Maybe I am in error, that it was the hi-cube box instead. It has always been my understanding that Frisco built the first full-length auto rack, that Santa Fe tried to claim "first" by slapping a rack on a 50' car to jump the gun
Dave Engle --- On Thu, 4/4/13, Billy Click <[email protected]> wrote: From: Billy Click <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Auto rack car To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 11:18 AM Yes Hansel was quite a modeler and manufacturer. His kits had mostly hand-drawn plans and typed instructions. When he sold his stuff I bought his 86' high cube boxcar. It has a working cushion underframe and "spinner" roller bearing trucks. I wanted to purchase that Main Central operating wrecking crane but I just couldn't afford it at the time. Billy Click On Apr 4, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Ed wrote: > It is possible John bought it from Hansel > Dave Engle Assuming you mean Hansel Main, he was quite a modeler. I remember seeing his working rotary snow plow machine. His F-unit had working windshield wipers. And I believe he also built a working 250-ton crane with small motors inside. He was way ahead of his time with regard to animation of all kinds. Ed Loizeaux
