Questions, questions....

[BoxcabE50]

I was just cruising the Des Plaines Hobbies site. And it dawned upon me that I couldn't think of who supplied the cars for their custom runs? I want guess maybe it's AM?

Also, being somewhat graemlins/097.gif of a Milw fan, I was admiring their 70 hopper. And was curious about prototype fidelity?

:D

Boxcab E50

[Greg Elems]

The hopper is not an AM model. It was started by somebody else and Des Plaines Hobbies picked up the project and finished it. IIRC it was modeled after a Pennsy prototype. I do like the Milwaukee version though.
http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/simages/S1502.jpg
A nice looking car. Personally, I was leaning towards the D&RGW version myself. :D graemlins/LOL.gif
http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/simages/S15121.jpg

Greg

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[BoxcabE50]

Yes. They are nice looking cars. I wonder how close to anything the Milw ever had?

What about the tank cars? By chance do you know the origin of those bodies?

:D

Boxcab E50

[Greg Elems]

While this isn't Milwaukee, it does look like the hopper being sold by Des Plaines Hobbies. It maybe a longer car though, since it has 16 ribs and the model only has 13.
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=59891
Seems to me, I have a shot of a Milwaukee hopper that was sold and still had the original paint job. IIRC it was very similar to this one. If I find it, I'll post it.

Greg

[ 21. September 2003, 00:46: Message edited by: Greg Elems ]