Bill,
Is this a post-1948 CB&Q owned car, hence the Blackhawk name in the
letterboard instead of Pullman? It so happens that it is the Blackhawk
cars that I am interested in modeling.
Scott Myers
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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Bill Glick
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:18 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Walthers Standard 8-1-2 Sleeper
Hello everyone
I have been so busy with my passenger car photo album I have not
responded to these articles, but now that it is done and at printers, So
I can put in my 2 cents worth.
I am only a modeler and 'Q" fan, not an expert on passenger
cars.
As for the 8-1-2 I have the Branchline car which is very nice.
It is lettered BLACKHAWK on the
letter board, and Cyrus Northrop on side. Each letter is
individually placed on it, one-by-one.
Unfortionally the roof was Air Conditioned so I replaced it with
a Riverossi by cutting of the clear window section and cutting out the
ends for the pediment style body. The window in the ladies room is
different in my book but it may be correct as the drawing I have shows
it like the Branchline car. I am not sure where I got my information
back in 1986 it has been to many years to remember. I certainly would
not be concerned. The windows are lighter color in the B&W photos and I
don't know for sure what color they were. But if you look at the Great
Northern cars they were painted gold. Which is how I did mine which
makes them very classy.
Ray Bedard had a suggestion of using a Gold felt pen and that
was how I did them. It takes a little skill, but well worth the effort.
All my BLACKHAWK cars are done that way. Some of you may have seen them
at Dubuque meeting, 2005.
Happy modeling
Bill Glick
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