Tom,
I have an HO Microscale set , 87-1130 that claims it is for 1927 to 1960. It
uses the skinny red border you described. I don't know if MC makes that set in
O. Check out thier site. You can pull up and print a guide of all thier sets
for a given scale and road.
It makes the visit to the LHS less painful, especia;;y if they storemthier
decals by catalog number.
I have a dupe Gruber photo of O-4 5512 if you're interrested. I should be at
the annual Q meet and also Napervile.
Write me off line.
Sincerely,
Rob Manley
Midwest Mod-U-Trak
"My favorite part of the hobby is freight cars and engines, that's why I've
built all the structures!!"
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From: captmix
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:59 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Freight engine lettering in the 1930's.
I am ready to decal an O scale heavy USRA 2-8-2 but need some info on
that "trade mark" emblem on the tender sides. In all of the black and
white photos of freight engines during that period there definitely
was no wide red border as was used after 1940.
But was there a thin red border or, as it appears in old photos, an
emblem the same as on freight cars? I have a number of Champ decals
for steamers but all have that wide red band. The painting diagram
from 1925 also does not show a wide band.
So, what did that 1930's freight loco trade mark look like? Does
anyone have a close-up photo from the period?
Tom Mix
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