Scott, thanks for the information. Loren has informed me that Q diners kept
their skirting until the BN era, so that's one more difference. I think
I'll end up trying to kit-bash the proper heavyweight someday -- unless a
model of Silver Manor does become available -- that was the car I'd seen
refered to as a (very) occaisional addition to the ZR.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@s...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:39 AM
Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] Walthers Budd Passenger Car Models
> Looked back at the book this weekend. The diners shown were car numbers
> 198, 199, and 200 (Silver Cuisine, Silver Inn, and Silver Manor). As I
say,
> they seemed to be similar in appearance to the Walthers car. For example,
> one side of the car is a pretty good match. However, the opposite side of
> the model has the door near the end rather than closer to the center, and
> has too many windows on that side. So, similar is a very subjective
> opinion. Maybe I'll just hide the one side by always having it travel
> westbound :)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cynthia & Duncan Cameron [SMTP:d.cameron@s...]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:23 PM
> > To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Walthers Budd Passenger Car Models
> >
> > Scott,
> > I don't have any passenger car reference books -- too much money going
> > into
> > the layout right now. Any chance you could tell me which diner the
> > Walthers
> > one resembles? The Zephyr Rocket (which I'll be modelling) usually had
a
> > heavyweight diner attached between St.Louis and Burlington (maybe West
> > Quincy) but I have some indications that, on occasion, one of the
> > streamline
> > diners was used. Can't remember which one right now, but if you could
> > give
> > me a car #(s), I could check it against my records later.
> > Thanks,
> > Duncan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@s...>
> > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 9:01 AM
> > Subject: [BRHSlist] Walthers Budd Passenger Car Models
> >
> >
> > > There have been previous discussions regarding the similarity (or lack
> > > thereof) of these models to actual CB&Q cars. Using The Passenger Car
> > > Library, The Budd Company, Vol. 1, CB&Q by W. David Randall as my
> > source,
> > I
> > > have found cars fairly similar to the following:
> > >
> > > 46-seat Coach Pages 128 & 166
> > > Diner Page 138
> > > 10-6 Sleeper Page 154
> > > 24-8 Slumbercoach Page 176
> > > 73' Baggage Page 59
> > >
> > > However, the more recent cars don't seem to remotely match anything I
> > can
> > > find in this book. Previous emails confirmed that the Burlington had
no
> > 63'
> > > RPO. I see nothing similar to the new Lounge car (1 drawing room, 29
> > > seats). There is a 30 seat lounge car on page 84. The 52 seat coach
is
> > > nothing like the 52 seat CB&Q coaches on pages 50, 56, 61 & 62. Have
> > > others come to the same conclusion, using either this or other
sources?
> > >
> > > Lastly, has anyone heard if other passenger cars are planned in the
near
> > > future from Walthers, such as an observation car or a dome?
> > >
> > > Scott Myers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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