09-13-2012, 01:44 PM
Thanks for the kind words, guys. 
The car certainly wasn't one which I "needed", but the moment I saw it, I was smitten.
Mister Nutbar and I had made a planned detour to English' Model Railroad Supply as we were returning home from our excellent railroad adventure with our good friend Charlie.
The car, one of two available, was marked-down from its original close-to-$80.00 price and I would have bought both had I had the money. I looked up photos of the real ones, and the model appears to be quite faithful to the original, including those bottom step-rungs mounted on the truck sideframes - I had assumed them to be a model-inspired modification to allow operation on our often too-tight curves. I hope Pennsy fans will forgive the modifications which I made, especially to the porthole-type windows.
Here's a photo of one of the real ones: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr6535.jpg">http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr6535.jpg</a><!-- m -->
In addition to having a great time shopping in the store, Lee English gave us a personal tour of Bowser's model making facility, and we got not only a better understanding of what goes into making our "toys", but also an opportunity to meet some of the people behind the process. A very fitting cap to a very enjoyable five day get-away.
Wayne
The car certainly wasn't one which I "needed", but the moment I saw it, I was smitten.
Mister Nutbar and I had made a planned detour to English' Model Railroad Supply as we were returning home from our excellent railroad adventure with our good friend Charlie. The car, one of two available, was marked-down from its original close-to-$80.00 price and I would have bought both had I had the money. I looked up photos of the real ones, and the model appears to be quite faithful to the original, including those bottom step-rungs mounted on the truck sideframes - I had assumed them to be a model-inspired modification to allow operation on our often too-tight curves. I hope Pennsy fans will forgive the modifications which I made, especially to the porthole-type windows.
Here's a photo of one of the real ones: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr6535.jpg">http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr6535.jpg</a><!-- m -->
In addition to having a great time shopping in the store, Lee English gave us a personal tour of Bowser's model making facility, and we got not only a better understanding of what goes into making our "toys", but also an opportunity to meet some of the people behind the process. A very fitting cap to a very enjoyable five day get-away.
Wayne