"Peter W." <peteski@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Jun 6, 10:57 am, "Greg G. F." <gforesti...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Would appreciate it if someone could point me to the El Capitan high
>> level train in N gauge - that is if it exists. I'm transitioning from
>> HO to N.
>>
>> thx
>>
>> Greg
>
>I'm not an El Capitan expert but I seem to recall someone mention that
>the old Con-Cor Superliners were actually based on the El Capitan hi
>level cars.
Amtrak based the design of the Superliners on the El Capitan cars.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a brass im****t of the entire
El Capitan. I know PFM im****ted Amtrak Superliners in the early
1990s.
If Con-cor didn't make the Superliners with Santa Fe lettering, it
wouldn't be that difficult to lift the Amtrak lettering with a
specialty stripper and decal them. That would result in a reasonable
representation for most people even if it wouldn't pass muster at
an AT&SF modelers' convention.
AT&SF's baggage-dorm transition car would have to be kitbashed, but
it shouldn't be too difficult.
Drawings for the transition car were published in Railroad Model
Craftsman in the early to mid-1970s.
FP45s might be difficult to find in plastic. I'm sure there have
been a couple of brass runs within the last 10 years.
http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=98091
has
some discussion on the prototype and
http://www.trainweb.org/diez-mon/f45/f-p-45.html
discusses kitba****ng
one in N-scale.
>Also Bachmann made full length dome cars but that might be a different
>beast alltogether.
Bachmann's cars represent the Auto-Train exAT&SF dome cars. The
most prominent difference is the large letterboard. Some careful
work with jewler's files can result in a presentable AT&SF full dome
car. There are etched brass sides available to accurately turn
the Bachmann car into a Great Northern "Great Dome", but they look
ok if repainted into Omaha Orange/Green Empire Builder colors.
Again, RMC published drawings and info on the Domes in the mid-1970s.
I haven't seen anyone kitbash that car into BNSF's Glacier View,
but there are plenty of photos of the prototype online, for example
http://www.trainweb.org/web_lurker/GN1390/
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