Scott and all,
I've found the Walters cars are a deeper color and that the Branchline lighter
I prefer the Branchline they look closer to what I remember. When put together
the Walthers looks new and unweathered while the Branchline looks like it has
been out in the sun a while and bleached out.
Harold Huber
Sheridan, WY
----- Original Message -----
From: Myers, Scott V.
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 6:59 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] New Pullman Cars Comparison
Your reference to the availability of many of the same cars from both
suppliers is what prompted my initial inquiry to the list. By the way,
I meant to also ask if those who have cars from both suppliers or have
seen the cars from both feel a mix of these cars from both Branchline
and Walthers would look compatible with each other?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Webber [mailto:zephyr1@ameritech.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:36 AM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] New Pullman Cars Comparison
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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>At 09:59 PM 12/3/2004, you wrote:
>
> >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
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 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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