Just received a pair of Branchline's new ready-to-run coaches in CB&Q (6100 series numbering). OK, I know they aren't perfect matches to the Q coaches (window count being one of the most obvious diff
If you check with Dave Lotz I believe Q Connection still has the commuter colors available and you could paint a undec car your self or have someone like Dave or some other custom painter on this lis
Dear nyCBQ fan, I too looked at the Branchline alternative but after seeing the car kits from NKP Car Sides I decided I can't live with a stand in. I am primarily a Q modeler and love heavy weight eq
I built several of the NKP cars. Unfortunately, I'm not a good model builder (especially lacking in patience) and live too far away to get to the Q meets to get Tom's help. I struggled through and go
Dale, I think some of the NKP kits use the styrene trucks from Bethlehem. Those bearings are made of soft styrene and with the crudely machined steel axles ( like Athearn's older wheels ) have too mu
Myself and many others that have brass passenger cars that don't roll very good with factory trucks can be cured quite easily. InterMountain Railway makes 36" roller bearing wheels sets that you can
Dale, I don't know how the trucks are mounted on the NKP as I've never built one of the heavyweights, but on an old Soho brass combine, I used a set of the Branchline six wheel trucks and they mounte
Rob, I was thinking about the Athearn trucks... well granted they are not correct but here's my thought on that situation. Which is more important? A good performing model with the trucks "almost" co