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Roo posted:

Hi Everyone.

Stoney Smith Designs ladle car.

I'm wondering if anyone has ever built one of these ladle cars in 2-Rail or even 3 rail O scale. If so It would be nice to share ideas on how we went about it.

Please don't judge my effort so far as it is in the very early, early stage of construction and I don't usually build cars. That's an Atlas Ore car next to it to show the size. Thanks. Roo.

 

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I too have hoped for O-Gauge ladle cars.  Born, raised, and mature in a steel town where Republic Steel was founded in 1899 and YS&T in 1900 with production only second to Pittsburgh was a natural want.

About three-years after Santa brought me my first Lionel "Santa"himself  moved into HO.  He bought a few of the existing ladle car kits, made all of metal.  Sure wish I still had one of those.

So am surprised that after MTH and Lionel have made slag, ore, and hot-metal cars none have produced the ladle cars.

Nice work!

Ron

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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