Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Budliner new
QUOTE: Originally posted by rrinker Well that certainly isn't NEW, not with a wire sticking out the side. I'm not a collector, so I wouldn't even pay $200 for that. It's older brass, as evidenced by the relative lack of detail (cab doors and handles are simply stamped in) and it doesn't look much like it would run good without a little work. It looks to need al ot of cleanup work, as there is no protective laquer coat on it, or at least it doesn't look like it. So either it never had it, or was stripped at some point but then never painted. The Trainphone antennas pretty much make it specific to the PRR. --Randy