I detailed my CZ D&RGW, WP and Amtrak Dome Observations. The interior sleeping rooms were a normal height seat. The end Lounge Area required that I grind down the feet and legs of my passengers. The altering of the people is less work and prevented me from making errors that could not be repaired. It is difficult to see the feet of the figures when there are figures across the aisle blocking the view of the lower half of the people.
I disconnected the stairs to the Dome into two pieces. The Upper Dome floor had a short section of stairs glued to the Dome floor. I ground down 5/16" from the Upper stairs where they join the Lower stairs. This made assembling the car very easy. (I did this on all of my Dome cars.)
I also allow the Dome Floor to rest on the top of the window glass upper edges of the Lower windows. This lowers the Dome Floor enough to make the Preiser 65602 Seated People I painted look better in the Dome. If light shining from the Dome is a problem, electrical tape will help mask the light after the Dome Floor has been re-inserted into the body shell. (I did NOT tighten my Dome Floor screws. They are in place to keep the floor from moving forward or back as the floor rests on the top edge of the window glass.)
Sincerely, John Rowlen
