HO Passenger Cars

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 Tom: The correct shade of red has been a debate among N&W fans for years. To my eye, the Spectrum cars are not bad, and most Rivarossi cars are a little dark. The problem is that a shade which matches the official chip will look too dark on a model (It's a lighting problem). So we have to experiment to mix a shade which will "look" like what we remember. Rivarossi did a series of cars for Bachmann some years back which were much brighter than the ones they did for AHM. They came in boxes marked "Bachmann." (This was before the Spectrum cars.) I don't like the red on the IHC cars. It is too brown and not red enough. The red on the Branchline Pullman kits is just a little too dark to my eyes, but I can live with it.
The roofs were brown until the mid-1950's, but the brown on the Rivarossi cars is not dark enough. Over time, the brown roofs tended to look more black, but a freshly shopped car would have a definitely dark brown roof. That is, until the mid-1950's, when black became the new standard roof color. (They started painting ends black at the same time.)
Jim Nichols
    On Friday, December 20, 2019, 05:21:42 AM CST, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  
 
 Hey folks,
What companies have made HO passenger cars? And which ones are good? I have a few of the Bachmann Spectrum and I'm not that impressed. The couplers definitely sag and the lighting needs to be changed. I also have (as of today) 3 of the Rivarossi which I like a bit more. The Rivarossi seem to need more detailing and lights and are the older cars with brown roofs. Also definitely a darker red. I'm hoping that this is a more accurate red. The Spectrum have the black roofs and are a brighter red. What do you folks like?
Thanks!Tom Fulton________________________________________
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