I picked up my pre-ordered Lionel PRR X31a boxcar last week, plus the Lionel PRR X31a double door boxcar I bought off this forum also came. Both look great and pretty much match the pictures of the actual cars on the web.
The only problem I have is with the boxcar. The X31a was built from 1934 to 1936. The double door boxcar has a build date of 6-36, while the boxcar has a build date of 6-56.
Like I said, they almost got it right.
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You might want to view the post/review by Keystoned Ed about these Lionel PRR X31 cars, over on the 2-Rail Scale Forum.
Hot Water,
I'm a HighRailer, not a scale guy. I rarely if ever read the 2-rail or 3-rail scale forums. As far as I can tell from those forums, nothing is ever good enough. As I said, I think these cars are great and are definitely good enough. I just found it curious that Lionel would miss that detail. A quick read of the 2-rail thread indicates there might be some of these good looking cars coming up for sale on the forum soon.
Ron
I guess Lionel MISSES it twice. First with the color and second with the dating.
It is a shame but I will keep mine since there is nothing better right now.
Hot Water,
I'm a HighRailer, not a scale guy. I rarely if ever read the 2-rail or 3-rail scale forums. As far as I can tell from those forums, nothing is ever good enough. As I said, I think these cars are great and are definitely good enough. I just found it curious that Lionel would miss that detail. A quick read of the 2-rail thread indicates there might be some of these good looking cars coming up for sale on the forum soon.
Ron
I guess I can see your point, especially since these cars are so reasonably priced; MSRP $69.99!
They are nice cars - good models of a rather famous type of car. There may be some tiny discrepancies with the prototype, but until someone pointed it out I never would have noticed.
I like their look a lot, and the price is reasonable for the quality -- will probably get two - maybe three.
They can offer new road numbers with different data and color changes.
Andrew
I found it curious that it was built in 56 and repacked in 49
Gene Anstine
I think the Pennsy was just being proactive with their rolling stock maintenance by repacking 7 years before the car was built. It was probably scrapped in 42.
They may look nice, but missing important details like that is inexcusable in my opinion.
What, does it also say 'Built by Lionel' on the side as well? This is another example of why I can never take Lionel seriously in the scale market.
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