Years ago, I got a pair of gondola ends from Temple Neiter, reproduction castings of a “Graceline” part, which I used to make my first
In the book I tried to include as many photos of specific models as I could. One line I have a special interest in is
One vintage American OO model you rarely see is the Graceline caboose. I have two that were built up really well, but they were not
The final model of this project has been completed in two versions, standard and open versions of the Graceline quad hopper. In Part V
This summer I started a project (here) to work out making resin castings of two rare, vintage American OO models, the Graceline quad hopper and
One puzzle for me recently has been assembling more working examples of sprung Graceline trucks. Their Andrews trucks were introduced in 1941, and the other
Besides the full floor castings seen on Lionel boxcars, the Nason cast boxcar, and a number of Scale-Craft models (boxcars, stock cars, and late style
Slowly I have been working with the resin castings for the boxcar and hopper, and building up the models. Which has had a learning curve
I have a soft spot for Graceline cars with the hand painted sides. This particular car I have owned for some 20 years but
In the set from Micro-Mark they include a casting resin. It is the medium type of what they sell in terms of speed to cure