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Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« on: November 10, 2013, 09:09:06 AM »
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Hello,

A few months ago I got an undec Kato baggage car. I wanted to paint it for the C&NW.
Now that this car will be available in one of the Kato passenger sets shortly there is no need to do it on my own but I have no idea what to do with it instead.
Do you have some ideas? Something Midwestern... ?

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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2013, 09:36:14 AM »
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2013, 02:29:43 PM »
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Undoubtedly CNW occasionally added an extra baggage car to its consists, so why not just complete your project?
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2013, 02:37:16 PM »
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I'd wait to see the paint job Kato does.  You may still want to paint your own.

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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2013, 02:52:03 PM »
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What era?  Railroads sometimes carried foreign baggage cars, usually in express service, so you might be a able to use it for another road you like.
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2013, 04:02:17 PM »
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I agree with Jason; there are a number of variations of schemes that you might want to do that add flavour to a consist.
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2013, 04:48:41 PM »
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SOO ?
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2013, 05:20:09 PM »
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All of my odd ball passenger cars (including an undec Kato baggage) end up in the box that has my Dimi-Train work train kits for some never-to-be completed fantasy MOW train.  Those kits are just too good not to own even if you don't need them.  :P

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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2013, 05:24:50 PM »
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Quote from: eja on November 10, 2013, 04:48:41 PM
SOO ?

Well, I have the SOO baggage car from Walthers...
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2013, 05:33:08 PM »
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Lots of ideas to think about...

So this car would be ok for

C&NW
SOO
Fantasy MOW  :D

What about
NP
CP
CN
AC
MILW (but somehow I doubt it)

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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2013, 09:39:34 PM »
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Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
New York Central,
Norfolk And Western
GTW
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
CB&Q

Think roads that only went as far east (or north) as Chicago. Couple years ago at Naperville Prototype modelers meet, some one did a clinic on secondary trains. I believe a train to the Boy Scout Jamboree had cars from at least 4 or 5 different roads, (though most were coaches or sleepers) What was the CNW 's previous paint scheme?
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2013, 12:38:58 AM »
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If NP and CB&Q, then probably GN.
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2013, 02:38:38 PM »
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Quote from: keeper on November 10, 2013, 05:24:50 PM
Well, I have the SOO baggage car from Walthers...

And those are closer to the Soo prototype, which they only had two of anyway.
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Re: Ideas for a Kato undec baggage car
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2013, 03:29:32 PM »
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I don't know about baggage cars, but I do have mind to take an MT or Kato RPO and scale down the overall concept of the American Flyer operating mechanism.


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