FYI
FYI only. I am not a dealor, vendor, or manufacturer. I am just
generating discussion on CB&Q O-gauge models.
3Rd Rail/Sunset's website has a link to Golden Gate Depot. This store
is offering 2-rail O-scale and 3-rail O-Gauge CB&Q heavyweight
passenger cars in 20" length (80' in O-scale). Min curves are 36" (2-
rail) and O-54 (3-rail). Plastic bodies with passenger figures and
constant lighting. Offered in 4-car sets with 4 road numbers each
(total of 12 road numbers if you want to buy 3 sets). MSRP/set =
$450 + $30 s/h. The illustration shows black (roofs and
undercarriages), Pullman green (bodies), and the gold ribbon
lettering.
To my knowledge, Williams Electric Trains is the only other
manufacturer to have produced O-gauge CB&Q heavyweights in the Pullman
green paint scheme.
Athough these will probably be gorgeous models and more prototypical
than the Williams sets, I am standardized on the 18" (70') and 15"
(60') passenger cars from other O-gauge manufacturers for both
heavyweight & Zephyrs. I looked up 80'coaches in Bill Glick's CB&Q
Heavyweight Roster and saw that CB&Q only had about seven 80'4"
coaches (#4650, 4651, 4652, 4653, 4654, 4657, & 4800(80'10"
Minneapolis Club)). Maybe GGD will offer some cars in 70' later
(Glick's book indicated many 70' coaches). I understand from a thread
on the OGR Forum that GGD plans to release baggage, combo, and
observation heavyweight cars in the future.
FYI.
Bill
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