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Reply to "NYC J3a Hudsons galore. Which one are you getting?"

Paul Kallus posted:

I've been looking at the catalog pictures of the various J3A Hudsons and envisioning the custom-run versions and its kind of funny that nobody is making a totally darkened locomotive with as-built (smaller) tender. The closest is #5418, which I was liking the most (gray smokebox is neat) until I stared at it long enough and the polished cylinder heads look downright silly on an otherwise all darkened locomotive. Why would the cylinder caps be polished when the running gear is darkened? Thus, there's no option for someone that wants an all darkened locomotive and regular tender. If you want an all-darkened locomotive, you have to buy one with a PT tender-which costs more. To me, this is a head-shaker.

I wonder if Lionel has any intentions of making sure each Hudson model offered is going to be an accurate replica if posted illustrations are anything to go by.  I've posted a lightened up image from a Lionel ad of what 5452 is supposed to look like when released.  Timken roller bearing rods are missing, smokebox front is not the Selkirk type and an incorrect feed water heater is visible.  Classification lights are shown though it has been written within this thread that Lionel may be including a separate smokebox front sans those lights.  Does anyone know what the end result may be? 

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