One thing I failed to mention - Walthers has the superior interior (though
has crappy "glass), and the body is difficult t o disassemble).
BTW, they are doing at least 4 of the same cars, which is really
frustrating at this point...given the variety and the possibilities out
there, especially in terms of cars that could have been of use for the
Pullman Pool of post 1948 time frame.
At 10:57 PM 12/3/2004, you wrote:
>With the Walthers cars, you will have to take the effort to ensure that the
>paint scheme and trucks (and other details) are accurate for the car. That
>isn't the case with the Branchline models. Walthers cars are being sold
>with names (in decals) that do not match the cars as modeled and include
>"fantasy" schemes - so it is incumbent upon the modeler to ensure he/she is
>making the right choice (assuming it is important to that individual). The
>Branchline cars are correct as far as paint scheme, name and prototype are
>concerned. They are also correct in terms of details such as air
>conditioning underbody details (something that won't be the case with the
>Walthers cars). The trucks are another source of concern on the Walthers
>kits as they are not accurate reproductions of the appropriate trucks for
>the given cars.
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>All of which comes down to where you want your convenience. Do you want to
>spend the time on the front end or the back end? Or, do you care? If you
>don't really care about the detail differences, then a Pullman is a Pullman
>is a Pullman and you won't care that the name is not correct for a given
>car, or that the car represents an air conditioned car but has a non-air
>conditioned car name, or has early trucks, or has trucks that are too wide,
>or that has one kind of air conditioning when the prototype car had another.
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>The real question boils down to: how far do you want to go in terms of
>accuracy and how willing are you to accept convenience over
>accuracy? Not that the Walthers cars are not accurate - once you pin
>down what they are and detail them accordingly after the fact. Neither is
>meant as criticism, just as a measuring stick.
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>At 09:59 PM 12/3/2004, you wrote:
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> >I've seen both and I like both. I believe you'll end up buying both as
> >they each have cars the other doesn't .For the ones they both have, I'd by
> >Walther's. John Trulson
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> > From: Myers, Scott V.<mailto:svmyers@southernco.com>
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> > Subject: [CBQ] New Pullman Cars Comparison
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> > With both Branchline and Walthers now producing the Pullman cars, what
> > are people's thoughts as to the pros and cons of each. I am interested
> > in obtaining these cars and see that the list price is similar, but have
> > not seen either car in person. How do they compare in appearance and
> > performance (smooth rolling ability)?
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> > Scott Myers
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