"And while the finish on the K-line cars is very good, they can't hold a candle to Atlas's product in the detail dept."
Yes, I concur, but in fairness, the K-Lines were done over ten years ago. I would hope the detail is better based upon all the improvements that we have experienced with most of the other products during this time frame.
I still believe that a supplier can come up with a good looking just-out-of-the-factory-look finish within the plastic passenger car line. Let's see what Lionel does with their upcoming ESE set. A lot of us are waiting to see this result.