Ok, I am planning to buy both sets of the new 3rd rail Daylight cars but I still need more cars, alot more. I want to replicate the wartime consist of around 17 cars. I can't use the tavern and parlor cars and I need something like 5 more chair cars and 3 more articulated chair cars. To just buy more and more sets from 3rd rail would get really expensive but I want everything to match. I can't buy cars seperatly from 3rd rail so I am open to suggestions?

If I recall correctly, Yves posted a detailed thread on his building of SP articulated cars, made from either American Standard or American Lightweight kits.

try searching for it.

Have you written or called 3rd rail asking if they would be willing to produce what you require at a Volume pricing structure?

The posts about the Building of Daylight articulated cars are gone. That is the serious drawback of purging the servers every three months and not archiving the technical articles.

If someone has saved these threads, they may be able to repost them.

Sorry for not being able to help you.

Yves

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Originally posted by TimDude:
Ok, I am planning to buy both sets of the new 3rd rail Daylight cars but I still need more cars, alot more. I want to replicate the wartime consist of around 17 cars. I can't use the tavern and parlor cars and I need something like 5 more chair cars and 3 more articulated chair cars. To just buy more and more sets from 3rd rail would get really expensive but I want everything to match. I can't buy cars seperatly from 3rd rail so I am open to suggestions?

Buy three sets or more and resell on Ebay what you do not need.

Yves

Yes I did contact 3rd rail via e-mail and they said they would not sell individual cars or create a set of just chair and articulated chair cars and to try one of their dealers and se if they would. I have not contacted any dealers yet. As far as ebay I thought about that but it is still a sizable investment up front. I also thought about buy the 2 rail cars using what I need and then converting the others to 3 rail and selling them, there may be more of a market?
Where can I get these other kits and do you think they would interchange well with a "production" unit?

For what it's worth, there have been insufficient reservations for these 3rd Rail SP Daylight cars. We need to get the word passed around or there is possible danger of these cars NOT being produced. Start beating the bushes guys!!

How do I find out about their Daylight cars? I don't see anything on their website.

Look under the place where it points to Golden Gate Depot.

http://www.goldengatedepot.com/

ChipR

I heard the is not enough reservations for the postwar Broadway Limited sets either

Ah, Golden Gate Depot. Thanks!! My reservation has been placed.

Now I just have to find some affordable motive power!!!

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Originally posted by EL_Railfan:
Now I just have to find some affordable motive power!!!

This would be perfect:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item...=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015

Yves

Another auction to monitor: That may be what you are looking for.

http://cgi.ebay.com/O-scale-2-Rail-SOUTHERN-PACIFIC-DAY...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for the heads up on the auctions. Now, if I could just find some affordable 2-rail E8's or PA's. That would be sweet.

One question, on the KTM Daylight steam engine there were several questions about how many generators were on the left side of the locomotive. What is the signifigance of them?

Yves, thatns for the info on the auctions. Anybody on this thread planning on bidding on those cars? No sense in getting into a bidding war for no reason.