 I just don’t get why the containers are so expensive ?
I'm not sure about why the containers are priced the way they are. The good thing is that this car will work with other HO containers like the ones made by Athearn and Walthers, up to 48' in the well. Thanks for watching!
Any update on Siren Creek? Loving the work keep it up!
The Siren Creek project is on hold while I design and build a cover for it. Our cats like to use it as a cat bed, so I don't want to start doing any detailing until I get a handle on that situation. I bought some plexiglass so I can make a cover that would allow the layout to be seen, but I still have a few things to figure out. Thanks for watching!
I feel it would have been justifiable to ding 5 points on the parts that had their color based on molded plastic instead of painted. This often does ruin the illusion of a metal finish. It's an expensive model. However I do respect your reviews being at a relatively high bar, so hopefully the camera was bringing out that limitation more then one might see when it's in one's possession.
It isn't that noticeable unless you hold the car up to a bright light. I was trying get some light to shine through it for the video to illustrate the point. The parts like that are very small and while it would be nicer if they were painted, I don't think they detract from the overall appearance. Thanks for watching!
IBC’s are Inner Box Connectors…
Thanks for the info and for watching!
i got 2 cars and 4 containers
Cool. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for watching!
Well don!
Thanks so much!
@@DanielCortopassi Yes you're welcome.
Looks like metal parts painted yellow and already colored yellow plastic. That's where stands the color difference. I suppose ...
It looks like that might be the case. I'd prefer it if the small plastic parts were painted, though I think once the car is weathered it will all blend. Thanks for watching!
@@DanielCortopassi These cars can't be found on Ebay. I saw the three different schemes on CZcams and they're all neat and very beautiful. Never herd of Class One Modelworks. Is this a new player ? Hope I can grab one before they're all gone. Thanks for answering Daniel.
They are a new company. I bought mine direct off their website. I'm not sure if they're sold out yet or not.
@@DanielCortopassi Thanks Dan. I'm glad someone's coming up with such high quality cars. Well cars are probably the models that as evoluate the most in the past 30 years. Well cars from the past are not even close to what they have turned lately.
That's a odd looking car
It is. Considering that there were only 75 built, and they've only become more rare with time, they're definitely unique. Having one mixed in with other intermodal equipment would be cool, making for a "rare" sighting on a model railroad as well. Thanks for watching!