Bill
If you look in the latest Zephyr bottom of page 4 is my O Scale Freight train
with 6 hoppers and a GS Gon.
Problem is not much is made in O Scale in Q so I have to kit bash or just
reletter. Another problem is few decals in Q but I have found often it is
better to use S scale decals or even some larger HO for the Q. For my Alum
Hopper I had a special run of black decals done by Champ trouble is the box car
decals are too big in O so I reduced them with my scanner and made my own using
a Decal Kit from Walthers. That way too I could play around with the fonts and
sizes and get all the fancy lettering. Course they were in black. I did a
pair of rebuilt GS Gons like in the data sheets and made my own castings for
the side panels. Used all three sizes of decals for them and some dry
transfers from CDS
You can use the Atlas 55ton Steel Hopper Needs a line scratched on the side
because of the two piece side panels The Composite Hopper and also the GS Gon
Cheaper is the Weaver Composite Hopper and they come in Q Just have to change
the herald from an oblong one the way it comes to a square one.
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: clipperw@EarthLink.net
To: cbQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re:Q Hopper Cars
I am looking for hopper cars in O scale that would be prototypical in Q
coal trains of the 1930's or '40s. Atlas has a 55 ton double bottom
USRA car available. Unfortunately, not available lettered for Q. Can
anyone tell me whether Q owned such cars? If so, how many and with what
road numbers? Would Q coal trains include similar cars with other road
names? I am aware that Q coal trains include many gondolas also. Atlas
has issued special runs of their composite gons with Q lettering. They
also have 50 ton war emergency hopper cars with wood sides that I
believe Q had, however, they don't currently offer them lettered for Q.
Bill Barber
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