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<DIV>Russ:</DIV>
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<DIV>Good question, and keep bugging me off line (<A
href="mailto:drperiepa@aol.com">drperiepa@aol.com</A>) until I get you an
answer. I'm still "Down Under" for a few more days and my resource
material is at home, but I'll be back early next week.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Phelps</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/7/2009 2:56:35 A.M. AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Jim
& Dave;<BR> <BR>Thanks for the repsonses. Close as they are I am
interested in continuing this pursuit. I may just end up getting undec and
going from there. Dave, you mention the trucks, are there any commercial
trucks that are available that match, or closely match that of the T89 truck
that those cars rode on?<BR> <BR>Regards,<BR>Russ Goodwin<BR> <BR>
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:06:27 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: Q on Rapido Passenger
Cars<BR>To: nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org<BR>From:
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<DIV>Russ:</DIV>
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<DIV>I examined one at a local hobby shop when they first came out. The
color looks pretty good, and the aluminum sash for the windows is nice, but as
soon as I saw that the trucks were very wrong I didn't look any
further. I'm perfectly capable of exchanging trucks, but clearly they've
taken the Canadian prototype and put markings on that they think will
sell. Nothing inherently wrong with that, other manufacturers have been
doing that for generations, but for me spending that much money and then
having to do the truck exchange was a show stopper.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Phelps</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/6/2009 9:16:17 A.M. AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org writes:</DIV>
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size=2>All;<BR> <BR>I see that Rapido is offereing N&W Smoothside
passenger cars of various type. I've seen other roadnames from Rapido, so I
know the quality. I'm wondering how accurate they are to N&W? Color
aside, which is always a hot topic with this group and with the PRR group,
are teh cars done as a close-enough on prototype or a dead-on match, i.e.
window arrangements and so-forth?<BR> <BR>I'm looking at getting some
coaches for an NS excursion and business
train.<BR> <BR>Regards,<BR>Russ Goodwin<BR><BR>
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