I do not know the motivation behnd the creation of Grandt Lines AB brake set, but I do know that a deposit for an S Scale reefer was paid to Grandt Line and I believe PRS briefly advertised an S Scale reefer. Grandt refunded the deposit when agreement on the reefer could not be reached. It was during this time that Front Range began tooling the 50' boxcar for PRS. When Front Range could not finish the car was when Intermountain was formed as a new company. Intermountains first complete project of their own was their 40' AAR boxcar.
Ironically, it ultimately took 4 mold makers to complete the PRS S Scale reefer.....Intermountain, A&W Miniatures, Joel Berling, and Model America. Ron Sebastian --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > My understanding was that the Grandt Line AB brake system was designed > for their kits before PRS/Intermountain starting making stuff. And if > my memory is correct the 50' SD boxcar was first shown at the NMRA > convention here is Houston in 89'. It was also the time that Uncle Ed > Loizeaux introduced his new magazine. Which is also the one and only > time the Houston S Gaugers volunteered to host a joint convention. And > to go a bit further, we had planned to introduce a nicely done 10,000 > gal single dome tank car as the convention car. Funny how history takes > some strange turns. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx.com > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Ed" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > > > > > > Intermountain made there original kits but I think they finally > > went to China, not sure about that though. thanks Bert > > > > > > Bert....You are close, but not quite right. PRS manufactured their > > own kits initially and contracted with Intermountain in later years. Ed L. > > > > > > > Ed L.....You are close, but not quite right. The first car actually > > produced was the 50' AAR boxcar and the tooling was predominantly done > > by Front Range and finished by John Verser and Jerry Porters' newly > > formed company, Intermountain. Front Range was unable to finish the > > car primarily because they lost their toolmaker Fred Brummet. > > Ironically Intermountain was formed with 3 partners, Fred Brummet, > > John Verser, and Jerry Porter. Throughout this time, PRS was always > > John Versers S Scale company and never really part of Intermountain. > > > > Ron Sebastian > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
