Intermountain makes a styrene passenger pilot that should work. Don't know
the part number. May be able to contact them through their website.
Gene
dcdewi@a... wrote:
> I recently purchased one of the new sets of Stewart CB&Q Passenger F3
> A-B-A. Very nice model & runs great but needs some detail changes to
> make it a more accurate model of one of the CB&Q sets (#9960, 61 or
> 62 A,B,C). This time they appropriately left off the dynamic brake
> grids. I have completed most of the conversion work but need some
> help to finish.
>
> 1. The Stewart units come with freight pilots. Can anyone suggest a
> source for a suitable passenger pilot that would fit a Stewart unit?
> I have Cal Scale, Oriental and a Details Assoc passenger pilots but
> they are all about a foot too wide for the Stewart units. Perhaps
> they were designed to convert Athearn units.
>
> 2. Looking for a source for the steam generator intakes and vents
> for the roofs. The Details West steam generator details are for hood
> units. I have cut one of these down in height but they are still not
> right for an F unit. The recent Challenger F units had beautiful
> steam generator details but I don't if Challenger will sell parts
> separately.
>
> 3. Lastly, I do not know what the caps are on the end of some of the
> truck sideframe journals. I recognize the speed recorder and the
> sloped top generals, but many photos show some other round type cap
> on the remaining axles.
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated.
>
> Dale DeWitt - Des Peres, MO
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