Re: [CBQ] Plastic U25C in HO Coming from Korea Brass (and U28C... maybe)

[Jim's Junction <trains28@bresnan.net>]

The CB&Q U28C's also had a two-piece windshield vs the one-piece  
windshield on the U25C.

   John Olson


On Mar 9, 2013, at 6:17 AM, thommack wrote:

> Finally a modern highly detailed plastic HO U25C has been announced  
> as coming in early 2014. See Model Railroad News for details:
>
> http://www.modelrailroadnews.com/news.html and scroll down to the  
> February 28, 2013 announcement
>
> The company's website is http://www.korea-brass.com/new/english/ 
> index.php but I could not find an announcement on the comapny's  
> website.
>
> There is also a Facebook page worth looking at: https:// 
> www.facebook.com/KoreaBrassCoLtd?fref=ts
>
>> From all the photos on their website and comments posted to  
>> Facebook, it would appear that Korea Brass does the production  
>> work for BLI, so we have examples of their work in the BLI models  
>> out there. We need to make sure that the CB&Q version is  
>> prototypically correct to the Nth degree. And I think the main  
>> difference between the U28C's on the Q and the U25C's was the  
>> stanchions. I need to go back to the excellent Diesel Era aticle  
>> on U25C/U28C locomotives because it outlines the differences.
>
> Charlie Vlk - are you working on this at all? I believe you did  
> extensive research on the U25C/U28C for modeling purposes.
>
> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
>
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