Hi Mark,
The CPR didn't put steel sheathing on any 65' wooden coaches.
They all had tongue and groove siding from start to finish. I've
toyed with the idea of doing a correct side and end templates (or
replacement sides and ends), to use the Rivarossi coach your talking
about. It's really not that big of a streach either. One could make a
nice looking Barney & Smith coach without of a lot of work.
The photo's you spoke about are all wooden sided cars. I hope
this helps, and good luck with your project.
Regards,
Fred Shannon
--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mark Charboneau" <mcharboneau@c...>
wrote:
I am presently trying to model this older CPR coach in the series1147 to
1181 or 1800 to 1808. I have referenced the equipment drawingsfrom the Sig
Library and found them very useful in modeling dimensions, windowsspacing
and location and interior features. However, I am lacking anyphotos or
references to any published works that show a close up view of thesides of
these coaches. The only references that I have so far come acrossare in
John Riddell's "CPR Colour Guide" on page 5 ( shows 1908 Pullmanbuilt coach
in series 600 to 782) and in Bill Linley's "Canadian Pacific InColour
Eastern Lines" on page15 (the photo shows two cars of 1912 or sovintage).
In both of these photos it is difficult to determine whether thesecars were
metal clad, wood sided and smooth or wood sided with tongue andgroove
siding. The model closest to this series of cars (1147 to 1181,1800 to
1808) is the Rivarossi passenger # 2810. While some details likewindows
and underbody parts have to be undertaken, the kit has rivets on asteel
sheathing. Can anyone suggest any additional photo references thatwould
show a clearer view of the actual side of these cars?
Any guidance on the actual outer car finish would be most helpful.
Mark Charboneau
Kitchener, Ontario.