--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote:
SNIP...
This was actually a shrewd marketing decision because, as modeled, they can be used by a large number of late steam and transition era modelers for whom a model with original roof would not be correct. However, back-dating the models with a flat-panel Murphy steel roof wouldn't be all that hard. Also, the 1940s P/L scheme was adopted before WW II (when the black herald backgrounds were deleted), so WW-II era modelers can justify having a BLI model with new roof and relatively fresh paint just by back-dating the reweigh date.
Richard Hendrickson
Richard,
Many thanks for the great information - looks like I need to put a few on my to-buy list, with light weathering as opposed to heavy.
