12-07-2010, 09:39 PM
Actually, I'd disagree with you in the sense that while the Overland may have more details hung on the body, they look coarse and clunky compared with the molded-on details on the Kato. Same goes for the see-through grill openings. They aren't square like the prototype, and they look cheezy compared to the scale looks of the Kato.
Is that a factory weathering job on the Kato or a custom-paint job? The paint on the Overland looks thick and heavy by comparison.
Just my opinion, but for something so small, that extra $200 zorts would buy me 2 Katos to one Overland, and I'd be a much happier modeller. At arm's length, most of those detail differences are too hard to see anyways... so why not have 2 locos if you've got that cash to spend... or 3, since you've bought both!
I've never fallen for brass's cachet - I've never been so desperate for a model of a specific prototype that I'm willing to shell out that kind of money.
Is that a factory weathering job on the Kato or a custom-paint job? The paint on the Overland looks thick and heavy by comparison.
Just my opinion, but for something so small, that extra $200 zorts would buy me 2 Katos to one Overland, and I'd be a much happier modeller. At arm's length, most of those detail differences are too hard to see anyways... so why not have 2 locos if you've got that cash to spend... or 3, since you've bought both!
I've never fallen for brass's cachet - I've never been so desperate for a model of a specific prototype that I'm willing to shell out that kind of money.