For the last installment of a series on modern cars here is another HO conversion done by the late Bill Johann. It was featured in
This car was scratch built in styrene by Pierre Bourassa. In my recent car maintenance blitz I converted it to use altered/regauged TYCO or Mantua
My roster of modern cars expanded somewhat recently with the arrival of these two boxcars. They were made by the late Bill Johann, converted from
Working on various projects one of the books I refer to as a resource is an old Kalmbach publication, Easy-to-Build Model Railroad Freight Cars. I
This is one of the first two PBL Sn3 trucks I have converted for use in OO. I will have more on this conversion later
One big issue for the OO operator is finding good trucks. The best new trucks I have seen recently are these. They are by North
When people think American OO they usually don’t think modern cars. I do have a few examples, however, and with a project to get several
Many manufacturers of American OO sold models of billboard refrigerators. The car below is a nice example by Graceline, with the factory, hand painted sides.