After some discussion about the Carnegie Science Center Submarine Car appearing in the new Lionel Fall 2013 catalog, I thought I would share with you my idea of what said car should really have looked like. The car is Lionel's Navy Flatcar w/ Ertl Helicopter #16952. The submarine is the 1/700 scale USS Balao SS-285 #37311, from the MRC Sea Power series. Granted, the USS Requin is the later Tench Class sub, but as a fund raiser, I think this would have been a better representation rather than the old Lionel sub model.
With today's technology an even better idea would be to use a Borden's Milk type flat car with the sub resting in a blue ocean (like the Lionel Tug Boats) and then covered by a clear Borden's Milk like cover. Different subs from museums around the country could be made with the name and stats printed on the clear cover where not to obstruct the view of the submarine.
