Hello, I am wondering if Lionel's "STANDARD O" cars are scale? I have found a source to purchase several box cars and refers at a nice price.
Thank you, Jon
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Originally Posted by SHEP16:
Hello, I am wondering if Lionel's "STANDARD O" cars are scale? I have found a source to purchase several box cars and refers at a nice price.
Thank you, Jon
If you are talking about the original Standard O cars, yes they are scale but they
lack the detail of the more recent cars. The original Standard O cars were first made by Pola of Germany. Lionel bought the dies in the early 1970's.
Sorry for the confusion. I am refering to the 1970's MPC era cars. They are dated 1973.
Thank You. Jon
SHEP16:
If you are referring to the Lionel 9800 series, for example, Grampstrains is exactly right. The initial releases were 9801 (blue Sentinel), 9802 (Miller High Life), 9803 (Johnson Wax), etc. They were released in the 1973-75 era.
These were scale sized for the first time, were of Pola origin and introduced Lionel's die cast metal sprung trucks. They did not have all of the minute detailing of today's Standard O equipment- separate ladders, underbody detailing, etc. but were larger than post war box cars and reefers.
John Knapp
Erie, not Eerie
Those standard O scars will look good with current Scale items. NOt as detailed but can give you a nice long train without looking awkward.
Thank you for the Info. I had hoped they were scale. I realize the detailing is no up to current standards. I found a stash of nos Miller, Johnson wax and Clark cars at rock bottom prices. It looks like I need to get several to make a nice train to go behind my scale GG1, Thanks again, Jon
The B&O SENTINEL Boxcar (9801) really looks good. It's based on the 6464-325 boxcar made in 1956.
