Athearn ACF: add Decals (ANR MCSA MR MSE NLG PHD PW SRN)Athearn FMC: replace the coupler pockets (BH CAD CIRR HSW)
Athearn PS-5344: replace the coupler pockets (CCR GMRC TASD)
MDC FMC: shorten the coupler pocets (ADN MTW PHD SNCT SSDK)
MDC PS-5277: shorten the coupler pockets (SM)
LBF: shorten the coupler pockets (GWF)
Walthers
Atlas
Bachmann
"Incentive Per Diem Color Guide" by James Kinkaid in 2019, Morning Sun Books
ADN 8057, Ashley Drew & Northern (MDC)
A&MR 1070, Arcata & Mad River Railroad (Athearn)
AN 5517, Apalachicola Northern Railroad (Athearn)
A&NR, Angelina & Neches River Railroad (Athearn)
ASAB 7149, Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay Railway (Walthers)
BH 25132, Bath & Hammondsport Railroad (Athearn)[UNFINISHED]
BMS
CAD 1109, Cadiz Railroad (Athearn)[UNFINISHED]
CIRR 90036, Chatahoochee Industrial Railroad (Athearn)[UNFINISHED]
CCR 6139, Corinth & Counce Railroad (Athearn)[PROJECT]
COP 7341, City of Prineville Railway (Athearn) [PROJECT]
CPLT 7710, Camino Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad
DM 2217, Detroit and Mackinac Railway
ESLJ 7724, East St. Louis Junction Railroad Co. [PROJECT]
GMRC 11028, Green Mountain Railroad [UNFINISHED]
GRN 8045, Greenville & Northern Railway
GWF 1001, Galveston Wharves
HCRC 824, Hillsdale County Railway
HS 2008, Hartford & Slocomb Railroad
HSW 1013, Helena SouthWestern Railroad [UNFINISHED]
LOAM 88000, Louisiana Midland (Athearn) [PROJECT]
LPN 52009, Longview, Portland & Northern Railroad
LRS 5090, Laurinburg and Southern Railroad
LVRC 4003, Lamoille Valley Railroad
MB 5290, Meridian and Bigbee Railroad
MCSA 6119, Moscow Camden San Augustine Railroad
MDW 10107, Minnesota Dakota & Western
MNJ 120682, Middletown and New Jersey Railway
MNS 49751, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway [PROJECT]
MPA 9000, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
MR 2164, McCloud River Railroad
MSE 835, Mississippi Export Railroad
MTW 4176, Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad Co.
NLG 5064, North Louisiana & Gulf Railroad
NOPB, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (MDC) [PROJECT]
NSL 100035, St. Lawrence Railroad
PHD 1008, Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Co.
PT, Peninsula Terminal (MDC) [PROJECT]
PW 278, Providence & Worcester Railroad
RR 476, Raritan River Railroad
SAN PS-5344
SBVR 2047, South Branch Valley Railroad
SM 3371, St. Marys Railroad Co.
SNCT 1207, Seattle & North Coast
SRN 5187, Sabine River & Northern Railroad
SSDK 1041, Savannah State Docks Railroad
TASD 78192, Terminal Railway. Alabama State Docks [PROJECT]
TM 3024, Texas Mexican Railway [PROJECT]
TPW 70109, Toledo Peoria & Western Railway
UO 1524, Union Railroad of Oregon
V&S
VSO 6052, Valdosta Southern Railroad Co. (Athearn) [PROJECT]
VTR 4014, Vermont Railway
YW ?
[UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
| Most of these are models released in the 1980s - 1990s. As you are familiar with, They are inferior to modern products in many ways. Some are too wide. Some have low roofs and short bodies. The press pattern on the roof and the position of the door are different. The grabirons and ladders are too thick and do not float from the car body. The more you look at it, the more disappointing it will be, as the paint color and lettering are slightly different. If you own the same product, you can sell it off at an online auction immediately. The inferiority is well known among fans, so set the starting price next to nothing. so that beginners who do not know anything can catch. That's it. Then the number of fans will increase. Even beginners will become more dissatisfied with these as the years go by. And sell it off. In addition, the next beginner will get it, and so on. So, I hope I can get a slight spill in the meantime. The reason I want these is that they are essentially cheap. Finding something different from the actual car is an entertainment like "Where's Wally", and it also increases my knowledge. It's a lot of fun to process the parts that is wrong. Derailing doesn't break, and broken steps can be fixed with my technique. Above all, it is enough to enjoy the beautiful design of the actual car. On the other hand, new products are expensive. Nonetheless, there is little I can do. The maker has taken all the fun of making a model. Problems such as fixing where the coupler gets caught are rather dissatisfied. I don't have the attachment that I processed a lot, and I keep it in a box so that it won't break, so I would forget to own it. All I can enjoy is the desire to own it, but even that will disperse over time. That's why I want to acquire old models. | これらの大部分は1980-1990年代に発売されたモデルだ。ここを訪れた貴方がよくご存じのように、現代の製品に比べると様々な意味で劣っている。あるものは車体幅が広すぎる。いくつかは屋根が低く、長さが短い。屋根のプレスパターンや扉の位置が違う。把手とハシゴは太すぎるし、車体から浮いていない。塗色とレタリングが微妙に異なる等々、詳しく見れば見るほど落胆することだろう。 もし貴方が同じものを持っていたら、直ぐにネットオークションで売り飛ばしたらいい。劣っていることはファンの間で知れ渡っているから、何も知らない初心者が飛びつくように開始価格を二束三文に設定することだ。 そうだ。そうしてファンの数が増えていく。初心者も年季が入ればレベルが上がり、これらに不満を持つようになる。そして売り払う。また次の初心者が入手する……という具合に繰り返していく。で、その間に僅かなおこぼれを私が頂戴できればと思う。 なぜ私がこれらを欲しがるかといえば、本質的には安いからだ。実車と異なるところを見つけるのは「ウォーリーを探せ」のような娯楽だし、それで知識も増える。至らないところを加工するのはとても楽しい。脱線したって壊れはしないし、ステップが折れたって私の技術で直せる。なにより、実車の美しい意匠を堪能するには十分だ。 一方、新しい製品は高価だ。それにも関わらず私が手を加えられるところはほとんど無い。カプラーが引っ掛かるところを手直しするくらいだ。模型を作る楽しみはメーカーが全て持って行ってしまっている。どっちかというと不具合は不満となる。手を掛けたという愛着が無いし、壊れないように箱に納めておくから持っていることを忘れてしまう。私が享受できるのは所有欲のみなのに、それすら時間と共に霧散する。 以上が私が古い模型を求める理由だ。 |