In a lot purchase not long ago I obtained two old time passenger cars. I did not give them a much thought initially — my
Back a few months ago I posted about a group of three cement hoppers I had nearly completed but had not yet painted. These
Up today are a couple cars that have been very slowly working though the paint shop for a couple years. The baggage car is
Not long ago I posted an article on a TYCO modern caboose that is overscale for HO and suited to use in American OO. I
Not long ago I featured a couple of modern cars converted from large TYCO reefers, conversions done by Bill Johann. In that article I mentioned
I was pointed to a HO product that does convert into a pretty convincing American OO Fox truck. Fox trucks were a patented product
Another recent project was rebuilding this Champion New Haven Dairy express reefer. These are nice models and rarely seen. I rebuilt a pair of
For today the topic is three OO scale cement hoppers, ready for painting. It is an interesting trio. The mostly brass car is Schorr. It
This car has been rolling on my layout for some years. An older conversion, I recently spruced it up a bit. It is a
Those following this site know I have been working for some years on a long series of articles on the history of American OO gauge.
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