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@Patrick wrote:
I bought a couple of the Athearn “eastern” 2 window cabooses. They appear to be recycled Model Die Casting cabooses.
To my eye they are quite over scaled, looking almost S scale when coupled on a train. The door on the end is close to 8 scale feet high. A brakeman inside the caboose would have to stand tiptoe to see out the side window.
It was very disappointing to see this oversized-ness only after they were put on the layout. I ended up giving them away.
I have some of these, as well as the Atlas NE ones in MP livery – Atlas did a much better job, finer detail, not oversize. However, they are still not exactly the same as the Magor and/or MP copies – difference in overall length, height, details.
For the moment I’m living with both, but will probably replace the MDC/Athearn with Atlas. WrightTrak also has an MP caboose, which is a nice resin model of the ICC rebuilds of older standard cabooses. My only issue with these is this was a project done in 64-65, and I model 1960 – but who would know… The AMB ones are also nice.
