phrankenstign posted:Rusty Traque posted:One can really go off into the weeds as far as what was on a Santa Fe F7. It all depends on when a photo of a particular unit was taken.Rusty
If a manufacturer plans to advertise a product as being an accurate model of a prototype, then it's fine as long as they have a photograph of at least ONE train car/locomotive with the same features and paint scheme. Whether most had specific options added or not is irrelevant as long as the model had the same options as is shown in the picture.
Well, let's put it this way: I just looked at the catalog page for the MTH Santa Fe F7's. Nowhere does it indicate road and number specific details. All the catalog states is: "The F7 features the same level of superb detailing that characterizes all Premier F-units, with added-on details that include legible builder’s plates, grab irons, multiple-unit hoses, rooftop lift rings, see-through side grilles and rooftop fan housings, steam generator exhaust stack (for passenger versions), windshield wipers, and our super-detailed Blomberg trucks with separately-applied spring hangers, brake cylinders, and air pipes"
The models live up to that expectation and the fact that MTH did some detail variation between the two A units is frosting on the cake. Are they 100% accurate for their specific road numbers? No... But it appears they weren't meant to be by the catalog description.
Exactly at what point did we come to expect road and number specific detailing from the likes of MTH or Lionel?
Sometimes, we just have to sit back and say " Dang, that's nice."
Rusty
