That was useful if only to validate that the one I found on eBay (which I didn’t find a couple of days ago) was reasonably priced.

Thanks.

Dave Lotz at Q Connection had at least two Hallmark Burlington plated window troop kitchen cars for sale in Collinsville last year. You might want to contact him to see what he has now. A few Walthers P2K cars are out there in both the plated and non-plated versions, I built eight about two years ago.

Nelson Moyer

I am in need of a Hallmark Troop Kitchen Car.

If you have one you’d consider selling, or know of one that is available, please let me know.

Schuyler

Schuyler – DOT – Larrabee (at) Verizon – DOT – net.

Thanks for any assistance

It looks like both are Pere Marquette boxcars.

Eric Hansmann

Murfreesboro, TN

I first met Denny at a Naperville meet, many years ago.

I told him, along with others at the table, a story about when I got a package delivered to my office.  The receptionist signed for it, but sure had a disdainful look on her face as she delivered it to me at my desk.  It was clearly marked as having come from “Hobbies for Men.”  (for those who might not know, HFM was a model railroad store in, IIRC, Beacon NY)  The entire table burst into laughter, and Denny remembered that story for years.

BTW, the receptionist, when I showed her the kit that came in the box, was able to laugh about it.

Seeing Denny has been a highlight for me of attending Cocoa Beach.  We shared the highlights (and lowlights) of our personal lives as well as our modeling lives, and I learned a lot about his career as a physician.  He cautioned me about one major life event I went through, and that caution came from his own experiences.  That caution was well founded, but he later agreed that I had taken the correct course.

Denny always had some complementary remark about models I brought to Cocoa, none of which were anywhere near the quality of his displays.  I have an ABBA set of Overland GE UM20s which I have been working on since they were new.  Denny has asked me about the progress on them periodically, and they are >>finally<<nearing completion.  I had been looking forward to bringing them to Cocoa for his inspection.

I guess that won’t be happening . . .

Schuyler

I am in need of a Hallmark Troop Kitchen Car.

If you have one you’d consider selling, or know of one that is available, please let me know.

Schuyler

Schuyler – DOT – Larrabee (at) Verizon – DOT – net.

Thanks for any assistance

I am so sad to hear that news.  I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with he and his wife at his home in 2018.  What a gifted modeler of rolling stock.  He even presented me with a car off his layout for use on mine.  His many contributions to the hobby and particularly in helping create the wonderful California State Railroad Museum are memorable.  Although I did not know him well except through emails, he was such a wonderful host and I’m honored to get to know him a little bit better.

My prayers go out to he and his family.

God bless,

Gary Ray

Magalia, CA