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

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

I'm very familiar with the F units details. I have built about twenty in 
all phases in HO with Highliner shells. Your best bet is to go ahead and 
renumber the unit.
Gordon Smith

Brian Walsh via groups.io wrote:
> Thanks Gordon
>
> I blew up your photo and counted the louvers -- there appears to be 10 
> in each vent. That shouldn't be a problem for a little 3D magic. But 
> then I rechecked my model and the chicken wire (which I assume is about 
> 5 thousands of an inch in depth) goes from one porthole to the other. 
> That would also have to be scraped off to get a true 135A. Hmmmm.
> So I'm rethinking. Probably the easiest thing to do is to spray paint 
> the red and black stripe right over everything and call it a day. I'll 
> just make sure I'm not home when the CB&Q Paint Police come calling.
> I've included a photo of 135's sister F3 No. 121A & B so you should be 
> able to see the detail I'm talking about.
> Brian Walsh
>
>     ------ Original Message ------
>     From: kc2bw=optonline.net@groups.io
>     To: CBQ@groups.io
>     Sent: Tuesday, June 2nd 2026, 12:34 PM
>     Subject: Re: [CBQ] Side stripe on CB&Q F3 units
>     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 > > 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 >
>     To: 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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