c.sam posted:Although not an 'expert' by any measure, we participated in several Hudson threads over the years here that seemed to arrive at a consensus that the K-Line model was likely the most accurate with the Lionel No.6-28072 posted at the intro of this thread by RickO as a close second along with one of the MTH models (I forget). The K-Line seemed to have the 'finest' detailing by a slight margin.
The K-Line was nice, but I'm not sure it was really better than other scale Hudsons. Just my opinion, of course.
One thing that bugged me about the K-Line Hudson, and ultimately spoiled it for me (personal hangup - I know to many folks this would be a small thing), was the wrong word spacing on the tender, with an incorrect additional space placed between "York" and "Central." After first noticing this, it was all I seemed to focus on every time I looked at the engine. To me it was a significant error for a scale model. It wouldn't be for many others, but I Just found it irritating, so I sold mine. PLenty of other choices out there in the marketplace.
