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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Southern Pacific Coast Daylight parlor observation car
It’s strange that no one has mentioned the very apparent luggage elevator on the side of the car near the vestibule, which the car had as a distinguishing mark. Happily the model has it too. If I were modeling the Daylights I would go for this set.
I received the 1941 version of this car a couple of weeks ago. I had forgotton that it was on order since July 07, 2006. The car is really well detailed and looks exceptional. What could have been better includes the silver painted short laddar steps on both sides of the car on each end being too thick, the full width diaphragm being non functioning and the price being a bit high for a mass produced plastic model. BLI’s earlier Calif. Zephyr observation car cost about $25 less. It would have been nice to have HO scale passengers included at this price. Otherwise, it’s a great looking car.
I own seve BLI Zepher passenger cars that are excellent models of very high value only equaled, perhapse, by MTH. I had to use a molly grease on the wheel axle tips to stop the squeeking on all of my Zepher cars. The lighting is rock solid on my DCC system (no flickering). I have the complete BLI Daylight train on order that I know will be the same high quality as my Zepher set. These are as good as any plastic models I have seen in both detail and performance.
I just purchased my 1941 version on Wednesday. The issues noted in the article are the same on my model. I noticed also there is no “Daylight” decal on the lighted drumhead. I’m pursuing a solution. I am waiting for the rest of the 1941 models as well as the BLI GS-4 Daylight. I do model the Southern Pacific on my Western Railhead Railroad, a 48’ x 15’ DCC HO/HOn3 home layout.
This is one beautiful car. I can’t wait until the rest of the cars are available, plus the engine. I rode the morning Daylight from San Francisco to Los Angeles when I was four years old. That was back in 1939…hard to believe! It still is the epitome of what I consider to be the most beautiful passenger train of all time.
I also loved the car. The car I got had 2 wires visable between the seats as they were above the seat height, but should be as easy fix while installing people in the car. No instructions on how to disassemble, but there are screws visible on the underside, so I’m hoping it’s a simple process.
Really liked lights, mine had 4 sets of marker lights, 1 on each side above the trucks, and a set on each side of the rear light at the top of the car (plus the drum light with the word “daylight”).
One interesting note is that while in a local hobby store I saw one of these being shown to a customer. Not only was the rear light white (versus red), there were no marker lights next to it. Still had the marker lights on the side above the trucks, and of course the drum light. Does anyone know if they did 2 seperate runs?? I know there was a “special” obervation car for the first 3000 who purchased the steam engine, could that be it??
Very pleased to have the first of MTH’s Daylight cars in hand. Well done, good paint job. I have ordered a full set and look forward to receiving the other cars. I also have a couple of the Daylight coaches put out by Broadway Limited and run these with the MTH observation.