MTH 1938 NYC 20th Century Limited issues!

I just searched the MTH product dilllyooh, and I do not see any "Commordore Vanderbilt" smooth sided observation cars listed.  Did I get an anomaly?

Did you check the passenger announcements on the engine? 

The CV actually had streamline cars before the 20th Century. In 1938 it also was headed by Dreyfuss engines. It did have Pullman cars though and some should have been lettered for Pullman. 

Not the first time MTH delivered something other than what was cataloged but for a Central fan this train is actually a plus. 

Did this observation come with a set with an engine or a 5 car set of passenger cars? You might be able to swap observations with someone who wants a CV train.

Checking your post, none of the cars you have would have been Pullman sleepers anyway. Maybe MTH has add on  2 car sets of Pullman sleepers you could add to make the train more correct.

Pete

I could be wrong, but Pullman is still a registered trademark, and might require a few to use the name. Even on a toy train. I personally gave up on MTH awhile ago build it yourself takes longer but you get what you want and the way you want it.

MTH has been making Passenger Cars lettered for Pullman for decades. I doubt licensing has anything to do with it. There seems to be a disconnect between the people researching prototypes and the factory doing the decorating. There are many examples of the catalog promising one thing and the delivered item being something else.

Pete

My 20th Century Limited set has the same problem. I would like to have it fixed, but it is a minor blemish in my mind. If you think of a solution, let me know!

Best regards,

Marc 

My feeling is that a 20th Century set should have the correct drum head.  The HO and N scale folks always get this right.  There is no excuse for this in 3-rail.  

I have many cars from various manufactures labelled for Pullman.  The HO guys and N guys have the correct Pullman logos also.  

NH Joe

I hate it when posts like this come up!  Now I have to go check my 1938 5 car set to see what the drumhead says. 

Rolland

Tomar Industries make drumheads and has virtually all the NYC name trains represented including the streamline 20th Century. 

https://tomarindustries.com/drumheads

Pete

Above:

"The HO and N scale folks always get this right."

Haven't been around much HO and N stuff, have you?

The announcements are for the 20th Century Limited.