breezinup posted:
Enjoy 'em!
Mark
I've had an issue with the shape of the curve of the red paint on the side of the engine. It's much more elongated than that of the prototype, and looks kind of odd compared to the correct paint job. Actually, there's little curve at all, just a tight little one, because the red has been extended so far back on the engine. Some of Lionel's scale F-3s have a similar curve problem, though not quite this bad. The new Atlas version has done a better job with this detail.
The elongated warbonnet is correct for the first part of the order for the 16 class F3's (16LABC to 21LABC), which were delivered with the 3 porthole side panels. The warbonnet extended past the center porthole:
This is what the MTH model represents. As the locomotives were upgraded to F7 specs, the "long" warbonnet was retained:
The "short" warbonnet began with the second part of the order, along with stainless steel panels and other changes, beginning with the 22LABC:
Two things about the Atlas model:
- It's a model of the 37 class F7, not the 16 class F3
- It's not S Scale
And, just for fun, a side-by-side comparison of a 16 class F3 and a 37 class F7:
Both represent their prototypes correctly.
Rusty
