[HO Scale 40 ft] PS-1 Models
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Benjamin Hom
Richard Townsend wrote: "What I know of is: Kar-Line (later Cannonball) AHM (later Con-Cor) McKean Intermountain Kadee" Not quite right: Kurtz Kraft (NOT Kar-Line; later Cannonball) AHM (later Model Power, Walthers, or Con-Cor depending on which set of tooling went where; Bernie Paul was involved, so it's complicated) McKean (later Accurail) Intermountain Kadee Model Power ("Metal Train") MTH Walthers Mainline (new tooling) ...and likely more that I've missed. Ben Hom |
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Charlie Vlk
Ben and all-
It is more complicated and probably beyond the scope of this group to do a complete genealogy anyway… Some McKean cars went through other owners and Con-Cor ended up with a couple of items. Model Power “Metal Train” was a diecast version of previous cars and an F-7 that had been done in plastic (Play Art?? as trainset items. The International Extended Window caboose was notable in that it was not the shorter Rock Island prototype but a more typical full length version. Kurtz-Kraft indeed had a PS-1 which if memory serves was the first alternative to Athearn or Roundhouse plastic 40 Ft box cars and predated the AHM versions.
Charlie Vlk
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Benjamin Hom
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11:11 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] [HO Scale 40 ft] PS-1 Models
Richard Townsend wrote: "What I know of is:
Kar-Line (later Cannonball) AHM (later Con-Cor) McKean Intermountain Kadee"
Not quite right: Kurtz Kraft (NOT Kar-Line; later Cannonball) AHM (later Model Power, Walthers, or Con-Cor depending on which set of tooling went where; Bernie Paul was involved, so it's complicated) McKean (later Accurail) Intermountain Kadee Model Power ("Metal Train") MTH Walthers Mainline (new tooling)
...and likely more that I've missed.
Ben Hom |
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And from the flat kit from Kurtz Kraft (which came in a clear plastic bag) also later emerged a PLUG DOOR 40 foot PS-1 kit (i.e. new sides) and I ordered one of those 30 years ago through Walthers (before I knew any better) and I still have that. Unlike the shake the box kits it had stand off details, which were really rare in the 1960's. I remember my Dad built a few of them. On 10/11/2022 2:06 PM, Charlie Vlk wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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