Diesels are usually more common than steam locos at RPM meets, but prototype-specific superdetailing has its roots in steam, as Fred Lass reminded us with a table full of Bowser and other work-in-


progress kits. Even after a half a century, the aboveengines are still easy to identify as PRR, B&O and UP. Carrying history forward is part of the hobby. The added details are from PSC, Bowser, Cal Scale, etc.


Using photos in Ted Culotta’s book on the subject, John Johnson is modifying an Atlas HO 1932 ARA boxcar to copy a Missouri Pacific prototype by replacing the doors with home- made castings, new ladders and new running boards. The brake step is from Kadee. Pere Marquette 90824 is a heavily-redone Red Caboose car; it has a new Hutchins Dry Lading roof (the kit’s roof is separate) and 2/3/3 inverse Dreadnaught ends, all cast from John’s patterns.


They were coal cars on the Lehigh Valley and the ORERlisted them that way. Chuck Davis did a talk on the Valley’s coal cars and had several HO models on hand. At the top is an Accurail kit reworked for a 24000- 24999 series, 1907-1914 built Standard Steel car as it appeared in mid-century. The Bows- er GLa (center) is the start of a 20001-20500 series car (secondhand hoppers LV rebuilt with Dreadnaught ends). An Accurail kit with the sides sanded smooth, then scribed, is being used for composite cars built by the railroad, LV’s series 155501-15750 (bottom).


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