Re: PC: Passenger cars in HO

["Jim Kosty" <j_kosty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sometimes this happens more often than not - a manufacturer gets a photo 
that happens to depict an atypical scheme for a piece of rolling stock, then 
mass produces it.  The car I think you refer to is lettered "Allyns Point" 
or something like that.  It's in the PC video on a detour via the B&O at 
Deshler, Ohio on Tape 1 of the Green Frog Video, and also in the PC Guide by 
Kinkaid.
Jim Kosty


>From: "Garrett Rea" <Garrett.Rea -AT- worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
>To: "Penn Central" <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
>Subject: PC: Passenger cars in HO
>Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:29:05 -0000
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> >His reply was that they worked from the only photo they had, which
> >happened to be one of the green strip cars. He also asked if I could get
>him
> >more photos! I referred him to the PC Color Guide, but I'd like to be 
>able
> >to send him some passenger car photos as well.
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>Why?  The bulk of the cars are not right for PC plus the windows are
>terrible (step backward from the Rivarossi cars).  There are a lot of
>correct car sides available out there, so what we need (calling Mr. Kosty)
>are decals for what is available, not more things that are wrong.
>
>Also, rumors galore about better cars (may be closer to reality with the
>Budd RDC from P2K this summer) to be put on the market in the not too
>distant (or near) future.
>
>For heavyweights, remember the Bachman heavyweights are correct for P70s
>(depending on roof) and that most of the cars made by ECW saw PC service.
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>As for working from the photo of the "one" car with green window bands,
>didn't one of the earlier PC passenger cars in HO or N (1970s)
>come with green bands?  More of a case of reverting to bad habits, or did
>they ACTUALLY get the photo of the one (ex NH?...) Sleeper?
>
>Don't forget the red and gold PC passenger cars also, they were quite
>sharp.
>
>GWR
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