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Post by thebigcrabcake on Sept 17, 2019 2:06:29 GMT
Emile can you repost the images from your PE RPO project? I remember being extremely impressed with the way you detailed the interior... This photo was taken part way through the project. Obviously I had a lot of touchup painting and as well as the Lettering of the outer shell. Couldn't find the picture of the final project but this should give a pretty good idea. Emile
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Post by rockymountaineer on Sept 17, 2019 4:18:35 GMT
Outstanding, Emile!!!
David
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 8:32:04 GMT
Thanks Emile! Your interior is SO cool!
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Post by ptc on Sept 17, 2019 10:35:19 GMT
You work quickly, Emile. Nice job.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Sept 17, 2019 23:47:32 GMT
Emile, that is super!!! Bringing my childhood to life....
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Post by Country Joe on Sept 18, 2019 22:14:33 GMT
Emile, that interior is really cool. It adds a lot of interest to the car, plus it's plain old fun.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 2:40:45 GMT
Update: This car is going home to Lionel or back to China. This is totally unacceptable. I can build my own RPO better than Lionel can. Can YOU spot what's wrong?
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Post by kstrains on Oct 3, 2019 4:10:57 GMT
Looks like Lionel did another color mismatch with a pastel blue on the RPO. That is unfortunate. The new stations sounds Diner will probably be the same color when it finally gets to dealer shelves.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 10:00:18 GMT
They definitely screwed the pooch on this paint job. While I'll wait to see the add on cars which I also ordered, this paint issue doesn't give me much hope. It also makes me concerned for the other 2 pre-orders I have, the Polar BiPolar and the new 611 J. Color palettes for both of these are now in question due to cars that have been incorrectly painted.
I have already said that "send them back for a refund" is not an acceptable answer from Lionel. It looks to me MTH did a better paint match job on their "North Pole" series of cars.
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Post by josef on Oct 3, 2019 10:30:20 GMT
The only thing that seems off is the use of 4-wheel trucks. Is that correct? Everything else in the set uses 6 wheel heavyweight trucks. ?? 4 wheel trucks are correct for RPO cars, though there are some that did have 6 wheel trucks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 12:35:20 GMT
They definitely screwed the pooch on this paint job. While I'll wait to see the add on cars which I also ordered, this paint issue doesn't give me much hope. It also makes me concerned for the other 2 pre-orders I have, the Polar BiPolar and the new 611 J. Color palettes for both of these are now in question due to cars that have been incorrectly painted. I have already said that "send them back for a refund" is not an acceptable answer from Lionel. It looks to me MTH did a better paint match job on their "North Pole" series of cars. Marty, if incorrect paint is on the RPO, then there is a very high chance of it being incorrect on the rest of the PE production because: 1) there is no one in China to quality check production , 2) paint is mixed in large batches to save money and 3) this is a "new" Lionel factory. <insert facepalm>
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Post by harborbelt70 on Oct 3, 2019 14:00:04 GMT
This photo was taken part way through the project. Obviously I had a lot of touchup painting and as well as the Lettering of the outer shell. Couldn't find the picture of the final project but this should give a pretty good idea. I've only just caught up with this thread and I must say that RPO interior treatment is a total Christmas Treat!! Fine work and imagineering.
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Post by dennym57 on Oct 3, 2019 15:05:03 GMT
Very nice Emile.
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Post by Pennsy484 on Oct 3, 2019 15:30:42 GMT
Emile, great interior! So whimsical!
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Post by rockymountaineer on Oct 3, 2019 23:54:23 GMT
They definitely screwed the pooch on this paint job. While I'll wait to see the add on cars which I also ordered, this paint issue doesn't give me much hope. .... I have the PE StationSounds Car on order. And if it doesn’t match the original PE cars I own (plus a couple add-on Lionel produced a couple of years ago which matched the originals just fine), the dining car is going back to the dealer. No discussion. Lionel is producing FAR TOO MANY different SKU’s per year now. And they either don’t know what’s going on anymore in their factories, or they just don’t care. Either way, it’s bad news. These color mismatch reports are becoming too commonplace with Lionel’s high-end products recently, and buyers just aren’t gonna tolerate these shoddy production issues. If buyers accept the faulty products and try to sell them years later, nobody’s gonna buy them. So why accept them in the first place? Send them all back! David
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