@Rusty Traque posted:Unfortunately, catalog copy outweighs a phone call with one individual.
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We're not dealing with Athearn Genesis, Rapido Trains, Scale Trains or Walthers here. We're dealing with the red-haired stepchild of Lionel and expectations should be lowered accordingly.
I suspect most of the Flyer Folks don't really care if the model matches the prototype. Had a new roof been applied, I would wager Lionel would have taken heat "because the roof doesn't match the other cars."
Rusty
True. However, I am a life long 'Flyer guy' and I do care within reason what S gauge and scale trains (setting prewar tinplate aside) look like as models relative to the prototypes. Historically, A. C. Gilbert and Maury Romer did, too.
For what it is worth.
Bob