Tom & John,
Thanks for the response re shrouded horns for the CB&Q U boats. I
agree, and already have the Custom Finishing shrouded horns
installed. By the way these are brass castings not the soft white
metal. I had heard arumor from the GN guys that Details West was
considering producing this typ of horn but had not been able to find
them listed anywhere. Double checked their website this morning and
found them now listed(part #AH-347 Air horn two chime $2.95 ea)
listed under "coming items". They also list the correct style wheel
slip modulators in the "coming items" list. (part WS-350 wheel slip
modulators 4 for $2.95). I hope the production parts are of better
quality than the photos on their website as they are pretty crude.
I have used the Custom Finishing brass wheel slip modulators on my
CB&Q U-boats. The Custom brass parts are bit pricey and often times
hard to find but they are more durable than the soft white metal
parts in areas that are subject to handling damage.
If you are also detailing some of the U28b & U30bs I can provide a
list of parts needed. The parts cost was about $10 for doing the
shells and another $11 for doing the chassis.
Still need info about the nose lights.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Mack" <thommack@y...> wrote:
>
> One detail part you will definitely need for any Q U-boat is a
> shrouded airhorn. These were pretty unique to the Q and the C&S
> U30C's. Custom Finishing made a white metal CB&Q shrouded air
horn -
> Walthers 247-197. I have had some on order for awhile but they
haven't
> come in. Not sure when Custom Finishing will do them again.
>
> Alternately you can build your own shrouded air horn. Dimensions
and
> info on building one fromtwo pieces of .060" styrene and a Detail
> Associates 1601 air horn can be found in Kalmbach's (Model
Railroader)
> Diesel Detailing Projects book on pp. 89-91 (article on modeling a
> CB&Q U25B).
>
> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dale DeWitt" <dcdewitt@c...> wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to add some extra details to the recently produced
HO
> > scale Proto2000 CB&Q U28B & U30Bs. These are very nice models
and a
> > few detail changes can make them more accurate for CB&Q. Photos
in
> > Holck's "Burlington Route Color Pictorial Vol 2" show a red lens
on
> > one side of the nose (short hood)lights and a clear lens in the
> > other. Can someone tell me if both of these lights should be
lit when
> > the loco is running or should they be dark? If dark, when were
they
> > used?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Dale DeWitt
> >
>
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