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Post by Judge Doom on Oct 28, 2014 18:09:05 GMT -8
What's wrong with P1K RDCs? Does the fact that Walthers can't give them away mean one shouldn't be made? It's *Canadian* RDCs that there is some demand for accurate models of, at least within Canada, and this would be a good fit for both Rapido and Jason's Kingston Sub modeling interest. Comparatively speaking, RDC usage in Canada was both more prominent and longer-lived than in the US. The Proto RDCs do not capture the more common Canadian headlight/numberboard/end window/diaphragm configurations, lack the stainless steel fluting on the ends that British Columbia Railway units had, etc. More RDC-4s operated in Canada than the U.S., and there was CP's in-house modified 'RDC-5' - these versions would be unlikely to appear from a U.S. manufacturer. I wouldn't call those later "phase 2" RDC cars purely Canadian: quite a few American RR's such as the B&M, Reading, C&O, etc had them as well as the Canadian roads. Walters' model reflects what is commonly known as the "phase 1" end.
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