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From: Philip Weibler <mailto:pawnbaw@earthlink.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:pawnbaw@earthlink.net> ; CBQ@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: 2/7/2004 9:21:51 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] new 4-6-4 offer
Check out the IHC ad on p.38 of the March '04 MODEL RAILROADER QuincyPAW
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From: Charlie Vlk <mailto:cvlk@comcast.net>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cvlk@comcast.net>
Sent: 2/7/2004 8:47:21 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] new 4-6-4 offer
The Walthers 60' Burlington cars showed up at DesPlaines Hobbies day before
yesterday. The 60' RPO, if no spot on, is REALLY close to the CB&Q car.
The Baggage and Combine are bogus but the Q did have some steel sheathed
four wheel trucked short cars which maybe justify the coach.
Charlie Vlk
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] new 4-6-4 offer
> I'm pretty sure this is a set that is made by IHC. I suspect they've used
> their USRA Mountain boiler and built a Hudson drive for it (the drivers
look
> very short and the wheelbase looks stretched out). The cars are probably
IHC's
> own heavyweight cars which are pretty dismal. Walthers is offering their
> Rivarossi heavyweights in a Burlington scheme which ought to at least look
! right
> for the most part (the cars won't be accurate). Finding a decent steam
engine
> in HO Scale is awfully hard without going to brass. It seems like an odd
> choice but one of the old Mantua Hudsons might make a good choice for a
Burlington
> #3000 class. With a nice paint job and the new Microscale decals it would
> make for an okay stand-in I think. It would would at least have sort of
the
> right proportions and be different than the NYC J1e Hudson from Rivarossi.
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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