The 60' cars (C&NW prototypes) were made by (and
now exclusively marketed by) Rivarossi (now a
division of Hornsby). You may be able to find
them in their red boxes. They may still be found
in places in their original Walthers Trainline
boxes. The cars have various prototype
manufacturers and the ends and letterboards may
not be correct for the specific manufacturer you
may be looking for. A Standard Steel or Pullman
car has different ends than an ACF car. As
always, refer to photos and determine where you
feel comfortable with compromises.
The Walthers cars come apart easily, the hardest
thing to do is to remove the roof. A twisting of
the body accomplishes that fairly easily (and
consistently) without breaking tabs. It can take
a couple of tries before the process is
comfortable. It can seem a bit counter-intuitive.
At 08:09 AM 10/9/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>Ray,
>Thanks for the input. I remember your article on
>5272 (which I'll go back to now for a look). It
>sounds as though getting the Walthers cars down
>to the "bare bones" isn't too tough. From the
>looks of their paired window coach, it may serve
>as a better start for my combine anyway. The
>lower side on it seems to have three major
>sections (like the combine) whereas the Branchline car has four.
>Appreciate the help.
>Duncan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ray Bedard
>To: <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 8:17 AM
>Subject: RE: [CBQ] heavyweight kit-bashing
>
>Duncan,
>I am not certain if the Walthers coach is 80 ft,
>but I suspect it is. One of these days I will have to buy one or two or three.
>I have "kitbashed" several of Walthers
>heavyweight (Pullman) and expect to do several
>more. Bill Glick has done several, as well as some Branchline kits.
>I had an article in the Feb 08 issue of the
>Zephyr, No. 57, in which I took 2 of Walthers 60
>foot cars and kitbashed them into the 80 ft Combine/Baggage/RPO No. 5272.
>The Walthers 60 ft and 80 ft cars come apart the
>same way. Remove the roof first, then the ends,
>and the rest is easy, just snap off the sides from the core base.
>I recently kitbashed Solarium car "Burlington
>House" using Walthers 80 ft heavyweight
>Pullmans, and I know Bill Glick did a Solarium
>that I believe he has written an article on for the Zephyr.
>For those of you in HO that have not yet
>experienced the fun of kitbashing, try it, it's
>fun and easy to do. Just take your time. Plus
>you can easily expand your fleet of passenger cars.
>Ray BedardSan Jose CA
>
> > To: <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > From: <mailto:d.cameron%40sympatico.ca>d.cameron@sympatico.ca
> > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 07:49:53 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] heavyweight kit-bashing
> >
> > Scott,
> > It's the branchline combine, 3537, which I've
> posted about before that I'm considering
> modeling. I have two NKP kits, and certainly
> plan to obtain several others eventually. It
> appears, having blown Bill Glick's wonderful
> drawing up to full-size for HO that the
> Branchline single-window coach is a bit short
> (at about 78 feet). Does anyone know if the
> Walthers' coach is 80 feet and how easily it might come apart?
> > Duncan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Myers, Scott V.
> > To: <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:28 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CBQ] heavyweight kit-bashing
> >
> >
> >
> > Duncan,
> >
> > Depending on what cars you want to model, I
> would suggest checking out the available CB&Q
> cars from NKP Products at their website. As I
> recall, he has kits for at least a dozen CB&Q
> heavyweight cars. I suppose some of these might
> also serve as a starting point for kitbashing as well.
> >
> > Scott Myers
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From:
> <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.co
> m [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Duncan Cameron
> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 7:41 AM
> > To: <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [CBQ] heavyweight kit-bashing
> >
> > Hi group.
> > In my future there's some kitbashing of
> heavyweight cars that will have to happen and I
> wondered if anyone has had a go at using either
> a Walthers or Branchline coach as a starting
> point. I suspect I'll be using ends, roof and
> floor pretty much as is -- although I'll need
> to remove the side doors from the vestibule
> leaving the vestibule itself open to view (so
> the construction of the vestibule is a
> consideration). The sides I imagine I'll need
> to build from scratch for the most part. If
> anyone is willing to share experiences, I'd
> appreciate it (or recommend another starting point).
> > Duncan Cameron
> >
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