Flyer Fest West 2017

I dunno.  Kinda looks like an O27 car on Flyer trucks.

We'll find out tomorrow if it's in the catalog...

Rusty

Looks way too wide to be an S sized car. IMHO.

Dale Smith posted:

<snip>  As a convention car, we have a really exciting two car Deep Rock Tank Car set, which you can see by going to our website at http://www.ggafc.org.  The cars will be numbered 24317 and 24318, which are in the same general numbering area as the original Gilbert Flyer Deep Rock tank cars 24321 and the rare 24320.  As you will see though, ours are a lot more colorful. <snip>

 

Dale Smith

Secretary, Golden Gate American Flyer Club 

At $190 for the tank car pair shipped, these are just too pricey. The TCA did a beautifully done two car set that included a NASA rocket flat and unloading box car (with shipping included) this past year for $170. These were two operating cars! You may want to go back and reconsider the pricing, guys. 

Bob

I made a few phone calls to get the full story on the car, so sorry for the delayed response.

The car was made by Lionel through the LCCA and is essentially the same as the LCCA O gauge car but on S gauge trucks.  It is one of two made by Lionel for a club member, and he has made one of them available for use as a prize at our convention.  Sorry if we got your hopes up about a possible new release.

Dale Smith

I haven't seen the actual container car that will be offered as a prize, but I am keeping an open mind.   Someone who has seen the new Lionel S auto carriers, which are O bodies on S gauge trucks tells me that they don't look too oversize.  He has even taken some 1/64 scale cars and placed them inside and says they fit perfectly.

Dale