[RITSlist] Rock Island Converted Troop Sleepers

[okfrstrobert at wowway.com]

Yes Gerald,

I picked one of these up this week. The basic car and paint is accurate, although I haven't checked the car out in greater detail yet. I haven't checked if the car numbers that Walther's used are correct for the Pullman Green paint, but that will take some time reading the RITS Digest story about these cars. The lettering looks ok, certainly better than the original release done in silver for size of the roadname letters. Keep in mind that the RI used both Railroad Roman as well as the Art Deco "Zepher" style lettering in gold on these cars, and RITS member Steve Hile has a decal set that can be used for these express cars with both style's of lettering.  

I will probably do a fuller review on these models for the RITS "Rocket", but I haven't really done anything so far. It is good for the 1946 to the late 50's era with the Allied Full Cushion trucks as provided. After that time, the Chrysler FR-5E type trucks (Ross Dando of Twin Star Cars produced a conversion kit for these trucks last year, BTW) would be the type to use.  

Gerald, you can pass this on to the RPM list for me if you want, I do belong to the RPM list, but it's late and I don't wan't to fool around with it right now.

Bob Massey

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:42:05 -0600, Gerald Berwald wrote
>

>From RPM list.
> 
> Got a look at the new Walthers Rock Island converted troop sleepers 
> with steel doors, today. The cars are painted Pullman green and the two-
> pack cars are numbered 4219 & 4248. If anyone has had a chance to see 
> these cars, is the paint scheme and lettering correct? Also, what date 
> were these cars painted silver and when and what was the evolution of 
> the trucks?
> 
> 
> 
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