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Tŕueline trains or rapido

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Posted by NHTX on Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:42 PM

      Pointe St. Charles caboose by www.truelinetrains.com

      Past freight car models by www.rapidotrains.com

      Note: Cabooses in Canada are also referred to as "vans".

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Posted by maxman on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:54 PM

dh28473

Just wondering which is better in your opinion in caboose between the two?.

 

 
I would not have any personal interest in either of the cabeese, but I do always have curiosity about what folks are talking about in the forum.
 
Do you have links to what these models look like so that I don't have to track down on the net amongst all the 473 caboose models available to guess which two you are comparing????????????
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Posted by cv_acr on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:56 AM

dh28473
I was just thinking about the quality and detail between the two both look pretty good even great what do you guys think?

 

Yes, they're both really good.

But as noted, they're both completely different cabooses.

The Rapido steel caboose is a Canadian Pacific cabose. They also offered it in a number of stand-in American schemes to sell a bit more, and a few other Canadian schemes that are actually accurate, representing ex-CP cabooses acquired secondhand.

The True Line steel caboose is a Canadian National caboose. They also offered it in a number of other Canadian schemes that are actually accurate, representing ex-CN cabooses acquired secondhand.

True Line also did two different wood cabooses in both CN and CP designs.

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Posted by dh28473 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 9:20 PM
I was just thinking about the quality and detail between the two both look pretty good even great what do you guys think?
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Posted by PeteVS on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:48 PM

Funaro Camerlengo has it in a resin kit. Get your hands dirty! I just built a F&C gondola. I found it to be a rewarding experience.

http://www.fandckits.com/HO_Cabooses/511.html

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Posted by tstage on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:07 PM

Disappointed that they never came through with the NYC/Rutland wood cabooses. No  And, although the website is still up, I don't think they've really done much in the past 3-4 years - if anything.

Tom

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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:00 PM

I buy one of each when a question like this comes up.

 

Brent

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Posted by Mark R. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:56 PM

Neither made the same caboose, so your question is rather moot. 

Mark.

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Tŕueline trains or rapido
Posted by dh28473 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:54 PM

Just wondering which is better in your opinion in caboose between the two?.

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