I've got one of the NKP BA-10's nearly assembled. I guess that will have to be
the way I go for Heavyweight Equpiment.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Webber
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com ; BRHSlist
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Walthers baggage cars
Well, aside from having to redo the sides completely (due to the
location of the doors and the rivet strips/battens, wrong door sizes,
add kickplates etc.), completely redo the roof (remove the vents, add
the standing seams), replace the ends, redo all of the underbody
details, among other myriad things - it would be almost close.
It is a model of a MP car, very close to one D&RGW/D&SL car
(replacing the roof) and somewhat close to a Frisco car. Other SE
cars are also close. Baggage cars are not all that similar from
road to road once you start picking nits - or even measuring door
openings and positionings. They might appear close from 3-4 feet
away (real feet to HO models), but if you put a correct model next to
one, they'll stand out. Far better - and easier (if your goal is
correct Q head-end cars) to get a NKP Car kit and go from there. I
know it has to be built, but there was a time people did it, and it
isn't all that onerous. And at least you'd have the satisfaction
that it was done correctly and that it is likely to be unique.
At 04:42 PM 11/2/2006, Duncan Cameron wrote:
>Walthers has announced a AC&F 70' baggage car for November
>delivery. I'd appreciate any comments on how close these come to a
>protoype CB&Q car. They look to be close to the BA-11s (if I
>remember my classifications correctly).
>
>Thanks.
>Duncan Cameron
Bob Webber
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