CP 8549
Photo by Leslie Ehrlich, models by John
Ewert and Leslie Ehrlich
CP
H-16-44s 8549, 8550
These aren't
my locos, but I did have a hand in decorating them. My friend John
Ewert wanted no less than four 'Baby Train Masters' painted in CP Rail
Action Red, so I helped him out. The Bachmann Spectrum H-16s are
nice locos, but the most obvious flaw is the double screen openings for
the radiator fans. CP units had only one screen opening on either
side. I could have filled the second openings in, but John wasn't too fussy
about that. The only modifications I made were the stacks, which were cut
from the inner tube of a BIC ball point pen. I had to ream the exhaust
stack openings slightly to get the tubes to fit, then I Krazy glued them
in place. I also added three chime horns to the cabs. Not much
work involved in modeling these units, although I do hate installing the
coupler lift bars on the pilots. The handrails aren't much fun either.
Make:
Bachmann Spectrum
Detail Parts:
Miniatures
by Eric H1 CPR Diesel Air Horn
Decals:
C-D-S Lettering
HO-259 CP Rail roadswitcher - early narrow stripe scheme, c.1968
