Modeling a BCR remote control car
comotives. This model of RCC2 was an enjoyable project to build and is an inter- esting addition to my motive power fleet. I would like to thank Robert Deno (BCR Supervisor of Special Equip-
ment, Mechanical, retired), who super- vised the conversion of RCC2 in 1972 and provided much useful information, including an interior arrangement dia- gram, Greg Kennelly and Roger Bur-
Bill of materials
BLMA Models No. 69 Trainline air hoses
Detail Associates No. 2502 .008″ Brass wire (for hand holds)
Evergreen Scale Models No. 127 .020″×.156″ Strip styrene (to fill side grilles) No. 36 .030″×.125″ Strip styrene (for end gusset plates) No. 212 .080″ Styrene rod (to fill side door portholes)
JnJ Trains No. 344-82 FA and PA etched steps
Life-Like No. 7927 FB-2, undecorated
Microscale Decals No. 60-783 British Columbia Rwy. Locos
Micro-Trains No. 1015 or No. 1016 Couplers
Miniatures by Eric No. NF-4 Fuel fillers (four required) No. NS-2 CNR smoke jack
NorthWest Short Line No. 2575 Low profile wheels
Sunrise Enterprises (or equivalent) No. N-550 M.U. hoses No. N-3002 Sinclair antenna
Here are the two sides of the finished unit (above). Since the model is supposed to repre- sent the RCC2 soon after shopping, it received minimal weathering. The finished model (below) is seen running in service mid-train with helpers C-630M 701 and M-630 706.
rows for the use of their prototype pho- tographs, Jeff Briggs for his assistance in completing the model, and Bobb Losse for his companion article on RCC2 in this issue.
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