Reply To: 50 ft double door Express Eagle box cars

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December 31, 2015 at 6:34 am #7670
Bill Pollard
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    The Walthers express boxcars can be seen here: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-101669

    Is there much likelihood that there was an oddly painted MP express boxcar from which Walthers took their information? I’ve never seen a car with yellow dimensional lettering, but would like to think that perhaps one car got lettered not according to the paint diagram.

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    Walthers had/has similar problems with many of their Rock Island passenger cars and RI troop sleepers, which carry letterboard lettering that is significantly smaller that the prototype. Attention to detail, in a hobby when accuracy is prized, should be a given.

    Bill Pollard