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[quote user="Bayfield Transfer Railway"] It's irrelevant because cars COME with the brake rigging.[/quote] But not necessarily the correct brake rigging (Some times they do).   [quote user="Bayfield Transfer Railway"]Nowadays, to "superdetail" a typical locomotive or car... six superdetailed cars are required for Master Car Builder, if I remember... I first have to start by TAKING OFF THE EXISTING SUPERDETAILS.[/quote] Which is why it is preferable to start with say an Accurail car, or maybe a flat resin kit. Check out Speedwitchmedia kits.. There are still cars that you cant buy, that will likely never be mass produced, because the railroads that owned them arent the PRR, NYC, UP, SP, or any of the other major-wide appeal roads. Not everything is available superdetailed.  And not everything is correct.  Somethings are.  Some people prefer to spend time vice money to make a superdetailed car.   Its still a skill worth learning.  [quote user="Bayfield Transfer Railway"]hat's my point.  The day of carving off GP7 grabirons and putting real ones on is GONE.  The achievement awards are no longer a matter of "helping the average modeler make their equipment look better" because the manufacturers have done that already.[/quote] What if you want to paint your GP7 for a shortline that doesnt get manufactured...you kind of need to remove all those details so you can get an even paint coat and so that you can install decals that run through where a detail goes (at least thats what Cody Grivno said).
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