C630 Mystery Boxes

Sat Jul 14 11:11:00 EDT 2018

Several people have made those vents or similar ones in HO.  Take a look at Detail Associates 1904 and 1903, and Details West 107 and 161 for starters.  Cal-Scale and Cannon may also make something.  

Marty Flick

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> Yes, they look like vents to me. Has anyone ever modeled these vents in HO?  Does a detail part company make them?  I am building a model of C630 #1135 and would appreciate any ideas on making/getting those vents.
> Thanks,
>         Rudy Garbely
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> I believe they are vents.  At least that's what the HO scale detail part that looks like them is called.  
> 
> Marty Flick
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> ---- NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
> > This is absolutely speculation, but since they don't look like antennas,
> > would they be vents?
> > 
> > Dave Phelps
> > 
> > On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 10:13 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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> > > Hello everyone, I noticed from photos that after the C630's transitioned
> > > to yard service that some sort of boxes appeared on the cab roof and short
> > > hood.  Does anyone purpose of these boxes?
> > >
> > > http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=15735
> > >
> > > http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=138332
> > >
> > > http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=16219
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -Evan Miller
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