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Idris wrote:I've been PM-ing with fellow Forum member Sebastian10 about the cabs on the 25c and what he made clear to me is that both the inside face and the outside of the rear wall of the cab were modified early on, but at different times, resulting in not two, but three different versions:
- Version 1: Thin-walled, with internal horizontal casting line.
- Version 2: Thin-walled without internal horizontal casting line.
- Version 3: Thick-walled without internal horizontal casting line.
If the above is correct, then Version 2 must represent a probably extremely short-lived (and presumably unsuccessful) first attempt to strengthen the lower part of the back of the cab. However, it is also possible that if twin tooling were used for this model, then we are simply looking at a detail difference between the dies which disappeared when the external changes were made..

Does any Member besides Sebastian have an example of Version 2 as detailed above?

Pierkemimi wrote:

Idris wrote:I've been PM-ing with fellow Forum member Sebastian10 about the cabs on the 25c and what he made clear to me is that both the inside face and the outside of the rear wall of the cab were modified early on, but at different times, resulting in not two, but three different versions:
- Version 1: Thin-walled, with internal horizontal casting line.
- Version 2: Thin-walled without internal horizontal casting line.
- Version 3: Thick-walled without internal horizontal casting line.
If the above is correct, then Version 2 must represent a probably extremely short-lived (and presumably unsuccessful) first attempt to strengthen the lower part of the back of the cab. However, it is also possible that if twin tooling were used for this model, then we are simply looking at a detail difference between the dies which disappeared when the external changes were made..

Does any Member besides Sebastian have an example of Version 2 as detailed above?

My model has version 2. Found also today 2 models with thick-walled without internal horizontal casting line. With and whithout silver trim. Have a lot more off this model, so maybey I'll find other versions you mentioned.