Simon Winter posted:rdunniii posted:up148 posted:George,
FAM (Fine Art Models) produced 1/32 scale models, not 1/48. It was run by Gary Kohs (George's brother) who passed away earlier this year. Not sure of what will become of FAM, although I believe George Kohs as mentioned possibly producing some 1/32 and HO models in the future.
BH
FAM produced all the Lionel Smithsonian passenger cars in 1/48.
On that subject, I see some called/listed as FAM and some as Lionel Smithsonian. From what I read, FAM produced the Smithsonian stuff in both 2 and 3 rail, and then additional 2R cars were imported under FAM. Anyone care to expand on/correct this???
Thanks,
Simon
All Lionel Smithsonian passenger cars are 2-rail. The Hudsons were done in both 2 and 3-rail (by FAM). After FAM delivered the cars to Lionel they marketed additional cars under the FAM name. Additionally, they took the 20th Century cars and repurposed them as Broadway limited cars. Worked for the sleepers but not for the observation or the lounge cars. A bit of a disaster ensued over those. And the Broadway diner and RPO were never done in 1/48 (only 1/32) by FAM.
