Re: [CBQ] Side stripe on CB&Q F3 units

["Gordon Smith via groups.io" <kc2bw=optonline.net@groups.io>]

Here is a shot of 135A

Gordon Smith

Brian Walsh via groups.io wrote:
> Thanks Jim.
>
> I should also have asked a question about a closeup photo of the louvers 
> as my 135A has the chicken wire. But then again it might be easier just 
> to change the number.  But that's not what I do...
> Brian Walsh
>
>     ------ Original Message ------
>     From: sandmantrains=gmail.com@groups.io
>     To: CBQ@groups.io
>     Sent: Tuesday, June 2nd 2026, 09:14 AM
>     Subject: Re: [CBQ] Side stripe on CB&Q F3 units
>
>     It is the same material used on the upper air intakes.  A thin
>     photo-etch like that included with the High Liner kits would
>     suffice, but since we are talikng 1/64th scale, it would probably
>     need to be custom-made. Jim Sandrin
>
>
>     On Tue, 2 Jun 2026 at 06:55, Brian Walsh via groups.io
>     <http://groups.io> <bcw.backshop=sympatico.ca@groups.io
>     <mailto:sympatico.ca@groups.io>> wrote:
>
>         Thanks Ed
>
>         Do you or anyone else have a close-up photo of the chicken wire.
>         I wonder if it could be modeled.
>
>         Brian Walsh
>
>             ------ Original Message ------
>             From: edreth1=yahoo.com@groups.io <mailto:yahoo.com@groups.io>
>             To: cbq@groups.io <mailto:cbq@groups.io>
>             Sent: Monday, June 1st 2026, 10:10 PM
>             Subject: Re: [CBQ] Side stripe on CB&Q F3 units
>
>             Hello All
>             The CB&Q F units from the FTs all the way up to the F-7s had
>             the red strips framed in black the only ones that didn't run
>             the full length of the car body were  the F-3 phase 2
>             (modelers term) were the ones with the chicken wire between
>             the portholes then EMD went from chicken wire to lovers
>             between the portholes so at this point they were able to
>             paint threw the lovers then moving on to the phase 4 all the
>             chicken wire was replaced with the lovers between the port
>             holes and stainless steel grills for the air intakes.
>             Ed Rethwisch, 

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