Scratch Built Steeplecab

o3raledale just posted a pic on the O gauge forums of his new scratch built steeplecab.

I saw a great article in an old TTOS Bulletin on Scratchbuilding Standard Gauge. I'll scan it in and get it posted!

Check out the pic! Wow, very nice!

Jon's Custom Made Cars

SGMA member Jon Hinderer came up with some really unique cars for his Pride Lines Voltamp steeple cab loco to pull. Jon writes:

Thanks for the compliment on the mining cars. They're heavily kit-bashed "G
scale" logging cars from Ozark miniatures: I'm working on several more. Whole
thing started when I went looking for Voltamp couplers, and came up with link
and pin logging couplers that hook up to the Voltamp steeplecab by Pride Lines
quite well. There's a bit of work to enlarge the wheel sets from 2 inch to
2 1/4 for Standard Gauge, but nothing patience and a small file can't
accomplish.

Click on the photo to enlarge it, These are great looking cars!

Jim

Not Your Average Reproduction!

For those who haven't seen it, here's the Pride Lines steeple cab now available from John and Joyce Davanzo at Pride Lines. When I talked to John at Maurer he told me that the small cars to go with this great little reproduction will be available at York. This is really another fine model of one of the most popular locomotives from the great Voltamp line of toy trians. Look at that massive double field motor. This piece is hefty!

Jim