I would like to know if anyone here has knowledge about the McKeen Motor Cars. I own McKeenCar.com and I would like to obtain more knowledge about these cars. I do have a large collection of McKeen Items so if you have any questions, I will probably be able to anwser them.
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Mr. Kirkman: First you might search the word "McKeen" on this site, and you will see that many of us are interested in the McKeens, and disappointed when the McKeen
prototype shown at York by MTH did not materialize. I was approached by people
in the Nevada RR Musum in Carson City, who were hunting a power truck for their now
restored and running McKeen. (I had no good leads, and do not suppose you have
anything that could have aided that restoration?)
Mr. Kirkman: First you might search the word "McKeen" on this site, and you will see that many of us are interested in the McKeens, and disappointed when the McKeen
prototype shown at York by MTH did not materialize. I was approached by people
in the Nevada RR Musum in Carson City, who were hunting a power truck for their now
restored and running McKeen. (I had no good leads, and do not suppose you have
anything that could have aided that restoration?)
Mr. Kirkman: First you might search the word "McKeen" on this site, and you will see that many of us are interested in the McKeens, and disappointed when the McKeen
prototype shown at York by MTH did not materialize. I was approached by people
in the Nevada RR Musum in Carson City, who were hunting a power truck for their now
restored and running McKeen. (I had no good leads, and do not suppose you have
anything that could have aided that restoration?)
Hi Guys
I'm new to 0 scale... signed up and enjoying the topics. Sadly one of my good friends passed away some months back and in his train collection we found what appears to be a McKeen '0' scale model. I don't know much about it and on behalf of his widow would like to research the model and look at disposal options.
It appears to be 2-rail, and of brass construction. Could be a production model 1950-60's or maybe scratch built? Not sure if US or Australian origin. I'll see if I can upload some images.
Cheers guys
David
I would like to know if anyone here has knowledge about the McKeen Motor Cars. I own McKeenCar.com and I would like to obtain more knowledge about these cars. I do have a large collection of McKeen Items so if you have any questions, I will probably be able to anwser them.
Hi Guys
I'm new to 0 scale... signed up and enjoying the topics. Sadly one of my good friends passed away some months back and in his train collection we found what appears to be a McKeen '0' scale model. I don't know much about it and on behalf of his widow would like to research the model and look at disposal options.
It appears to be 2-rail, and of brass construction. Could be a production model 1950-60's or maybe scratch built? Not sure if US or Australian origin. I'll see if I can upload some images.
Cheers guys
David
I would like to know if anyone here has knowledge about the McKeen Motor Cars. I own McKeenCar.com and I would like to obtain more knowledge about these cars. I do have a large collection of McKeen Items so if you have any questions, I will probably be able to anwser them.
Hi Guys
I'm new to 0 scale... signed up and enjoying the topics. Sadly one of my good friends passed away some months back and in his train collection we found what appears to be a McKeen '0' scale model. I don't know much about it and on behalf of his widow would like to research the model and look at disposal options.
It appears to be 2-rail, and of brass construction. Could be a production model 1950-60's or maybe scratch built? Not sure if US or Australian origin. I'll see if I can upload some images.
Cheers guys
David
Looks to be 2-rail DC unit and perhaps even a Kidder import. Not sure if that's the original motor or a custom re-motoring job of a Kidder unit, but the side frames look reasonably correct along with the clutch unit. Nice!
Have you tried to test it out to see how it runs?
Hi Guys
I'm new to 0 scale... signed up and enjoying the topics. Sadly one of my good friends passed away some months back and in his train collection we found what appears to be a McKeen '0' scale model. I don't know much about it and on behalf of his widow would like to research the model and look at disposal options.
It appears to be 2-rail, and of brass construction. Could be a production model 1950-60's or maybe scratch built? Not sure if US or Australian origin. I'll see if I can upload some images.
Cheers guys
David
Looks to be 2-rail DC unit and perhaps even a Kidder import. Not sure if that's the original motor or a custom re-motoring job of a Kidder unit, but the side frames look reasonably correct along with the clutch unit. Nice!
Have you tried to test it out to see how it runs?
Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I think Kidder in old magazines advertised
an O scale McKeen, and that, maybe 20 years ago, I bid on one and lost at an
auction run by the auction house in NW Indiana, when they used to hold auctions in
Indianapolis, at a church facility and then at a National Guard facility on the south side of Indy. I would have to go root through old paper to verify that...Stout!!.... couldn't think of it.
The only reason the museum asked me about parts for a McKeen, years ago, was that
I walked in, commented on theirs, and mentioned that I was familar with the history
of one that used to run outside Toledo, was used as a diner, and destroyed in a fire.
Unfortunately, that was all I knew about that one, and a very brief time spent in the
area did not scare up more info. I have been lusting after one for a very long time.
Hi Guys
I'm new to 0 scale... signed up and enjoying the topics. Sadly one of my good friends passed away some months back and in his train collection we found what appears to be a McKeen '0' scale model. I don't know much about it and on behalf of his widow would like to research the model and look at disposal options.
It appears to be 2-rail, and of brass construction. Could be a production model 1950-60's or maybe scratch built? Not sure if US or Australian origin. I'll see if I can upload some images.
Cheers guys
David
Looks to be 2-rail DC unit and perhaps even a Kidder import. Not sure if that's the original motor or a custom re-motoring job of a Kidder unit, but the side frames look reasonably correct along with the clutch unit. Nice!
Have you tried to test it out to see how it runs?
No. They did the McKeen cars in OH, S, and O. The S and O scale ones had working centrifugal clutches in the drives. I've only ever seen one O scale one over the past decade; lots of the PSC imports in the meantime.
I have seen an ad for an O scale Ken Kidder McKeen in my pile of old MR's and RMC's
that have plans of all the neat stuff I should only live long enough to build, but I can
only find a Nov. 1956 MR with a Ken Kidder ad on P. 78 for an HO McKeen today. I
did run across another Kidder ad for a lot of O scale traction equipment, and several
ads for HO and HOn3 Kidder steam dummies. Ain't it amazin' but decidedly unfunny
what you USED to be able to get?
Colorado...take the old add and send it in snail mail...no computers back then remember...along with the asked price...what's the worst that could happen, you make someone laugh?
Hi everyone
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