I would like to thank everyone for their help on the stainless steel panels on
the Q E5s and details on the passenger F3s. I have a couple of more questions
on Q F units. Looking through the several books I have on Q diesels, every
picture of F3s and F7s appear to have passenger pilots on them. Did the Q
order passenger pilots on all F units after the F2s? This seems a little
unusual, as few of these units appear to be used in passenger service. As to
the F2s, a unique interim unit for the Q and a few other roads, the body
appears identical to the Phase I F3 except for the early number boards and the
freight pilot. What was the distance between the truck centers on the F2 -
the 30 feet on the F3 and later models or the 27 feet,3 inches, of the FT? I
plan to model it with a Highliner kit and possibly a Life-Like P1K F3
mechanism, unless the truck centers are the same as the FT.
One other question - I have a number of Stewart FT kits and have noticed that
the truck sideframes are incorrect, having the straight top member that the
early Athearn diesels had. I am thinking of using Life-Like F3 sideframes,
which have a much better curvature, and replacing the journals with Detail
Associates Blomberg slope journals. Has anyone else replaced the Stewart FT
trucks with more accurate models and how have they done it? Thanks to
everyone for such great help!
- John Manion
Denver, CO
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