Silver Rapids Arrived

Looks great! Do the painted shades on the outsides of the window bother you?  I didn't notice them until it was pointed out by someone.  

Beautiful photos John!

Such a NICE LAYOUT!

First off, I have no idea how I ended up posting the same thing on two different posts. I thought I was more computer savvy than that.

Erik,

Thanks. By the way, when you get a chance e-mail me.  I am planning to come to Colorado next week, and would like to visit the layout

Mike;

I never would have noticed the window shades were on the outside if: a) others had not have pointed it out, and b) I ran my fingernail across the window.  They are on the outside, but it's very hard to tell.

A few performance notes:

No problem running these backwards around 54" radius curves

They roll reasonably well. Better than the Golden Gate  P70s which had pickup wipers, but not the Golden Gate Broadway cars, which don't

Lighting is uniform and remarkably flicker free

Have not had any problems with the Atlas couplers.

They couple pretty close to the GGD cars, as the first photo shows. 

It looks really nice, but shouldn't you paint it tuscan to match the rest of your set.

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They are on the outside, but it's very hard to tell.

Since they do not have a green tint to them like the window itself, it would seem pretty obvious that they are on the outside.

Atlas mentioned it was a production error and will be offering replacement window sets.  I wonder if they will be charging for them.

I commend Atlas for doing that. Those are certainly some B-A-U-Teefull cars. I hope they won't be too hard to fix.

He's going to let me take it over to my shop.  I have a 5 gallon can so I can do a quick dip it into the paint and then hang it up to dry outside on the line.

That should take care of the window blinds as well,