Boy I have no idea as Bob Krieger passed away a few years ago as he'd been the person to ask. I'd try asking that question on Trainorders.com in the Steam Railroading forum. Think you have to join to post...if you'd like my membership is still good and I'll ask over there.
After reading thru the Lee Lines/ G Action Models history these cars are 40+ years old and very probably the only Hiawatha set made as they were in business only from 1975 thru 1982. And shows they only produced 50 SP Daylight GS-4 Streamlined Standard gauge locomotives were produced by Dana Barlow's Lee Lines. And roughly half as many streamlined passenger cars were made. Cars were sold as 3-car sets.
I've often thought about getting into standard gauge but always think of them as bigger than "G" stuff...guess I always think of that Brute engine.
Everytime I head west to Iowa with another load I travel thru the Mississippi river town of Savannah, IL. and pass by this Milwaukee Road Hiawatha car. It's from the last run that the Milwaukee shops made and one of only 16 left in existence.
Thanks much for replying and I figured that if anybody knew about these cars it would be you!
Seems a few years ago (or quite a few) that I watched you on a live stream showing the cars and engines that you make in standard gauge...seems you showed a Hiawatha set you made or were making for a client?...nice work!
I would like to add-on to this set by at least 3 cars and it is good to know that you have the parts, tooling etc. But that won't happen until next fall...at the earliest!
Joe; You were right about them being standard gauge cars!
None of the above as my cars have no underbody detail. I have thought that maybe they were made using the DeHanes extrusion dies? That line is all part of the J. E. Harmon/ Roberts/ Bob Thon line.
Think I figured out who made the trucks as I've seen that design and construction method before on Great Trains/ American Standard passenger cars which I believe were made by NWSL.
The bottom black sideframe is a USA Trains design. I would like to compare the brown frame to a MTH design but all the trains are 150 miles west of me in a storage unit as I'm in the middle of moving to another state.
I came across these cars recently! I never seen any made in "G" scale before. I believe that they're made in 1:32 scale as they measure under 4" wide x 30" long.
Anybody have any idea who made them? They're basically 3 piece extruded aluminum construction with sheet aluminum floor and cast resin ends.
I'd say made in the late 80's to early 90's as the combine car had a PH Hobbies steam sounds system in it.
Professionally made as windows appeared to be punched out and drilled along with pad lettering...not decals.
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Great stuff and keep posting!