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sd45elect2000

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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2016, 01:07:56 PM »
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Quote from: towl1996 on January 20, 2016, 12:10:39 PM
How sure are you about the silver roof? As I have no idea.

No , I'm not really sure but I remember the old HO scale TYCO ones had silver roofs, they must have been right....


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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2016, 01:17:30 PM »
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Quote from: sd45elect2000 on January 20, 2016, 01:07:56 PM
No , I'm not really sure but I remember the old HO scale TYCO ones had silver roofs, they must have been right....


Randy

Hmmm......, TYCO, seems iffy. I'm starting to get visions of something Lionel would do and I don't think I want to go down that road.   :scared:  Without definitive proof, I may leave the roof brown. YMMV.  :)

The ladders and the door hinges look black, what do you think?
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2016, 01:56:23 PM »
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It was common to paint the hardware on railcars black so you might be correct.

I have no clue about the roof either, I was joking about the TYCO source.

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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #33 on: January 20, 2016, 04:06:50 PM »
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So the decals are silver - excellent!  Thanks!
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2016, 11:56:48 PM »
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Quote from: sd45elect2000 on January 20, 2016, 01:07:56 PM
No , I'm not really sure but I remember the old HO scale TYCO ones had silver roofs, they must have been right....


Randy

Dunno - I have the old ConCor version and it has a brown roof.  Surely ConCor is just as authoritative as Tyco?
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #35 on: January 24, 2016, 01:48:25 PM »
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The lettering is silver. I used Scalecoat roof brown only because I had it and I'm actually pleased with the way it turned out.

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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #36 on: January 24, 2016, 02:10:03 PM »
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Looks good Randy.  That photo also reminds me how overstated the hinges are on the Atlas car when compared to the MT reefers.  But then that makes them easier to paint with contrasting color.
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2016, 10:34:13 AM »
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Quote from: sd45elect2000 on January 24, 2016, 01:48:25 PM
The lettering is silver. I used Scalecoat roof brown only because I had it and I'm actually pleased with the way it turned out.

Randy

Wow that was quick! The car and the decals look great, thanks for posting. I'm still waiting for the mailman to deliver...

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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #38 on: January 25, 2016, 12:56:42 PM »
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Thanks for posting that car, it looks really nice.

They've been talking about these decals on one of the Yahoo groups about the inaccuracy of the lettering on the various sets.  It's nice to see it in person since they don't show the artwork on the ebay listings.



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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #39 on: January 25, 2016, 02:11:44 PM »
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Quote from: wcfn100 on January 25, 2016, 12:56:42 PM
Thanks for posting that car, it looks really nice.

They've been talking about these decals on one of the Yahoo groups about the inaccuracy of the lettering on the various sets.  It's nice to see it in person since they don't show the artwork on the ebay listings.



Jason

Is it rampant inaccuracies? And which ones? Do you have a link?
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2016, 03:57:37 PM »
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Quote from: towl1996 on January 25, 2016, 02:11:44 PM
Is it rampant inaccuracies? And which ones? Do you have a link?

No idea on how every set compares.  I just know some people who care about such things weren't overly impressed and seeing this set I can understand why they might feel that way.

Car still looks cool, and for one-offs the lettering probably doesn't matter as much.

If this were a PRR decal, we'd have 7 pages of how bad it is.  :P

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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2016, 05:17:46 PM »
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I'm just guessing here but I gathered from his listings that these are replacement decals for existing antique kits. I surmise that these are new copies of old decals along with the ancient inaccuracies.

The decals themselves are very nice . They are easy to use and look great in my opinion.

Anyhow , thanks for complimenting my model !!!

Randy
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2016, 05:56:42 PM »
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Sweet job @sd45elect2000

What is the dating on this decal set? 
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2016, 06:30:01 PM »
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Quote from: SandyEggoJake on January 25, 2016, 05:56:42 PM
Sweet job @sd45elect2000

What is the dating on this decal set?

1931 ish....
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Re: Freight car identity?
« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2016, 10:04:16 PM »
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It looks like a chocolate bar.  :P   But seriously, you did a very nice job on it.
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