Hello Jace; Bill imported a small run of those gondolas in brass some years ago via Pennsy S Models.
The only other 65ft mill gons sold in S are older wood and card models from Wisconsin Central, maybe Sunshine, and Lehigh Valley models. Dick Karnes had an article in an early Dispatch on splicing two AF gons. I began a similar conversion, and narrowed the car to correct width, but the rib count didn't match any known prototype. Pieter E. Roos ________________________________ From: JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 11:47 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Mill Gondolas (was PRR G26 Completed What was the source of that? Train Stuff? I wasn't in S scale until a few years ago. I own two Lobaugh 65' mill gondolas in O scale (one finished, lettered for Erie, one still in kit, going to be either Wabash or B&O) and they are quite distinctive, even if one doesn't model steel mills. And they are not only longer but narrower than standard freight cars. I bought two of the AM special paint schemes for Davies Steel (the late Gil Freytag's steel mill operation in HO) from the NMRA collectible sale. I am not sure whether they will stay that or get repainted (no rush as I have seven or eight other AM gondolas in road names I like better). Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 13:44:33 +0000 > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: PRR G26 Completed > > Brian: > > Would you also be interested in a 65-ft. CNW gon from a 1975 product review I > did for S Gaugian back in 1975? Pictures on request; > > boB Nicholson ______________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "Brian Jackson" <brian__jackson@...> wrote: > > > > > > Your and Dan's G26 is an absolutely awesome model. I was so glad to get a > > genuine mill gon--long, narrow and low. Stands out like nothing else in a > > steam-era train. > > > > Brian Jackson > > Springfield, IL > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
