> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: cbq_bill@sbcglobal.net
> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:19:31 +0000
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Looking to swap HO for O gauge
>
> Hi Ray:
>
> My understanding is that the Atlas-O CZ cars are 21" (true 85' O-scale) and therefore probably require te O-72 curves (that's 6' diameter). I saw three Altlas-O flat top 2-rail cars from this line yesterday at the BRHS Spring meet in Batavia.
>
> Maybe lobby Atlas-O to make some "under scale" CZ cars in their "Trainman" line that could operate on O-31 or O-42. I think that the market for these underscale cars would be larger than the market for the true O-scale cars based on the available space that most modelers have.
>
> Or see if you can find any of existing 15" CZ cars (60' scale, minimum O-31 curves, available from Lionel, K-Line, & MTH) or 18" CZ cars (70' scale, minimum O-42 curves, from MTH). Plastic CZ & CB&Q cars are also available from both Lionel (O-31 for sure) & MTH (both O-31 & O-42), buth I have never liked the flat glass domes (model based on Pullman Standard prototype instead of Budd prototype) or the silver paint (plated aluminim shines like stanless steel).
>
> Whatever you decide, good luck & keep us informed of your transition.
>
> Bill H
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Ray Bedard <tczephyr@...> wrote:
> >
> > Bill,
> > Thanks for your comments and support. I really am looking forward to getting into 3 rail, partly because I like the larger size, as we get older it's easier to work with, an partly because I have a grandson (2+) that is so excited about trains, he always wants to go into my garage and run my trains - I think he like blowing the whistles best. Can not let him touch any of my HO models as they are too expensive.
> > I did buy an MTH 0-8-0 lettered for the Burlington on ebay, it should be here on Sat. Looking forward to getting it. I agree with you that I too am not a rivet counter and as long as it "LOOKS" like a Q, then i'm happy.
> > I have been eyeing those Atlas CZ cars, especially the dome car, but it is too big for my up coming layout. I have a room in my garage that is 12 by 8 - living in San Jose we do not have basements. I lived in Berwyn - just west of Chicago on the Q e track "race track" for 30 years and really miss have one. I think I will get one of the Dome cars for display purposes only. Hoping to join the local O gauge modular group.
> > Good luck with your modeling and basement and have fun. Maybe someday we can meet up.
> > Regrads,RAY
> >
> >
> > > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > > From: cbq_bill@...
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:33:38 +0000
> > > Subject: [CBQ] Re: Looking to swap HO for O gauge
> > >
> > > Ray:
> > >
> > > Welome to the Q in 3-rail O-gauge. There certainly are lots of models out there at this time. When I started in 1995, prototypical Q offerings in O-gauge were relatively few & far between. Over the last 2 decades, lots of Q models have been commercially produced.
> > >
> > > I do not have a layout, so I have not invested in either the TMCC or DCS control system. By the time I ever finish my basement & build a layout, the TMCC & DCS systems will probably be in versions 13.1 & 17.3 and may be incompatibe with my current TMCC & DCS locos ! For now, I use my Z-4000 transformer with the Z-4000 hand held control on the rare occasions that I actually set up my trains on Carpet Central.
> > >
> > > I also do not do much modeling on my own, but buy pre-made models. I am also not a rivet counter. I prefer prototypical paint schemes for locomotives that the Q actually owned, but am also at times okay with reasonable extrapolations of a prototypical paint scheme onto a locomitive type that the Q never actually owned (example is an EMD E7 Zephyr scheme on an EMD E6). (For Q fans in O-gauge, you either cut the manufactureres some slack or you have a very slim roster of choices !). I am much more open to extrapolations on freight equipment.
> > >
> > > For Zephyr cars, I really love the Lionel, MTH, & K-Line plated aluminum cars because they shimmer & shine like stainless steel. Lionel has made the 15" (60' scale) CZ cars for D&RGW, WP, and CB&Q and K-Line has done them in CZ (mixed roads) in both 15" & 21" (full 85' scale). MTH did CB&Q CZ cars in 18" (70'scale) and also in 15" (60'scale) with non-prototypical lettering. I do not like te look of Lionel's & MTH's plastic streamliner cars because they look like they are based on Pullman rather than Budd prototypes. Although Atlas-O's plastic 21" (85') CZ cars look fantastic, I have not aquired any of them because they are too long for my eventual layout.
> > >
> > > Q O-gaugers could sure use a good #4960 or #4978 Mikado, but none have been offered that I am aware of. Lionel & MTH have both produced Q 0-8-0 steamers and Atlas-O made 0-6-0 steamers a few years back. 3rd Rail has made Q 4-6-4,4-8-4, & 2-10-4 steamers.
> > >
> > > Steve has displayed many of his wonderful 2-rail models at past BRHS meets.
> > >
> > > Bill H
> > >
> > > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Good for you Ray. I made the move in 93 when we got moved to Texas and never
> > > > looked back. Most of my modeling is from scratch or kit bashed and I am
> > > > building cars the Q used.
> > > > Steve in SC
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Zephyr fan <tczephyr@>
> > > > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Thu, April 11, 2013 11:10:02 PM
> > > > Subject: [CBQ] Looking to swap HO for O gauge
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm in the process of moving to O gauge after being in HO for over 60 plus
> > > > years. My collection started in the early 1960's, and I kept on buying CB&Q and
> > > > GN models up until 6 months ago. Lots of brass, custom painted engines and cars.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I will provide a list of models I will sell in the next week or 2, but for now,
> > > > I wonder if anyone who is an O gauger that is moving up (or down depending how
> > > > you look at it) that would be interested in doing some swapping.
> > > >
> > > > Contact me OFF LIST ONLY at: tczephyr@
> > > >
> > > > My interest is high rail, 3 rail NOT LIONEL POST WAR. I am interested in models
> > > > that are more to scale with Lionel's TMCC and MTH's DCS sound and control
> > > > systems.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Also, would be interested in discussing TMCC and DCS systems with others that
> > > > are on our list.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ray Bedard
> > > > San Jose CA
> > > >
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