Last 5 A's

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At 11:09 PM 1/19/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't think BLI is going to make a model of the last 5 A's so what if 
>the club got BLI or even Bowser to make a retrofit kit to turn your BLI A 
>in to one of the last series?
>
>The kit would need:
>How-to instructions
>New rods and valve gear (to simulate timken roller bearing type
>Black background decals for the new numbers.
>Any new apliances?



>what else would be needed?

Tender trucks.  The sideframes on the last group of A's, as sell as J's 
611-613 were different.  The only time I have seen these correctly modelled 
was on the Alco Models Jawn Henry years ago.  Most or all of the brass 
imports of these models have not had the correct side frames.

Rick Morrison