@SIRT posted:Thanks Jonathan. I agree. Atlas O is no longer accurate and have joined the other cookie cutter suppliers.
These will be my last caboose purchases. I can now run 4 to 7 trains for each road. All the fallen flags operations are covered.
I think Atlas' Trainman line is not necessarily intended to be completely accurate, its intended to be less expensive. Atlas does a better prototypical job with the Master line and it remains to be seen what they will do with the Premier line.
Being a C&O person these are right down my alley. They are fairly accurate for a C&O caboose.
Comparing the 3RD Rail brass C&O caboose (on the left) with the Atlas they are pretty close. I had to paint the window awnings black and the cab end handrails yellow on the Atlas.
I also purchased a couple of undecorated versions in order to add two more paint schemes to my fleet.
Pre 1948:
Post 1957:
Now if I could just do weathering as well as SIRT does. Just beautiful weathering work.
Ken
