I felt the running boards were too heavy and too high. Always hated the running
board mounting pins on boxcars, regardless of manufacture.
The Crown reefer hinges were kind of grossly overdone too. Too bad actually,
this type of reefer is a neat looking car with its wood sides and steel ends
and roof.
Bud Rindfleisch
--- In [email protected], "pickycat95" <pickycat95@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> No harder than SHS except I don't believe they had replacement wheel sets in
> the box. They are nice toy train cars with crisp and colorful paint schemes.
> Detailing is heavy and lacks fineness. If you want them to 'look right' in
> a scale layout they will need work to replace the cast-on details. I've sold
> some of mine primarily because they don't fit my era - a little reluctantly
> because I really liked some of the schemes.
> Ben Trousdale
>
> --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@> wrote:
> >
> > I never bought any of the Crown Models cars. Are they comparable to SHS? Is
> > changing to scale the same effort as SHS? Is the correct coupler height
> > easily achieved?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Bill Lane
> >
> > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
> >
> > See my finished models at:
> > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com
> > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale!
> >
> >
> >
> > See my layout progess at:
> >
> > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm>
> > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
> >
> > Custom Train Parts Design
> > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm>
> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
> >
> > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded
> > (Trading is MUCH preferred)
> > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls>
> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
> >
> > ***Join the PRR T&HS***
> > The other members are not ALL like me!
> > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com
> > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf>
> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
> >
> > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
> > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com
> > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
> >
>
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