C&O George Washington passenger cars

[Kentuckian]

I probably should not ask this question- I am sure that a lot of people have worked hard to make this happen- but....why not do 725 as a single window coach, since the "Imperial Salon" cars were single window coaches (albeit with fancy interiors and 1-2 seating when built)?  It is listed as a paired window coach in the ad linked by the OP.

But surely they will be better than these?

[thomasjmdavis]

But surely they will be better than these?

@Kentuckian - turns out that I think they were right and I was wrong.  See my previous post that I have edited and added to.  I think the paired window coach is correct after all. 

It is a good looking set in any case.  Definitely a huge improvement over Model Power version, although you did a good job with decals if you did that one yourself.

[Kentuckian]

No, these are ancient Lima products. I think they came over on the Mayflower.

[asarge]

But surely they will be better than these?

Those were the ex-BevBel custom paint. I think they only did that and the observation. I have those two.

[Mark5]

No, these are ancient Lima products. I think they came over on the Mayflower.

More appropriately, they probably came over on the Susan Constant, Godspeed or Discovery. 

Mark

[reinhardtjh]

I probably should not ask this question- I am sure that a lot of people have worked hard to make this happen- but....why not do 725 as a single window coach, since the "Imperial Salon" cars were single window coaches (albeit with fancy interiors and 1-2 seating when built)?  It is listed as a paired window coach in the ad linked by the OP.

MEA CULPA..... I made one of the cardinal mistakes in train identification.  I relied on a photo of a car taken some years later and some jotted notes in a book that identified the Imperial Salon cars as #725, etc.
Photo here: http://www.borail.org/images/postcard/large/725-2-lg.jpg
Note that the car in that photo is A "725" single window coach that is a modified Imperial Salon car (I suspect the "-2-" in the photo url indicates "second of that number").... BUT, it is not THE "725" of the time period of the original George Washington.  I am going to assume it was renumbered when it was modified (note that one vestibule has been rebuilt to add more passenger space).  Found a better source that identifies the original numbers of the Imperial Salon cars as 727-756.  The coaches that preceded them in numbers (I assume up to 726) were paired window cars.  Here is 716.

I apologize to the historical society and Micro-trains.  They had it right.

But maybe they will do a couple of the single window coaches in Imperial Salon numbers as an add-on to the set as those cars were also used on the George Washington (if my sources are correct on that point).

Interesting!  Now I have a reason to want a single window MTL coach (as if I need any more projects... )

[nscalbitz]

Those were the ex-BevBel custom paint. I think they only did that and the observation. I have those two.

Ahh, that may explain how I've had for a decade a RR with what appears non-standard lettering: called "Capitol Home" as a combine Baggage-Club Car.
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It's an example of a 'foreign road' car for me. I guess it carries a 'special load' etc.
cheers davew

[Kentuckian]

More to come I hope.

[reinhardtjh]

I received mine on Friday as well.  A very nice looking set. 

[Kentuckian]

We live in the sticks and are last to get everything, so I figured others already had theirs.

[reinhardtjh]

We live in the sticks and are last to get everything, so I figured others already had theirs.

But you're a lot closer to Clifton Forge than I am.