Acme- Walthers Mikado 1937-40

I have a Vanden Boom of Kansas City, MO. catalog from 1940 that shows this as Walthers.  Who is the Acme portion?

Nice!  And it's already "weathered."

Rusty

  Roy Robbins of Acme had been advertising as early as 1932 ..  very little is known about him and his company with few surviving pieces .

Roy was offering kits in 1/4" scale ... then in 1934 he worked with Lee B Green of MiLoco - Mini -Scale  fame ...who worked in 17/64ths...... Roy left Green with in a year , but was now promoting 17/64ths

Roy  went into or advertised going into HO in 1937   and that the Mike was going to Walthers ...last  I heard of Roy Robbins .

The enclosed drive on the Mike is the same as found on the MiLoco  Hudson and K4 ...also Mini Scale Hudson ..

I have what I believe to be a Acme  P5 A   17 64ths ... 

Hopefully in time more about Acme and surviving pieces will surface ...  Roy offered a cast aluminum Hudson  before MiLoco ....  where are they ? ...

Roy offered a line of cast passenger and freight cars  ...I believe I have one of the passenger cars which is very close to a Mi Loco ...but with cast rivets ..body in cast aluminum...   

Cheers Carey 

That is a mighty handsome Mike!

I really want a picture of the P5a, if indeed you are referring to the PRR electric shown in the ad, and not the B&O steamer.

Allan Wehrle and I were going to cast some bronze P5a sides, but he moved to the city where they frown on foundries, and then he left us totally.

Hello Bob ..and the world

Here is the PRR Class P in glorious 17/64ths.

Someone stole the,motor out of it ..having a very long shaft. One day a replacement,will surface to get her back rolling .

Cheers Carey

Thanks!  I always wanted a box P5.  I have a bronze O1 and an MTH P5 with streamlined body, 2-railed.