Thanks for the tip. I too was totally unaware of the N_Burlington_Route group.
BTW, I just picked up my order of Atlas CB&Q piggyback cars. Very Nice. I know
the red trailers and the Chinese red flatcars are probably a mixture of eras,
but this is N-Scale so compromises are expected. Besides, the paint scheme is
really cool.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Edgar <litehousekeeper@hotmail.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 19 May 2009 1:19 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Re: GHQ O-4 detail kit and prototype questions
Stu, Mark & others:
Check out the N_Burlington_Route Yahoo group which had several discussions on
the GHQ O4 conversion kit when it was first made available to the group in
2007. There are pre-production photos of 5506 in the Files section and photos
of a kit done for 5505. I've got some photos that were used for the 5505 model
which I'll try to locate/forward to you.
There was also dialogue about pursuing a Q-specific waycar kit in n-scale not
long ago; an NE-10 I believe. If there is enough interest it would be great to
pursue this!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nburlingtonroute/
Lee
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "mark.g92753" <markg99051@...> wrote:
>
> I can help with the second question. The most common and easiest to model
> waycar would probably be an NE-10 painted MOW orange. You can see several
> pictures in Mike Spoor's CB&Q Color Guide. Which I highly recommend as a
> reference. Years ago Atlas made a caboose in this paint scheme. Once and
> awhile you'll see them on eBay.
>
> Otherwise, you can repaint either an Atlas or a Micro-Trains standard cupola
> caboose to make a good approximation. Microscale has a decal set for the
> waycars. You'll want the decals that are printed in black.
>
> Mike indicates in the color guide that beginning in 1959 the CB&Q started
> repainting the NE-10s silver. If you're not too fussy about the exact year,
> Atlas makes a silver caboose. Micro trains has also made some cabooses
> (cabeese?) in mineral red, which would also work.
>
> Although it is tempting, if you want to be accurate to the time period,
> you'll want to avoid the extended vision cabooses as they came later
> according to Mike's book.
>
> Finally, the caboose I'd personally like to lobby for is the NE-12. Very
> attractive silver paint scheme and made by CB&Q at the Havelock shops
> beginning the mid-1950s (credit to Mike Spoor again). The unusual sloped
> cupola has never been manufactured in N scale to my knowledge, although I
> wish someone would.
>
> While I on the topic, I keep waiting for Micro-trains to do the MOW Orange
> caboose -- would love to have one with the new crisp lettering that we've
> gotten used to in N-Scale today. Are you listening Micro-Trains?
>
> Finally, a disclaimer. I'm not as knowledgeable as many who post here, so if
> I gotten anything wrong, don't hesitate to correct it, I'm not easily
> offended.
>
>
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "cgwcnw" <ksonta@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks; I am a new poster to this group and I am looking for some
> > pictures of the o-4 class of mikado locomotives. I recently purchased
> > several GHQ models detail kits to build several N scale O-4 engine and
> > would like to get several reference photo's of the engines. The second
> > question i have is what type of waycar would be pulled by the engines in
> > the 1958 time frames?
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > stu
> >
>
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