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RE: [CBQ] BLI CZ Cars

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Subject: RE: [CBQ] BLI CZ Cars
From: "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@southernco.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 07:31:30 -0500
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Yes, but Dave Lotz recent sale was only for CZ cars.  Hence, my question
about removing the lettering.
 
Scott Myers


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        From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of cy svobodny
        Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 11:07 PM
        To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
        Subject: Re: [CBQ] BLI CZ Cars
        
        
        

        BLI has unlettered cars available. They are silver
        like the CZ cars but lac any lettering. 
        --- Bob Webber <rgz17@comcast.net <mailto:rgz17%40comcast.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
<mailto:svmyers%40southernco.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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