On Nov 14, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Curt Fortenberry <curtfortenberry@...> wrote:


Scaletrains made the announcement of their kit classic PS-1 boxcar.  The artwork dates are later 40's to early 50's.

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/kit-classics-ho-scale-p-s-40-boxcar.html

Curt Fortenberry

Scaletrains made the announcement of their kit classic PS-1 boxcar.  The artwork dates are later 40's to early 50's.

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/kit-classics-ho-scale-p-s-40-boxcar.html

Curt Fortenberry

Scaletrains made the announcement of their kit classic PS-1 boxcar.  The artwork dates are later 40's to early 50's.

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/kit-classics-ho-scale-p-s-40-boxcar.html

Curt Fortenberry

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

On Nov 14, 2022, at 7:20 PM, Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:



I was a bit surprised by the Scale Trains PS-1's as it seems like they are intended to be the Blue Box cars of the 2020's with everything cast on.  I took a couple of pictures with my phone.  I hope the come through embedded in the text, like this.

They also displayed test shot of PFE Reefer

and a Gondola, that I wondered if it were Pennsy.  I apparently failed to get a side view.

Although I was talking to Shane Wilson, he would only allow that these were test shots for future products a ways out in the future.  I thought the PFE reefer might be a plywood side car, but he said that it was steel car.

 

Just now, it occurs to me that these all might be some ex-MTH cars coming into the Scale Trains line.  Didn't MTH have a PS-1, PFE Reefer and a gondola too?

 

Steve Hile

 

 

 

 

 

, November 14, 2022 2:48 PM

On Nov 14, 2022, at 4:20 PM, Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:

I was a bit surprised by the Scale Trains PS-1's as it seems like they are intended to be the Blue Box cars of the 2020's with everything cast on.  I took a couple of pictures with my phone.  I hope the come through embedded in the text, like this.

They also displayed test shot of PFE Reefer

and a Gondola, that I wondered if it were Pennsy.  I apparently failed to get a side view.

Although I was talking to Shane Wilson, he would only allow that these were test shots for future products a ways out in the future.  I thought the PFE reefer might be a plywood side car, but he said that it was steel car.

 

Just now, it occurs to me that these all might be some ex-MTH cars coming into the Scale Trains line.  Didn't MTH have a PS-1, PFE Reefer and a gondola too?

 

Steve Hile

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Sent: Nov 14, 2022 3:01 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Scaletrains HO PS-1 40' boxcar

 

Tim, you imply that the Scale Trains PS-1 aren’t 100% accurate, correct? I could use a few PS-1 boxcars lettered for Eastern roads, and I’ve been holding off planning to buy Kadee. If these are accurate, I may get a couple of cars.

 

Nelson  Moyer

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 2:48 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Scaletrains HO PS-1 40' boxcar

 

Incredible, in my opinion -- It's not hard to find 100% accurate KADEE models for $20 or less and all of the
Kadee cars (except the ridiculous special run collector cars) are correctly lettered and numbered. I have quite
a few I plan to sell off because they don't fit my time period anymore.


On 11/14/2022 3:41 PM, Curt Fortenberry wrote:

Scaletrains made the announcement of their kit classic PS-1 boxcar.  The artwork dates are later 40's to early 50's.

https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/kit-classics-ho-scale-p-s-40-boxcar.html

Curt Fortenberry

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

 

 

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On Nov 14, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Brian Carlson via groups.io <prrk41361@...> wrote:

Can confirm the reefer is also ex MTH. MTH had what they called a 70 ton mill gon. It was similiar to Bethlehem and Greenville cars, but I never looked at it too closely since Proto and tangent had those covered.

They didn’t have a 40 ft gon. Be interesting to see the side.  

Brian J. Carlson 

On Nov 14, 2022, at 7:20 PM, Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:



I was a bit surprised by the Scale Trains PS-1's as it seems like they are intended to be the Blue Box cars of the 2020's with everything cast on.  I took a couple of pictures with my phone.  I hope the come through embedded in the text, like this.

They also displayed test shot of PFE Reefer

and a Gondola, that I wondered if it were Pennsy.  I apparently failed to get a side view.

Although I was talking to Shane Wilson, he would only allow that these were test shots for future products a ways out in the future.  I thought the PFE reefer might be a plywood side car, but he said that it was steel car.

 

Just now, it occurs to me that these all might be some ex-MTH cars coming into the Scale Trains line.  Didn't MTH have a PS-1, PFE Reefer and a gondola too?

 

Steve Hile

 

 

 

 

 

, November 14, 2022 2:48 PM

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Brian J. Carlson, P.E.
Cheektowaga NY

no photos  :-(

The photos are available on the groups.io web site.  Take the link at the bottom of the message.

 

Note that the gondola was not a 40 footer, it was a 52 foot one.

 

Steve Hile

On Nov 16, 2022, at 5:20 PM, lrkdbn via groups.io <lrkdbn@...> wrote:

Let me see if I understand this correctly. Secondhand tooling that wasn't all that great the first time,foobie paint
schemes AND reserve now with delivery 9 months out? Now that's a business model... 
Larry King

Tim, when you're ready to sell, I'll give you $20 each for any HO scale C&O kadee cars. 

Dave

I surprised myself - I have only one C&O Kadee model - a 50 foot box car ! My other C&O models are all kits - or hopper cars.
I have a bunch of C&O hopper car models, including a bunch of brass cars (4 or 5 I think).



On 11/15/2022 12:50 AM, Dave Wetterstroem wrote:

Tim, when you're ready to sell, I'll give you $20 each for any HO scale C&O kadee cars. 

Tim O'Connor