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 Posted - December 09 2006 : 8:07:40 PM
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My favorite haunt has reopened! And I found these today:
That's the first time I've ever noted a road # variation on a Tyco item. Also, note the variation on the lettering placement in the CP Rail herald: #9208 is closer together. You can tell they're both genuine by the telltale "sponginess" of the graphics.
I don't know which is more common since I've never paid much attention to these before.
I also picked up a third one - I want to strip the Pacman and make a decal to put it on the END of the car like it should be, to see if it looks any better.
Edited by - GoingInCirclez on December 10 2006 12:58:12 PM
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 Posted - December 09 2006 : 9:35:46 PM
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Aren't some of Tyco's Canadian engines known to have different road numbers also? In the topic on the CN GP20 recently, mine and Ken's CN GP20s both had different number sizes/fonts. Maybe its a Canadian thing.[:D]
-cheez
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Posted - December 09 2006 : 10:14:02 PM
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Many engines (not just the canadian ones) have been seen with different number sizes and/or fonts, as you point out... but the numerals themselves are the same.
Those boxcars are the first Tycos I have ever seen where the actual numbers (numerals) are different.
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Posted - December 10 2006 : 10:27:44 AM
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| I know that different engines often had different number sizes/fonts, but there are a few engines that were made with different numbers. One example would be the CN engine on the F-9 page. It shows two different numbers on two identical engines.
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Posted - December 10 2006 : 12:47:32 PM
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Ah yes, I forgot about the F9's, good catch. Again that's not a Canada-only thing, as the Penn Central ones have been found with different numbers. I think there are a handful of C430's with number variations, too - penn central no less comes to mind again.
But rolling stock? Still a first for me....
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