I'm wondering how 400 series standard gauge cars would look with a 400e? Photo 's would be a big help.
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Chris,
They look real good. A cheaper alternative to the comet cars. I would recommend it. What are you contemplating?
Sunrise
They all look fine. Blue Comet and State cars are 400 series. The 418 series cars with 6 axle trucks and even the 428 series with 4 axle trucks look fine.
Girard cars are as big as Blue Comet cars only shorter so they should look ok.
I am thinking about the 428 series cars that would look good behind my orange and blue 400E and my newly acquired black and orange Olympian electric. I'm thinking an all orange set roof and body. The 400 series state car/comet size would look a little big for my layout and definitely too big for my wallet!
Chris
Take a look at the McCoy coaches toward the end of this video behind my Flyer steamer. These are the TTOS cars from the mid-late 70's. You can usually find the 4 car set, like new for under $120.00. Perfect price range for some cars to repaint. I have 2 sets, one to keep original and another for a future project. Paid $106.00 for one set and $99.00 for the other. Some of the other passenger cars can get a little pricey, but not these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5nQhTqPdk
Steve
That's a good idea Steve. Your right; That is a good price point for a repaint. I have some McCoy cars I used for some circus cars and they worked pretty good and I modified a coupler like you did in the video and worked like a charm!
Chris & all
I took one set of my cars and only painted the roofs. What a difference. The black roofs will go with my 318 from the coal train set or my Flyer steamer. Not bad for 4 cars less than $100.00 total.
Steve
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