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Post by sd40dash2 on Mar 30, 2019 13:29:54 GMT -8
^ Thanks for the input. I had a feeling the lettering was off & at this point it may be too late for Walthers to fix.
Would Herald King C100 decals be a suitable fix for the end-modeller?
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Post by myoungwisc on Mar 30, 2019 13:35:06 GMT -8
^ Thanks for the input. I had a feeling the lettering was off & at this point it may be too late for Walthers to fix. Would Herald King C100 decals be a suitable fix for the end-modeller? I'd personally go with the Microscale Soo caboose set - lots of great lettering variants included. #871215 |
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Post by thunderhawk on Mar 30, 2019 16:39:57 GMT -8
Font is definitely wrong.
Seems the Soo hysterical society would be happy to help....
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Post by roadkill on Apr 2, 2019 17:05:59 GMT -8
I'm not well read on the Soo but even I can see the lettering is off. That said, I see a ton of superdetailing potential there.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 8, 2019 4:57:07 GMT -8
The SOO painted version is now showing as sold out. I assume there is no chance of Walthers fixing the lettering at this point.
How easy is it to remove Walthers lettering without damaging the paint? I am hoping to avoid a full repaint.
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Post by cemr5396 on Apr 8, 2019 7:33:19 GMT -8
The SOO painted version is now showing as sold out. I assume there is no chance of Walthers fixing the lettering at this point. How easy is it to remove Walthers lettering without damaging the paint? I am hoping to avoid a full repaint. the old Micro-Set (or is is Micro-Sol) trick might work on that. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 10, 2019 4:40:33 GMT -8
The SOO painted version is now showing as sold out. I assume there is no chance of Walthers fixing the lettering at this point. How easy is it to remove Walthers lettering without damaging the paint? I am hoping to avoid a full repaint. the old Micro-Set (or is is Micro-Sol) trick might work on that.
Thanks cemr5396. Good idea.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 24, 2019 7:05:40 GMT -8
All schemes including SOO and undecorated are now showing on the Walthers website as 'in stock, new arrival' for an MSRP of $34.98US.
Remember these are in the budget-minded Mainline series, so no fine detailing is expected out of the box.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 25, 2019 7:41:17 GMT -8
SOO version (910-8707) now says 'discontinued when sold out'. Does this suggest they may be fixing the lettering on the next run?
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Post by riogrande on Apr 25, 2019 7:47:37 GMT -8
With Walthers, it's hard to be sure.
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Post by 12bridge on Apr 25, 2019 8:09:01 GMT -8
On rolling stock and locomotives, Walthers generally does a one time limited run per road number. Once they are sold through, they are discontinued. If a paint scheme is rerun, it gets a new road number and sku.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 29, 2019 8:31:39 GMT -8
SOO is now showing 'Out of Stock, Availability: Discontinued' with the undec also out of stock but just "temporarily" out.
That was a pretty fast sell-out!
I did politely reach out to Walthers (as jblibrey described in another thread) to discuss the lettering.
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Post by riogrande on Apr 29, 2019 8:38:41 GMT -8
Sounds similar to the 60' Mainline flat cars.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Apr 29, 2019 12:35:12 GMT -8
I got and paid for an invoice for my Soo Line caboose today. Now I just have to wait for it to get here.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 29, 2019 14:22:36 GMT -8
Hi Colin, thanks for your post. What are your plans for this caboose?
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Apr 30, 2019 0:27:09 GMT -8
I will probably use it as-is for the foreseeable future, but I'll have to get it in my hands first to make a judgement. I also have an Atlas caboose with a too-low cupola...
They will be used for interchange operations. I have other projects which have higher priority.
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Post by nebrzephyr on Apr 30, 2019 5:05:09 GMT -8
Has anyone seen photo of the opposite of the caboose? Walthers only seems to show the one side. I'm curious about the windows arrangement.
Bob
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 30, 2019 5:09:47 GMT -8
Has anyone seen photo of the opposite of the caboose? Walthers only seems to show the one side. I'm curious about the windows arrangement. Bob
(image removed by source)
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Post by nebrzephyr on Apr 30, 2019 6:24:56 GMT -8
Has anyone seen photo of the opposite of the caboose? Walthers only seems to show the one side. I'm curious about the windows arrangement. Bob
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 30, 2019 6:25:46 GMT -8
The other side is shown on the SOO model, linked to in page 2 of this thread.
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Post by nebrzephyr on Apr 30, 2019 9:50:47 GMT -8
Got it. Thanks
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Post by gevohogger on Apr 30, 2019 10:06:12 GMT -8
Looks like they've kept the bent end railings as a carryover from the bay window models....
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Post by cnwloco on Apr 30, 2019 12:31:26 GMT -8
A quibble that I have is the fact that roofwalks/end ladders were not supplied for the cars that had them. The SOO's cars came with 'em. Seems this could have been added, and devised so that the modeler could remove. May have to see if the Plano part will work without too much modification.
I know, it's Walthers Mainline series...but still.
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Post by fr8kar on Apr 30, 2019 13:42:03 GMT -8
Soo cabooses stopped being delivered with running boards beginning with 46-55 in 1972. The Walthers model represents cabooses in series Soo 56-145 built in 1973. They were also not built with running boards.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Apr 30, 2019 15:14:01 GMT -8
A quibble that I have is the fact that roofwalks/end ladders were not supplied for the cars that had them. The SOO's cars came with 'em. Seems this could have been added, and devised so that the modeler could remove. May have to see if the Plano part will work without too much modification. I know, it's Walthers Mainline series...but still. Your comment " The SOO's cars came with 'em" suggests that you believe all SOO wide vision cabooses were the same. They weren't. The Walthers model is most accurate for the numbers indicated by Ryan and while you could simply add a Plano running board set, your model would still not be accurate. Reason being is the pre-56 prototypes also had various different roof panels/colours, different body and cupola end configurations and a different body side window arrangement. |
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Post by stevewagner on May 1, 2019 10:48:17 GMT -8
Wednesday, May 1, 2:47 p.m. EDT
For those who want them, M. B. Klein now shows the Mainline series wide vision cabeese in stock in 6 paint schemes -- no undecorated that I've noticed -- with from 4 to 6 available in each, at a discounted price.
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Post by cnwloco on May 1, 2019 15:08:01 GMT -8
I stand corrected regarding the roof walks for the Soo Walthers cars. I do realize there were several variants on the W/V cars.
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Post by sd40dash2 on May 8, 2019 11:36:05 GMT -8
Regarding this paint scheme, might anyone know what matching decals are available? Microscale set 87-1537 appears to have the correct beaver logo and white sill stripes but the "SOO 94" road number on the sides and ends is a bit odd to me. Does anyone here recognize that font and have suggestions for matching decals?
Hopefully one of the decal mfrs eventually offers the full caboose set to save future interested modellers from having to piece the lettering together this way. Or perhaps Walthers could offer a future run of their model already painted this way.
Also, I see that CP failed to mask the remaining windows prior to applying Dullcote to their model. 
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Post by thunderhawk on May 8, 2019 20:23:54 GMT -8
Also, I see that CP failed to mask the remaining windows prior to applying Dullcote to their model.
They're plastic, Lexan I believe, and were hazed and crazed up so bad 20 years ago one couldn't see out of them. Saw a couple with 12 gauge slugs embedded in them. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 8, 2019 20:51:16 GMT -8
Saw a couple with 12 gauge slugs embedded in them. It's the things with antlers, dudes. How hard can it be? Ed |
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