This is the first time I've had the two different E series diesels to compare side by side and the difference is profound. Why the heck would Lionel have produced these otherwise fine scale E (and F) units with such a bad chassis height from the rails?
The units as delivered from Lionel look ridiculous!
They completely loose that massive, heavy prototypical appearance of all large diesels.
This 'breakdown B' has a lot of stuff inside so just lowering the shell on the chassis may not work. It would seem that something could be done at the point where the pivot for the trucks attaches?
See the 'air' space between the trucks and the chassis which is far too great on the NYC E7 (left) compared to the more pleasing closeness of the (former) Burlington E5 on the right? This raises the cab to a noticeably higher profile at the roof than the E5 on the right.
Also noticed that the rear coupler on the A unit (right) is considerable longer than the coupler on the B unit (left).
