BLI has unlettered cars available. They are silver
like the CZ cars but lac any lettering.
--- Bob Webber <rgz17@comcast.net> wrote:
> Well, none of the cars are "right". But for those
> of us who used the
> TCZ cars on the CZ for years I guess it's payback
> time. The Con-Cor
> dome is a TCZ dome coach if you happen to have one
> laying about
> you'll see the differences. I think the full
> skirting and the finer
> details on the BLI make up for them, but to each
> their own. The
> other cars are a bit tougher as there are more
> difference. The dome
> obs as explained below. You COULD do some whacking
> and rotate the
> dome and the underbody, and modify the window strip.
>
> It's an obvious next step...I would also look at
> some other options
> and see if the changes could be done differently.
> For example, I
> think the Walthers GN domes are a better profile (in
> terms of the
> roof to dome to dome roof) than the BLI cars. Now,
> could someone
> make a modification where the best of both are used?
> But you're back
> to the plating issue.
>
> I had one year living in Riverside in a house with
> the side yard
> literally being the main and my bedroom window
> overlooking it. I can
> still picture all the trains going past, and could
> tell you which
> dome went with which train without seeing the name.
> A handy method
> considering there were times that the sides were
> hidden by freight
> trains. I wish I could go back with a good quality
> camera & cam corder.
>
>
> At 01:15 PM 7/5/2007, Stephen J. Levine wrote:
> >The domed observation car would not be correct for
> the TCZ. On the
> >TCZ, the dome was forward and the roof of the
> parlor section behind
> >was at the same height as the rest of the flattop
> cars. For the CZ,
> >the dome was aft and the roof of the
> observation-lounge section
> >behind it was raised.
> >
> >"Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@southernco.com> wrote:
> I
> >recently ordered several of the BLI CZ cars.
> However, I plan to use
> >these for the TCZ, not the CZ. So, obviously I need
> to re-letter the
> >cars. Has anyone removed the lettering on these BLI
> cars? I have
> >removed lettering on plastic cars, but I don't want
> to risk somehow
> >marring the finish on these BLI cars. I haven't
> received them yet, but
> >am guessing that they have some gloss finish coat
> over the lettering
> >that will make it harder to remove the lettering.
> Any suggestions?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Scott Myers
>
> Bob Webber
>
>
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