Re: CB&Q #537's asymmetrical Handrail.

Posted by Mike Trent on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/CB-Q-537-tp550p12274.html

Hi Stan, I assume you are referring to the "dogs", or brackets that clamp the door closed on the smokebox door?

Those are PSC castings, which were required as the original D&RGW style C-21 smokebox door casting had to be modified with a unimat to more closely resemble #537. That they were correctly formed was a bonus. You are right, these are very rarely if ever done properly on imported models.

#537's smokebox front was made by the shops in the same way other flat fronts were made through the roster. #9, #71, and #74 also had, and still have, (oddly enough) flat fronts.

Thanks for noticing, but I didn't have to fabricate them as Caboose Hobbies had a wonderful inventory of parts in those days.

Mike