A few years ago, this forum posted a set of instructions on how to make street cars from cardstock. Specifically from manilla folder stock. I can't find it. Can anyone repost these instructions or provide a link?
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Try "Fabricating O-Scale Trolley Cars" in the forum search engine. tried to forward link but was unable
to connect through this reply. Good Luck
May also try search "Question for Joseph Frank"
PRRMike posted:Try "Fabricating O-Scale Trolley Cars" in the forum search engine. tried to forward link but was unable
to connect through this reply. Good Luck
PRRMike posted:May also try search "Question for Joseph Frank"
Hello Roy Boy (and PRR Mike)
THANKS BOTH of you for the thoughts -- and taking the time to work the OGR search mode for calling up my old thread reply -- which Roy Boy eventually located. Glad that it was saved and may be useful to any present readers.
BELOW are 4 photos of some of the many Subway cars I built back in the mid to late 1980's using various types of cardstock, with styrene, wood, and other materials. And finished up by using cast metal fully proper style trailer & motor trucks, interior scale proper seating, and proper scale underbody parts, and underfloor in truck powering units -- all supplied from Q Car Company Inc.
These are exact scale replicas of actual pre-war era IRT Subway cars of NY City.
My models are seen on my scratch-built NYC Model Transit System O-Scale EL (and under EL trolleys) Layout
These O Scale NYC Subway cars and the others are still in excellent shape and all run presently.
Regards - Joe F
ABOVE: - O-Scale IRT 1939 Worlds Fair Steinway class subway car at head of local train at a local station on the EL
ABOVE - O-Scale IRT Hedley Class Hi-V Motor Subway Car #3739 at left coupled to at right, IRT Gibb Class Hi-V Motor Subway Car #3435 and a station platform on the El
ABOVE - O-Scale IRT Hedley Class Hi-V Motor Subway Car # 3435 at rear train at local station on the EL
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And I thank you mr. Frank, and to the members who searched for previous posts.
As you've been told many times, Mr Frank you do beautiful work !
Very nice work, Joe. I remember seeing an article in Model Railroader, back in the late 50's or early 60's, about building models, using Strathmore art paper.
