I have been looking for this reefer (K742-6403) forever if anyone can help me out in this endever any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for new or very very good condition. Am willing too pay a fair and reasonable price. Cheers Jim
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Sorry all that is on the Moon. Cheers Jim
'Ya know I can't understand why I can never get any info on this wanted to buy or the tin plate site too any of my questions if I did something to offend people or did something wrong I would greatly appreciate if someone would tell me what it is or what I've done. Replies would be greatly appreciated. Cheers as always Jim
I tried.
This is all I could find.
http://www.legacykline.com/ord...;p_oem_sku=K742-6403
Just some things can be VERY hard to locate.
I tried also, the k-line legacy site has all cataloged items and almost all non cataloged items ever made. The search feature shows nothing for girl on the moor. Is it possible that this is an overpaint by someone or a custom shop that ran off a small number of these ? Do you have a picture or a car number to work with ?
It's a wonderful piece of art. I hope you find it.
George
Interested in doing a bit of kit bashing, the Miller Girl on the Moon decals/stickers are available plus there are several K-Line reefers available via Ebay. Add some spray paint and you got yourself a great looking reefer. I have gone this direction in kitbashing several boxcars and cabooses to create a Mad "Spy vs Spy" theme.
Fall TCA York might just have one, good hunting.
I was looking for girl on the moor instead of girl on the moon, I didn’t notice your correction. If you search past posts you will notice that you are not the only one looking for this car. Completed sales on eBay show no past history so this one may not be easy to find.
@trainnut56 posted:Sorry all that is on the Moon. Cheers Jim
Might help if you corrected the topic title.
Here are a couple of pictures of the K-Line "Girl on the Moon" reefer. I picked this up a few years back at York at the Eastern Depot booth. They were a large K-Line dealer. They had this car plus a couple of others that I picked up at the time. The cars were all from the last K-Line catalog. Suspect that these cars were the prototypes / catalog art because I have never seen the cars for sale anywhere afterwards. Since the Eastern Depot was a large K-Line dealer - they may have gotten these cars from K-Line, when K-Line was starting to implode. The car also came with a box.
NOTE - The car is NOT for Sale !!
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@rrgeorge posted:Suspect that these cars were the prototypes / catalog art because I have never seen the cars for sale anywhere afterwards. Since the Eastern Depot was a large K-Line dealer - they may have gotten these cars from K-Line, when K-Line was starting to implode. The car also came with a box.
NOTE - The car is NOT for Sale !!
The K-Line "Girl on the Moon" reefer was definitely produced. I bought mine (also not for sale) at a hobby shop shortly after they were released, and have seen them once or twice at York.
Andy
FYI…Atlas also made a similar Miller Reefer. I actually sold it after I found the K-line version on eBay.
Grysboski’s has the Lionel version listed on their website.
Atlas O version. It was only available in a 2-pack with another Miller reefer. Also a very rare car. Note that the red "Miller" logo is centered over the picture, no doubt as it should be. Oddly, it is off-centered to the right on the K-Line version.
@breezinup posted:Note that those are a traditional, non-scale cars.
We’re the K-Line ones scale cars.
@trainnut56 posted:'Ya know I can't understand why I can never get any info on this wanted to buy or the tin plate site too any of my questions if I did something to offend people or did something wrong I would greatly appreciate if someone would tell me what it is or what I've done. Replies would be greatly appreciated. Cheers as always Jim
I’ve posted items I’m looking for on this forum and don’t get too many replies. For the most part people are looking for products that in most cases are very rare. I’ve also posted questions on other forums as well and get a lot of views but not answers either.
So, you are not alone.
To WaynePa - The K-Line Woodside reefers were scale cars. The K-Line 742-xxxx series of reefers were some of the nicest cars K-Line produced. Very well detailed and came with a lot of extras, plastic ice , depending on the car - either boxes you assembled or plastic fruit or meat for hanging on the racks inside the car. The best extra (IMO) was a extra bolster so you could convert the cars to Kadees without destroying the bolster with the knuckle attached to it. I've collected about 30 of these cars.
Been looking for awhile myself, got lucky today, on ebay at the right time when one popped-up, new condition, buy it now & I did.
Are you guys sure that that isn't a "Witch on the Moon"? (Sure looks like a witch to me.)
@Mannyrock posted:Are you guys sure that that isn't a "Witch on the Moon"? (Sure looks like a witch to me.)
This is a very old (over 100 years) graphic and here's a relatively old (2005) NYT story about it: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/0...irl-in-the-moon.html
I dunno - maybe wide-brimmed witch hats were popular way back when.
Anyway it's a seriously nice reefer but I have no intention of hunting for it!
If you post your want on the same site another member did you might be able to find on.
@Hancock52 posted:This is a very old (over 100 years) graphic and here's a relatively old (2005) NYT story about it: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/0...irl-in-the-moon.html
I dunno - maybe wide-brimmed witch hats were popular way back when.
Anyway it's a seriously nice reefer but I have no intention of hunting for it!
Won't let me read without a subscription, perhaps you could post a synopsis of the article ?
@Mannyrock posted:Are you guys sure that that isn't a "Witch on the Moon"? (Sure looks like a witch to me.)
Just a style of broad-brimmed hat. If you saw her face up close, you'd want to go out with this "witch!"
@Arthur posted:Won't let me read without a subscription, perhaps you could post a synopsis of the article ?
That's very odd - it is a publicly accessible archive. Anyway a pdf copy is attached.
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I am looking for this car too! Heads up , the Atlas version is currently on the auction website! I am holding out for the K line model!
Trainnut,
For something like this, just check the Bay twice a day for 2 or 3 months. It will show up.
One sold last December 21st on the Bay, the K-Line version, for $99.
When it shows up, you have to be willing to put your bid in, big, right away. It won't go for cheap or a "fair" price. Somebody else out there wants one really bad!
By the way, does anybody have the Lionel version? If so, it would be great to see a picture.
Mannyrock
Well, I just saw the Lionel version on A-zon. Definitely not as nice looking as the others. $68 plus shipping.
The beauty of the lithograph illustration on the K-Line car really adds a desirability factor over the tamping on the the Atlas. I'll get in line with the rest of you in search of the K-Line version.
Bruce
As a wood guy, I've sold car siding in the real world for 40 years and have never seen it installed horizontally like on the Lionel car!
James with MTH doing a lot of custom run items, I would ask your dealer if they would be interested in doing it. If not, then try another dealer.