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Freight and Passenger Car Modeling, O Scale & Proto 48Leave a comment

No. 217 (June 2026): O Scale Wabash War Emergency Box Car

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Many of you are aware that our friend Tony Koester is building an O scale “Tribute Layout” to the Wabash High Line–a long-abandoned branchline in Western Illinois–in an upstairs room in his home. I’ve built four or five O scale freight cars for The High Line in the last year, and back in December Tony asked me if I could build another one. Here’s the report. Below. December 2025: The box arrives at Ramstein. I got the box from Tony just before Christmas 2025. Inside was a new-in-the-box Chooch Ultra Scale II Nickel Plate Road War Emergency box car kit. … Continue reading No. 217 (June 2026): O Scale Wabash War Emergency Box Car

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No. 216 (June 2026): The O Scale Smoky Mountain Model Works Seaboard B-7 Box Car

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It has been a very busy Spring for my wife and I. I spent modeling time in March, April and May building and finishing a large stack of rolling stock models and selling another 25 models online. I also worked on a few models for others. Modeling time was cut short due to travel, work–I got a new job–and church activities. Our kids also managed to occupy a good amount of our spare time even though they live on another continent. In April, Kristina and I were able to break away for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Seychelles. We flew … Continue reading No. 216 (June 2026): The O Scale Smoky Mountain Model Works Seaboard B-7 Box Car