Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2004

Thanks for the kind words Matt. The Super Chief you saw is not mine. It is a
brass model belonging to one of the club members. I believe the importers
are Overland for the engine and Challenger for the cars. I currently have
completed a chair car consist, mostly Walthers' cars, that is a
representative stand-in for the El Cap or Golden State. I pull it with a
three unit 325 class F7 that I built about six years ago using highly
modified Stewart shells. You can see that engine on the third "gallery" page
on the LAMRS web site. I'm still waiting for a couple undec Walthers cars to
come out so I can complete the Super set. I prefer the undecs as they are a
bit easier to work with for detailing and painting with Alclad. I'm going to
supplement the consists with a couple Regals and a Palm using car sides from
the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society. For power I have a
four unit Genesis F3 set that I am now finishing with added detailing.

Regards, Jim Bright