Don-
Great idea..... in N Scale, MicroTrains has done this in their BN "Fallen
Flags" series three or four times. I would suggest going to InterMountain
as they have carbody types that would be accurate for the NP, SP&S, GN and
Q.
My vote (for N Scale) would be the following:
NP 50' XM single door boxcar Freedom red white blue
CB&Q 50' XM single door boxcar express service
SP&S 40' XM single door - you pick interesting 50's scheme...
FGEX 40' RS wood reefer....with GN WFEX lettering???
Charlie
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From: <dpmilwroad@a...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] modelers
> List; Hi, I'm brand new to this list, live in Lake Oswego, OR, do not have
a
> home layout, but run at my club. We have a permanent layout at our
clubhouse,
> and a very large, modular traveling "show."
> I'm on a couple of other RR modeling chat sites. (NP, SP&S, GN and of
course,
> MILW.)
> I work part-time at Whistle Stop Trains in Portland, OR and there has been
> some discussion about putting together a four car "BN predecessor" kit, to
be
> sold at our various conventions, on line, and at the store's web site and
at
> the retail store.
> The kit would include one car each from the GN, NP, SP&S and the Q.
> Charley at Whistle Stop has done a really great job with the SP&S special
run
> cars. Hopefully you have seen some of them.
> I have spoken with him about this idea and the feed back I got was "we
need
> to do something really nice, and also unique, something that hasn't been
done
> before"
> The thinking is Intermountain or Red Caboose, or possibly Branchline. Not
> museum quality, but certainly very nice models. If any of you have seen
the
> SP&S cars, you will know what I mean. He would front all of the setup and
> production costs and will donate $1.00 to each of the four historical
> societies for each "kit" sold. We are shooting for a retail price of
> approximately $65.00.
> What we need from each of the RR modeling "chat groups" is a feel for what
> kind of car they would like to see produced, as in a particular box car,
or a
> specific run of chip cars, that kind of thing. He also said "we need a
> commitment from about 50 people that they would like to see this thing
done
> before we proceed." At the NP site, we now have approximately 20.
> We are just in the "what -- if" stage right now, so I would appreciate any
> and all feed back.
> Please reply to:
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> Don Pilgrim
> Lake Oswego, OR
> dpmilwroad@a...
> DSPproducts.com
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