Re: [CBQ] Rebuilt kitchen cars

["John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>]

I can answer the last question. The roof walks were metal. Wood roof walks had not been applied to new cars or conversions in many years. For what it is worth, I have a Precision Scale Co. model with roof walks and steam and signal lines. That doesn't mean they were that way but that is the way the model came and may or may not have some basis in fact.

--- On Thu, 12/20/12, rgortowski@aol.com <rgortowski@aol.com> wrote:

From: rgortowski@aol.com <rgortowski@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rebuilt kitchen cars
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 9:07 AM

 

Rodney,

 

The Q originally did not plate over the windows, kept the Allied Full Cushion trucks, and used the railroad roman lettering from 1947, when the bought the troop kitchens from the US Army, converted them, and placed them into express service.  For HO, the railroad roman decals would need to be the Champ PH-36 for Bronze Gold and PH-36D for Dulux Gold.  There is some question over which color was used.  You would also need to cut up the Burlington and apply it letter by letter to be totally accurate. Both of these sets are out of production.

 

In 1952, the Q started to plate over the windows and changed to the A-3 ride control trucks.  At that time, they typically changed to the new "ribbon style" lettering.  These can be done with Microscale 87-752 set or the late Ed Derouin had made a set of the "ribbon style" lettering in both Dulux gold and black.  If you are interested I have extras all of these decals except the PH-36 set.  You can contact me off-list.

 

I don't know the answers to your other two questions.

 

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Masten <rodneymasten@gmail.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 8:18 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rebuilt kitchen cars

 

1. what decals will match the first lettering that CB&q used?

2. What decals will match the ribbon style of lettering?

3.Was the steam & signal  line used the life of the car when roof walks was added

$. When the roof walks was added was they wood or metal?

Thanks for your Help.

Rodney Masten

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