Joe Fischer passenger cars

Attached are a collation of Joe Fischer cars from Bob Lavezzi and NYSME.  The 1948 Phoebe Snow is one of two sets for the Lackawanna used as promotional models before the actual train was put in service.  To mix it up a bit there is a Bill Wolfer in the pot. I took 80+ shots of these cars in closer detail but would bore the tread to bits.  Here are just full on shots.  

this is one of 4 Joe did for the late Tony Ambrose.  I have 4 out of a 7 or 8 car train.  if you close, this car is all hand striped.

I also have a notebook full of correspondence between the two.

If you have access to the 1948 issues of Model Railroader, you'll find in the Sept. and Oct. issues the pair of articles from Joe Fischer on how he built passenger cars.

I got out my Sept and Oct 1948 issues of MR but there were no Joe Fischer articles. Then I looked in the Kalmbach online index but it doesn't list any MR articles by Joe Fischer. So I got out the paper indexes for MR and found the articles in the Sept and Oct 1949 issues of MR.

I don't have any Joe Fischer cars but I met him once or twice in George Stock's shop in Philadelphia. Joe was bringing some of his cars to George for painting.

Larry Kline

My typing error; fat finger syndrome...

Nice thread. Very nice photos.  I am told this is Fisher (sorry, Fischer?)

Joe Fischer B60 baggage the sides are layered  with  great rivet detail

Here are a few by Joe Fischer. I have several PRR Fischer cars and am interested in trading them for L&N cars that he made.

I don't know if this will work but if you go here on page 60 is a reprint of the article  it uploads slowly on this end and sometimes says error but if you wait its all there,          http--www.oscalemag.com-docs-ost_26.... First time at this hope it works.

I got out my paper copy and compared it with the MR articles. The O Scale Trains article is a reprint from the Model Railroad Handbook edited by Al Kalmbach amd published in 1951 by Fawcett. It is a shortened version of the articles in the Sept and Oct 1949 issues of Model Railroader with the addition of some nice color photos of Fischer cars owned by Brian Scace. Some of the drawings in the MR articles are not included in the O Scale Trains reprint of the Model Railroad Handbook article.

Larry Kline

Here are a few photos of the  Keystone Banks. I apologize for my modest ability to take good pictures of the car. If there are any other particular Fischer cars which someone might like to see pictures of , please let me know.He was a prolific artist. Best wishes, Larry

Larry

Thanks for posting the photo of Keystone Banks.  It looks fantastic!  I've heard over the years Joe built several of them.  Perhaps one will appear on eBay some day. It's a must have car for modeling The Pittsburgher  If you know of of one for sale, please email me.  My contact info is available by clicking my OGR photo.

Ed Rappe

this fizzeled out fast

I see that it did, but I bet it's mostly due to the relative rarity of such models. I'd enjoying having one on my workbench to carefully inspect....there is nothing like the workmanship of a master modeler. I appreciate that Ed Rappe has started a few threads recently to highlight the existence of such quality models...so much of what we see here is the common everyday rolling stock. Great to learn and see more of what was built by the very few who were committed to exceptional craftsmanship.

I am following the thread...hoping for additional conversation.

Bob

i'll have to dig mine out again and take some interior shots

A little off topic, but I noted a few comments about George Stock in this thread.  I have three of his HO GG1s including one in kit form complete.  Pretty decent models for that era of HO trains. 

I'd love to see more of these cars.  They are all excellent models!