Tom Morris posted:The new Heavyweight cars look great. MSRP for the 10 cars is just over $2000! While some dealers pre-order price is just over $1800 for the 10 cars. I might just focus on the baggage cars and the RPO. Looking at the catalog, the cars are lettered post 1947. Block lettering instead of Roman script. Only the observation car show Roman script lettering. The cars also show black roofs. While these cars wouldn't be an exact match for the 2006 cars, it would be prototypical to use some cars from both sets; say a PS4 (Not Crescent Limited), a RPO, the three baggage cars, and a couple of coaches would make a great stand in for a post war Train 135, an all points local from Washington to Atlanta.
The new coaches with the gold stripe at the bottom would also be good to run with the 4501 to represent the excursion era. The RPO is the old Weaver mold, and I am glad they came out with this one. I have a Weaver unlettered green version that I have been trying to find decals. The original Southern cars from years ago have the Railroad Roman lettering, but the MTH Southern cars (including an incorrect RPO) have this block style lettering. I have both sets, and may see about creating a late 40s - early 50s passenger train as well. Have to see if the baggage cars (also Weaver) are close to Southern or just PRR prototypes. These would also be good behind green E units for a more streamline look.
