Going to take a break from posts about the layout and the construction thereof and shift gears to talk about some models.
As I've discussed in prior posts on the blog, I have an interest in brass models. Unfortunately, the golden area of brass ended 20 years ago, so the choices today are significantly limited from what they were in days gone by.
This doesn't mean there aren't any good models being produced, since there absolutely are, there just isn't the breadth of offerings the hobby saw years ago.
Union Terminal Imports offered some RF&P 10-6 sleepers a few years ago, and I bought one of each road name, plus one undecorated in plain brass.
The three cars are King George, King William and King and Queen. All of these were painted in a PRR style Tuscan scheme, as they were Pullman cars in pooled service.
These models are amazingly detailed, featuring lighted and detailed interiors, plus Kadee couplers right out of the box.
I plan to run these on the layout occasionally as private varnish at the end of Amtrak trains primarily, and maybe on some inspection trains as the layout work changes from heavy building to scenery and operating tweaks.
Enough talking, let's get to the pictures.
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| Look at the detail around the diaphragm. Amazing. |
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| A run of 5 cars, worldwide. No matter what, a very exclusive model. |
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