@Randy_B posted:Regardless of what the color is supposed to be, it looks like a mistake when the cab color doesn't match the tender, IMO, even if that is prototypical.
Lionel had a nice dark oxide red that was used on both up until the 1st legacy k4 in 2011.
Then it disappeared , right along with the dark graphite smokebox color😐
Does anyone know what the visual difference Lionel noted on "early and later" versioned front ends looks like? To me, the catalog pictures of all the Hippos have the same front end. If nobody knows, I'll ask Lionel customer service.
@Paul Kallus posted:Does anyone know what the visual difference Lionel noted on "early and later" versioned front ends looks like? To me, the catalog pictures of all the Hippos have the same front end. If nobody knows, I'll ask Lionel customer service.
Headlight and dynamo placement
What Tom said. I think someone mentioned before that the dynamo's were constant problems and being replaced often. That's why they moved the light up top to get at the dynamo's easier.
Copy-that Tom and Dave.
I have to admit I prefer the early version headlight and dynamo combo, assuming the early version has dynamo behind headlight; looks classic PRR to me.
FWIW: the Legacy PRR M1a mountains had the darker PRR color; whereas the MTH Premier Decapods had the brighter orange color.
@Paul Kallus posted:Copy-that Tom and Dave.
I have to admit I prefer the early version headlight and dynamo combo, assuming the early version has dynamo behind headlight; looks classic PRR to me.
FWIW: the Legacy PRR M1a mountains had the darker PRR color; whereas the MTH Premier Decapods had the brighter orange color.
Yeah Paul, MrMuffin when he was looking over the catalog commented about a few things about the Decapods. I think though that everything or just about everything has been chatted about it here. Yeah, the headlight does look great where it is supposed to be before it got moved, the PRR Atlantic's from I think around 2017's offerings looked great because that is how the headlight was on them. I actually have a Strasburg mug with #460 on it I think on the turntable and the headlight is the main focus on the cup since it is by the handle.
Some of the earliest Hippos had slat pilots as seen here before they went to the more common freight pilot.
Seen here on #4342
http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=4872493
and# 4471
http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=5850315
Those big air tanks up on the pilot sure do make the Hippos look that much more awesome.
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