@Os3r posted:I hesitate to contradict Eric Lindgren's near encyclopedic knowledge of all things O scale, but I don't think Samhongsa built the LSC Dreyfuss Hudsons. I have owned one since new, along with nine of the matching 20th Century cars. The only builder's marks on mine are cast into the locomotive's gearbox and read S. J. Models - Korea.
On a different note, the bellows on almost all of the diaphragms on my cars have deteriorated (read disintegrated) over the years and I'm in need of a material to make replacements with. The Lionel Smithsonian Lifetime Warranty is worthless, so I'd welcome any suggestions other owners or people familiar with these cars may have.
SJ = Sun Jin who built many models for George Kohs. George's brother, the late Gary Kohs brought in models under the name "Fine Arts Imports" and was the importer of the Smithsonian locos and cars offered by Lionel.
Simon
