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 Posted - July 02 2015 : 11:59:58 AM
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A friend and I were catching up on our inventory of rolling stock when we came across a boxcar and 2 tankers with Hotco on them. Neither of us have heard of this brand before. Can't find much on them on the internet. I've fund some on EBAY for sale but no one seems to know anything about them. Looking to find some history on them. Does anyone know of or heard of the Hotco brand. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 12:03:49 PM
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http://hotcoservices.com/dyn/showpage.php?id=15
do the logos look like that? 
A picture is worth a thousand words 
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 12:49:42 PM
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I have seen a few Hotco cars here and there - I don't have any though.
Here is the best link so far on the subject: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/50617.aspx
Hong Kong Toy Company
will keep looking, these obscure companies are fascinating to read about
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 1:01:37 PM
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quote:
Yes, it's exactly like that.
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 1:11:06 PM
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quote:I have seen a few Hotco cars here and there - I don't have any though.
Here is the best link so far on the subject: http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/50617.aspx
Hong Kong Toy Company
will keep looking, these obscure companies are fascinating to read about
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â July 02 2015Â :Â 12:49:42 PM
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Reading those post makes things as clear as mud. lol
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 1:58:13 PM
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HO Train Company thusly HOTCO.
Regards, John
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 4:38:18 PM
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HOTCO was a subsidiary of GHC, which was the predecessor of AHM. These were all import companies of the late Bernie Paul, based in Philadelphia. Bernie Paul's last company was IHC.
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 5:14:47 PM
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here you go
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 9:41:46 PM
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quote:here you go
Originally posted by catfordken - July 02 2015 : 5:14:47 PM
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Nice , are these yours?
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Posted - July 03 2015 : 09:11:38 AM
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i wish yardmaster54,on ebay,ken
Edited by - catfordken on July 05 2015 11:57:06 AM
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 11:46:32 AM
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HOTCO trains were mostly knockoffs of Athearn BB freight cars cheapened slightly and with permanent plastic coupler covers held on with a dab of molten plastic in place of removable metal ones. So far I've seen the 40' steel boxcar, 3-Dome tank car and 16-wheel flatcar all made by them.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 1:54:06 PM
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I have a few Hotco cars as well.
Good to know the story behind them.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:19:18 PM
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| The HOTCO Athearn knock-offs are some of the last items Bernie Paul imported under the HOTCO Brand. In the 50's, he imported knock-off Penn Line GG-1s, knock-off Mantua/Tyco trollies, 0-4-0 Mother Hubbards, 4-4-2 die-cast Atlantics and brass NYC 4-4-0 locomotives to name a few.
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 11:00:20 PM
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quote:I have a few Hotco cars as well.
Good to know the story behind them.
Evan
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â July 05 2015Â :Â 1:54:06 PM
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Right now I have a boxcar two 3 dome tankers and I think a gondola, I have to go check on that one and see if it is a HOTCO.
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