F unit air intake grilles

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fisker4jc

F7 or F9 grille

There's a difference. Early F7's had horizontal slits, late F7's and F9's had veritcal slits

 

F7 & F9 cabs and boosters---features as delivered:

Production phases	F7 Phase 1 Early		F7 Phase 1 Late					F7 Phase 2 to Dec 1953			F9  to Apr 1957
Phase Starts	Feb 1949	July 1949	Mar 1950	Nov 1950	Mar 1951	June 1951	Oct 1951	Feb 1952	June 1952	Oct 1952	Jan 1954
Grille	horizontal				horizontal or "Farr Air" vertical		vertical	vertical			vertical
Louvers	4 horizontal							4 vertical			5 vertical
DB fan	36"							36"	36"/48"	48"	48"
Windshield gasket	flush	raised						raised			raised
Door corners, Kick plates	square. yes		round, no					round, no			round, no
Wing window	short, w/square corners					tall, w/round corners		tall, w/round corners			tall, round corners
Drip strip	single		split, with rounded corners over door					split, with rounded corners over door			split
End door window	square			round				round			round
Sand filler cover	round							pull handle			pull handle
Rear overhang	yes							yes		no	no
Original [your road name] numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers	numbers

 

 

[maxman]

Maybe Cannon and Company might have what you need:

https://cannonandco.net/shop/ols/categories/radiator-screens-and-grilles

 

[Overmod]

Do a community and then Google search on "Farr-Air" for specific information.

[fisker4jc]

F7 or F9 grille.  Does anyone have them in stock?

[tstage]

Wouldn't those be contingent on which F-unit you have?  IIRC, F2 & F3 grilles are quite different from F7s, which are continuous. That said, I believe Detail Associates makes those grilles.

Here's also a link to a Dec '22 thread discussion on the same topic:

https://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/294332.aspx

HTH,

Tom

[fisker4jc]

Does anyone offer air intake grilles for F units (HO scale)?