pecos river SF reefers

I've seen them on EBay quite often recently, usually about 3 bills.

Been keeping an eye on e-bay, spoke to John Smith at O Scale West...he said that none are left.  Thanks for answering.   Bill

Just a reminder that they started at $335 retail so expect to pay a premium.  I considered it a great deal to get a rather common Rr-25 for $295 a few years ago. 

 

Nice cars, though.

I have a couple of PRB brass cars and they were very nicely done. Explains why they still fetch MSRP+ after all these years.

the best reefers that I have every seen.    His ATSF stock cars are very well too; the tank cars are specifically detailed for the roads they represent.    If you can locate the TK-J atsf tank cars made in New Zealand--you are in for a treat.    They are VERY hard to come across.

John Smith is a Living-legend in the hobby.. His HO, N, & O scale models revolutionized the hobby. He was an innovator in the brass market with his functioning diaphragms, detailing. Without his Santa Fe models I don't see how any of the models we have today would have ever been made.

I got all of them in plastic and 3 rail.  They were ahead of their time.  I see that Atlas is offering these cars as a special run after all of these years.  Good luck in your quest.

 

Norm

       
       


Norm he is referring to his brass ATSF reefers that have never been shot in mold in O scale.

Bill - Welcome to the OGR Forum!

       
       

Yes for sure! Welcome

Thanks Mark your good guy!

Yes, welcome. Interesting that you waited five years to the day from joining to posting. How did you resist temptation for so long?

Thanks to all of you for welcoming me to the forum.  I guess I'd forgotten that I joined 5 years ago!        Bill

I've always been curious about the color on the PRB SFRD reefers.  IMHO They look too orange, more like a PFE orange.  I've never seen that mentioned when these cars are discussed.  

 

Any comments?

 

I should state that at the time these were made, everything else was also too orange.  The more yellow SFRD reefers started with Atlas in O scale, but unlike the PRB reefers, they are not actual Santa Fe models.  

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Bill you also have my welcome.  Another view is always appreciated.

Thanks,Eric.  You 2 rail guys always have some extra stuff going on. 

Norm

As an addendum, Bill is a master builder in Proto48. Hopefully with a bit of coaxing, Bill might post some photos of his superb, meticulous work.

Erik - Thank you for the kind words. You are a sterling fellow, too, a master builder, photographer and artist. Did you sneak in line a couple of extra times when talents were being passed out? !!

 

Bill's models are featured on a couple of the Proto48 sites.

 

On Protocraft's Proto48 Layouts page:

http://www.protocraft.com/Layouts.cfm?ItemID=574

 

And on the proto48 Modeler site:

http://www.proto48.org/p48_photos_yancey_01.htm