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I answered a topic a week or so ago on Lionel's superb I-12 cabooses, and added a piece about the PS-1 series of box cars and their English or Australian designer.  Few reads or replies which is typical.  However, in my opinion Lionel has hit another rolling stock design out of the ball park.  A grand slam home run!  A repeat performance!

 

It is the double sheathed wooden box car.  (Example 6-27983) Like the PS-1 series, these cars feature lots of brass add ons -- ladders, individual rungs, brake wheel platform and wheel itself, accurate underside detail, NON/NOT FAST ANGLE WHEELS operating doors and outstanding decoration!  I believe this feature set would make a 2 rail scale guy pick one up and check the axles to see if they are insulated, they are that nice!  The UP version with it full color logo shield is currently my favorite.  Even the door slides are finely detailed.  This is a great piece to add to scale through high rail, with a "you won't be disappointed" piece of rolling stock.

 

Perhaps one of you fellas that are astute in posting pictures could post a UP picture, and detail closeups.  (Hint, I'm inviting you to participate!)

 

While many feel Atlas produces the finest rolling stock, if one checks out a few examples of the pieces mentioned, you just might scratch your head and think h-m-m-m just maybe the Lion is onto something here!

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I believe what is being stated is Lionel is releasing great catalogs with super nice offerings and technology.  That's all, I did not see any statement relating to "the best".  Some forum members are just commenting and excited about some new releases.  There will be similar opinions when the other manufacture's catalogs come out I'm sure.

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

Hey Yellowstone Special, have you ever held or examined the double sheathed box car mentioned in the mini-review I posted?  If you had, you might not be singing the song you are.  The winner in all of this is US.  That's right, the folks who like very highly detailed scale sized rolling stock versus plain jane "post war" style rolling stock.  Here we see a train company willing to invest money into totally new tooling, hoping the new product sells and costs can be amortized.

 

Most new engines are scale, and post war rolling stock looks very diminutive behind one.

 

So check out a few of the pieces I speak of at your LHS ASAP!

Originally Posted by donhradio:

Hey Yellowstone Special, have you ever held or examined the double sheathed box car mentioned in the mini-review I posted?  If you had, you might not be singing the song you are.  The winner in all of this is US.  That's right, the folks who like very highly detailed scale sized rolling stock versus plain jane "post war" style rolling stock.  Here we see a train company willing to invest money into totally new tooling, hoping the new product sells and costs can be amortized.

 

Most new engines are scale, and post war rolling stock looks very diminutive behind one.

 

So check out a few of the pieces I speak of at your LHS ASAP!

Uh, no I haven't, because I guess I'm not the rivet counter that you are.  But whatever floats your boat, don.

 

Thanks,

 

Vern

I have the SP version of that car and it's indeed quite a looker with Atlas O level of detail.  The only two complaints I have with it is that the brown is too dark (a little dullcote will solve that) and I think Lionel really should design and use Andrews style trucks on these instead of the existing double-truss style Bettendorf trucks they use now as the Andrews trucks are really more era-appropriate for these type of cars as built.  On mine, I will be replacing the Lionel trucks with Atlas O 2-rail Andrews trucks and convert it to use Kadee couplers while I'm at it.

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