Spoke with Bob Rzasa's son recently who says he plans on continuing
the Custom Finishing business but hasn't receceived a brass parts
shipment in over 6 months. Even thought the packaging says "made in
USA" I am told by the son that the brass parts are actually cast in
China and possibly through a 3rd party to (I assume ) get the volume
up. The CB&Q/GN horns are currently included in the "ordered"
parts. If your local hobby shop doesn't carry Custom Finishing
parts, they can be ordered directly from Custom Finishing. P&D
Hobbies in Detroit has one of the best supplies of Custom Finishing
parts that I have seen. Sorry, but no CB&Q/GN horns as I bought all
they had in December. Besides being pricey, the the Custom
Finishing brass parts seem to vary quite a bit in quality and may
take a little work with a fine file to be usable. Walther currently
has the wheel slip modulators in stock.
Dale DeWitt
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, robert runty <brjr51@y...> wrote:
>
> Tom,
> Bob Rasza (sp?) of Custom Finishing passed away a year or so
ago. It was pretty much a one man operation from what I've heard and
I don't know if anyone has or will pick up the line. Something I
learned many moons ago was if you need something and come across
it, you'd better get it. So many of our hobby items are 1 man
operations, especially detail parts and decals, and they can
disappear almost overnight.
>
> Bob
>
> Dale DeWitt <dcdewitt@c...> wrote: 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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