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Bill and Ray I did finish up the work on my RPO 2338 I discard trucks and removed antenna on roof Built new bolsters and filled roof holes Used Desplaines Hobbies DPO 1000 Pullman 6 wheel passenger trucks Touched up the paint on roof (forgot to touch up the bolsters) Microscale Decals 48-274 I did not touch the mail hook although on the real cars it could be used normally on the right side and the hood was also movable See you in Morton? Steve in SC
On Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 05:07:20 PM EDT, William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com> wrote:
I recently acquired a O scale Weaver six window 60 foot RPO car which is a close match to the Q’s cars numbered in the 2300 series. The model was manufactured with 4 wheel trucks. The O’s cars, like most of their RPOs, had six wheel trucks. I purchased a set of six wheel trucks from Sunset 3rd Rail. (very easy order process and very quick delivery). The carbody bolster will need to be modified to mount the new trucks, The underframe needs to be turned end for end as the large box mounted under the carbody should be should be located on the side with the windows to the left. This will require some rewiring of the lights. As built, the Weaver car has the mail hook or catch arm located at the door at the opposite end from the windows. Photos of Q cars, show the mail hook at the door closest to the windows. Fortunately, the mail hook and cross bar at he opposite door are only pressed in place and can easily be removed. My question is was the mail hook removable and reversible depending direction of travel? It would seem that that would necessarily be the case. Photos show the open end of the mail hook facing either direction. Attached is a photo of the car that I am modeling.
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO _._,_._,_
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