Thanks. I've got the BLI E7's. I plan to get an ABA set of F3's..
Probably want two powered units. Any advise on this? I have grades. Also,
everything I have in passenger diesels have three black stripes. ( I model
the 30's and early 40's). What stripes were they putting on the F3's in
'49? Dale
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Dale Reeves" <drale99@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CZ F3's
> Precision Craft Models is about to release CB&Q Passenger F3s. They will
> have the correct Enclosed ("Passenger") Pilot and No Dynamics. Note that
> the previous post might be misread....ALL Q F Units HAD Dynamics except
> for
> the 9960ABC 9961ABC 9962ABC passenger units. They were regeared for
> freight service but did not get Dynamics. I don't recall if they had
> their
> Steam Generators removed when placed in freight service or just had them
> decommissioned.
> PCM is also doing the D&RGW PA in the CZ scheme (with lighted side
> numberboards, a first), D&RGW F3s, WP F3s (with stainless side panels),
> and
> BLI is doing D&RGW F7s and freight WP F7s which were sometimes pressed
> into
> CZ service and had water tanks for that purpose.
> If you can find them the BLI E7s (in both black and red 3-stripe small
> numberboard configurations) and E8s (with stainless steel sides and red
> stripes) were previously released.
> Charlie Vlk
>
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>> In HO, both Intermountain and Athearn Genesis have Q F3s detailed and
>> painted for the passenger series, silver with passenger pilots - all Q Fs
>> except the FTs and F2s had passenger pilots - and no dynamic brakes. I
>> have Athearn Genesis models of the Q F3s, D&RGW F3s, and WP F3s to go
>> with
>> my BWL CZ cars. The Athearn Genesis units are the best looking and most
>> accurate F models I have ever seen - including brass. I am now painting
>> Life-Like PA/PB models for the D&RGW.
>> - John Manion
>> Denver, CO
>>
>> -------------- Original message --------------
>> From: "Dale Reeves" <drale99@verizon.net>
>>
>>> Are there any of these passenger F3's available in HO? I know there once
>>> were, when I wasn't interested. Now that I BL's version of the train,
>>> I'm
>>> interested. Dale Reeves
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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