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Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - cnrglen - 10-05-2016 I was at a swap meet this past weekend and two different modelers gave me these: Cary E-6 body kit Cary FTa body kit Cary FTb body kit Cary F3b body kit (4) Cary F3b body without details and 3 Varney F3 shells. I know the Varney shells are pretty much junk, but how about the Cary ones? I got the FTA shell given to me when I bought this: It's the complete S-2 kit from Cary, with Athearn running gear. My plan is to build it up to look like Canadian Pacific's S-2 in original Black and Tuscan paint: Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - e-paw - 10-06-2016 The Carry bodies make good starting points for detail projects, as long as they are not damaged. There extra weight is a nice bonus for traction. Nice find on that one. That was one heck of a deal. Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - MountainMan - 10-06-2016 Nothing is ever just "junk". There is always a use for it somewhere. Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - nachoman - 10-06-2016 Those look like fun projects Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - Eccentric-Crank - 10-08-2016 I finally got one of those S2 shells and when i was working on the cab discovered that I'd tightened the vice it was in too much. I learned I could mark it with my fingernails! I love the shells, but they need to be handled very carefully, some were made of pewter. I'm hoping to polish a couple of F units & maybe get them plated... Great score! Dan M. Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - cnrglen - 10-09-2016 Thanks for the feedback. I've pretty much decided to pass the shells on to other modelers with the exemption of a F-3b shell. Neither of the Canadian Railways that I model had FT's or E-6's. I'm currently gathering detail parts for the S-2. I'd like to replace it's kit handrails with some better detailed ones. The originals were Athearn metal uprights and bent wire. Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - Eccentric-Crank - 10-10-2016 CN had a four F3As and two F3Bs, 9000-9005. They were upgraded to F7s in later years. From the Alberta Railway Museum site, <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/special-interest-equipment.html">http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/spe ... pment.html</a><!-- m --> The two F3 A-B-A sets ordered by the CNR each consisted of three locomotives, 2 "A" units with control cabs, and a "B" unit without. CNR's two sets were numbered 9000-9001-9002 and 9003-9004-9005. 9001 and 9004 were the cabless units. CNR's six F3's were the only ones owned by a Canadian railway. These six locomotives were ordered for, and normally used only in freight service, although they did occasionally get assigned to passenger trains. Dan M. Re: Swap meet giveaway Cary shells - cnrglen - 10-10-2016 Yes I already know about the F-3's that CN had. I was talking about the FT units and the E-6's that I don't really have a use for. I detailed a Proto1000 F-3 a few years ago and contacted the Alberta railway museum for some detail pictures of #9000. I am keeping one of the F-3b shells for a possible future project though. I did open all the boxes today and found a complete Varney F-3 engine that looks like it's never been painted. |