Regarding the Walthers doodlebug, anyone know if it is a fairly accurate
model for a CB&Q prototype, or just a generic design painted for the CB&Q?
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> Subject: [BRHSlist] Very late NTS Show (St. Louis) CB&Q show report.
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> Nobody on the list ever took the time to do a report from St. Louis
> regarding
> Q stuff so I'll give it a whack.
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> Bachmann had FT a unit on display. Shell is for the train set line but
> looks
> like it might be a cheap alternative to Stewarts. Detail around fan
> intakes
> falls short but rest of shell looks okay for a cheap model. No B units.
>
> Walthers had pass. cars on display. Impressed with underbody detail. 60
> ft.
> doodlebug on display also. Side note: Rivarossi C&O 2-6-6-6 Allegheney is
>
> spectacular!
>
> Overland: Gallery cars on display and C&S bridge in Cheyenne over UP
> (Cool,
> my motel back in November was right by the bridge - Motel 6). Signal
> bridges
> were on display. OMI is very open to doing other designs for their signal
>
> bridges. They need drawings to be able to consider them.
>
> Stewart: Nothing at this time... demo VO1000 was a Q running laps!
>
> Challenger: Announced M2a coal hog 2-10-2s for Q to be done in the
> future.
> O3 Mikes are already announced. #5623 O5a pilot model on display ... just
>
> beautiful! Same look, quality of the M4a and S4s. Baby Zephyrs are
> scheduled for June, 2002. Ballast cars are coming also. Side note: SP
> cab-forwards were also shown ... Wow! I found several dealers that still
> had
> OPEN RESERVATIONS on Q 4-8-4s if you still want one and have not gotten
> one
> reserved yet ... due in October.
>
> Shoreham / Railway Classics: Q drovers waycars and WW2 waycars are still
> coming.
>
> Oriental Limited: Showing all four versions of their O5 4-8-4s. Very
> nice
> as well but not the quality and finish of the Challenger O5s. Had the
> chance
> to run one with a Soundtraxx decoder at Mt. Vernon Shops booth and got a
> kick
> out of the sound system that Roy had installed. Oriental has the first of
>
> the home built Northerns available which is a version Challenger is not
> producing.
>
> That's about it. Not a heck of a lot of Q brass stuff on dealers tables
> either. Some Challenger waycars are still out there for around $175 a
> shot.
> Drooled all over a PFM O5 Crown (way over $2000 and NO ASHPAN detail
> either!).
>
> If anyone can add to this smattering of a report go ahead ... I'm sure
> there
> is a bunch of stuff I missed!
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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