This reply is from Dick Anderson, Kennebunk, Maine (new group member)
Burlington Bulletin No. 36 (issued some 12 years ago) includes my article about
Bernard Corbin. One of the photos accompanying the article is of his
scratchbuilt 05 # 5632 (page 17). If Mr. Dieffenbach has the Bulletin #36, he
can compare his model with the photo of the Corbin model. If he does not have
the Bulletin, I will be happy to scan the photo and send it to whatever address
he provides. Dick Anderson
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Any ideas on how we can help Mr. Dieffenbach? IF so, please reply to both
> the list and to Mr Dieffenbach.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Dave Lotz
> Pooler, GA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pauldieff@... [mailto:pauldieff@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 1:22 PM
> To: BRHS@...
> Subject: swap meet find
>
> Hello -
>
> Assuming this reaches you at all, please forward to your "modeling the Q"
> department or similar
> arm of the Society.
>
> Over the past weekend I attended the big all-O scale meet in Lombard, Ill,
> and bought a CB&Q
> O-5 oil-fired 4-8-4 no. 5632 which I strongly suspect may be a Bernie Corbin
> engine (yes, I know
> it sounds like dreaming that such a thing would turn up at a common swap
> meet, but you never know);
> I already have one Corbin engine (M-4 "Colorado" no. 6513; you may have seen
> it on eBay last year)
> and the construction techniques, level of detail, quality and tone of the
> paint and lettering work, etc,
> are remarkably similar between the two engines. If you put a ruler on them,
> both engines are slightly
> oversized for true quarter-inch scale. Locomotive is definitely not the
> commercial brass product; I
> have seen enough of those to tell them from domestically-made custom or
> scratch-built locos.
>
> What assistance can you offer to pin down whether this engine is or is not
> a Corbin loco? I can send
> you all the photos you want or need. I know Model Railroader magazine ran at
> least one photo essay
> on Mr. Corbin's work but I can't begin to remember where to look for it.
>
> Any assistance you can offer into this matter is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you / Paul Dieffenbach, Lansdowne, Pa
>
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