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Looking for quality Illinois Central Streamline RPO, Baggage, and Tail End cars

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Posted by csmith9474 on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:22 PM

Here is a start: http://unionstationproducts.com/illinois_central.html

With Train Station Products core kits and detail parts, you can model a very nice passenger car.

Edit: I did not look through their offerings, but you may find something of use here as well: http://www.brasscarsides.com/

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:07 PM

Here's the ConCor baggage car, although not in IC colours.  The RPO is similar.  Rapido is doing this car, which is a NSC prototype, next, although I don't know if it'll be in IC colours.  Why not get an undecorated one and paint it yourself or have it painted.  I can't comment on the tail-end car, but most of the Concor cars can benefit from some added detail.

 

Wayne 

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Looking for quality Illinois Central Streamline RPO, Baggage, and Tail End cars
Posted by mobilman44 on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:35 PM

Hi,

It appears that Walthers and Rapido do not make - nor have they announced plans - to make an Illinois Central steamline lightweight (orange/chocolate) RPO, Baggage, or tail end car.  I have most all of the other IC cars they manufacture, but these are missing.

I am not interested in the IHC/Rivarossi/AHM cars, which I think leaves only the Con-Cor models.  Does anyone have these?  How is the detail/color compared to Walthers?

Other than expensive brass, do I have any alternatives???

Thank you!!!!

Mobilman44

ENJOY  !

 

Mobilman44

 

Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central 

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