Sunday, January 17, 2021

Walthers New Haven PA-1 -- A Pleasant Surprise

I got a Walthers Mainline New Haven PA-1 and am quite impressed. Given Walthers Mainline, I'd been expecting something "generic" with pretty basic detail, but one or two items stood out:
New Haven units had the pilot cut away below the coupler. Not all PAs had this. Looking at photos of other Walthers units, it appears that all their versions have this cutout, but at least New Haven modelers got lucky.
Here's the overall view. The paint and lettering are very good.
The model has factory-installed wire grab irons at the doors.
The fan has see through screen and fan blades.
There's a sprung diaphragm on the rear. I got to ride and railfan the New Haven a lot in my teens, but by then the PAs were gone from passenger service.

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