Please forgive the possibly 'stupid' question: Is there a difference in the 14270 and 114270 Explorers? There have been several good threads recently on Railmaster vs. Explorer, and I see both terms used when referring to certain Explorer models. I can't really tell a difference in photos.
Huh. That's interesting; learn something every day. I had to look up tritium:
"Tritium (/ˈtrɪtiəm/ or /ˈtrɪʃiəm/) or hydrogen-3 is a rare and radioactive isotope of hydrogen, with symbol T or 3H."
So then, between these two models, the question should be: "Why would someone want tritium over the alternative?" What is so great about tritium?
Seems like tritium might be a liability then, given that it will wear, is radioactive, and has a 12-year half-life.
Seems so rare to get that tritium aging on these 14270s. Yours is so great looking. Maybe they are just starting to age.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I’ve never seen a 14270 with that much patina. I had one a few years back it was barely off white and that seems to be the norm.
I got the 14270 about 6 month ago and I think the first owner kept it in a dark place / safe for many years. Perhaps that’s why it is ageing so nicely?
And the production year 1991 is almost 30 years ago, almost...
