Wayne Riggle, dba Regal Kits back in '70;s had a 65' mill gon and PRR 48' low-side gon. They were wood kits, not bad for the era.
Dave Engle ________________________________ From: Pieter Roos <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 9:33 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Mill Gondolas (was PRR G26 Completed 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.
