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Rapido USRA Single Sheathed Boxcars
Chris Barkan
I take it from some other posts that these have begun arriving. I have a few questions for this group, first of all, are people satisfied with their fidelity to the prototype, general quality, and lettering accuracy? Secondly, I recall some discussion about the different roof variations that Rapido was going to do. I think the point of this was that cars from several roads had their roofs replaced, some relatively early in the cars' lives, and so there was a question about the particular paint scheme properly corresponding with the style of roof the car had. Finally, the only paint scheme I see for B&O car is the so-called "Kuhler" logo which would be correct for these cars in the late 1930s through mid-late 1940s. Am I correct that this is the only one that they have done so far?
Thanks very much for any feedback about these cars, I am looking forward to seeing them.
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Chris Barkan
Champaign, IL
Thanks very much for any feedback about these cars, I am looking forward to seeing them.
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Chris Barkan
Champaign, IL
I’m interested to hear what others have to say. My initial impression is that car is a very accurate representation of the USRA SS design.
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I’d like to see some detail photos of these cars in the mid war years as i imagine there are some interesting detail options that could be changed/modified. My usual go to photo books are unavailable this Canadian thanksgiving day long weekend. Will be looking at them more closely in the coming days.
I would like to find a bit of a primer on B&O lettering with respect to a car of this design. I’m thinking (with modified paint colour) i may re-letter the car, & wonder whether the lettering, reporting mark, and circular B&O logo in the "NSC D130" (wagontop boxcars) set is the correct size? or the "B & O 40’ boxcar white small lettering" at K4?
Rob
On Oct 10, 2022, at 10:14 AM, Chris Barkan <cplbarkan@...> wrote:
I take it from some other posts that these have begun arriving. I have a few questions for this group, first of all, are people satisfied with their fidelity to the prototype, general quality, and lettering accuracy? Secondly, I recall some discussion about the different roof variations that Rapido was going to do. I think the point of this was that cars from several roads had their roofs replaced, some relatively early in the cars' lives, and so there was a question about the particular paint scheme properly corresponding with the style of roof the car had. Finally, the only paint scheme I see for B&O car is the so-called "Kuhler" logo which would be correct for these cars in the late 1930s through mid-late 1940s. Am I correct that this is the only one that they have done so far?
Thanks very much for any feedback about these cars, I am looking forward to seeing them.
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Chris Barkan
Champaign, IL
Thanks very much for any feedback about these cars, I am looking forward to seeing them.
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Chris Barkan
Champaign, IL