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Reply to "Southern Pacific E7's dressed for Daylight"

I have three different styles of Daylight coaches.  First, and most accurate, are the Speer extrusions, which I cut anyway I want.  They are not 100% accurate, but I believe they are closest to accurate of any O Scale Daylight cars yet produced, in terms of corrugation styles and numbers.

Second is the Kasiner - to make Daylight coaches out of Kasiners requires some bondo and some imagination, since the corrugations go the wrong way.  And my floorboards are too thick, as evidenced by the stairwell.

Last is the Kasiner, next to a B-C Models (Ken Caswell) car.  The B-C was done by a Sacramento modeler using SP shop paint.  It is older enamel, and while it will last forever, these things do not like to be wrapped in tissue paper or bubble wrap.

Third rail came really close a few years ago - I could only fault small divergences in corrugations and the Hat trucks.  They are probably best if you just want a Daylight train.  I have seen the rather expensive Pecos River Brass versions, and am not impressed.  This, of course, is all just opinion.

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