Ray,
A great job on the RPO. Thanks for posting the details. It sounds
like something I'm going to have to try. The open door is a nice
touch.
Roy
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "trainboy.geo" <tczephyr@h...> wrote:
>
> I was asked to post a photo of my modified 60 foot RPO car,
recently
> released by Walthers under their Trainline series. Note that I
added
> ribbing to the "smooth" roof which now makes it correct for the Q.
I
> also cutout one of the doors to give it the open look and added a
> figure in the door opening. I added another US Mail employee inside
> sorting the mail.
>
> The Walthers model represents the MA-11 series RPO - numbers 2325
to
> 2346. This same design was used by several other RR's including
the
> GN. The model has a lot of nice detail, including an interior with
> all the RPO mail slots, etc. The only thing missing are the ribs on
> the roof - the model comes with a smooth roof.
>
> I started with an undecorated model. Adding the ribs was simple. I
> used Evergreen StripStyrene, size .010 x .020. Using Bill Glick's
> passenger car book as a template, I marked the locations for the
> ribs and then glued them in place. A little trick on the lower
> sections of the roof, I drilled holes into the side of the
> clerestory roof very close to the roof line (below the windows),
> this held one end of the styrene in place so I could bend it down
> and cement it in place.
>
> I purchased a second RPO, factory painted and lettered for the Q.
It
> has a black smooth roof which I am in the process of adding ribs to.
>
> Now I have been looking at the Trainline RPO and Combine and with
> the a little cutting and modifications, appears to me cound
> represent class CO-4 #2752 passenger-baggage-mail. I may have to
try
> my hads at that one!
>
> If you are looking for a good RPO, and don't want to pay the brass
> price, I highly recommend this car, this car is a dead ringer for
> the Q.
>
> Ray Bedard
> San Jose CA
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