Lobaugh Freight Cars
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Re: Lobaugh Freight Cars
Lobaugh made more than one style of a 3-dome tank car. It appears that the two Rufus has are the same basic model. Note the center dome is taller than the outside domes:
These seem to more-or-less match the Magnolia tank car, shown in the 1938 catalog (and every one that came after):
Not sure what they mean by "1/4 or 17/64 inch scale". I would think it is one or the other. And also note that the car in the photo is hand-lettered, as sold.
Jim
These seem to more-or-less match the Magnolia tank car, shown in the 1938 catalog (and every one that came after):
Not sure what they mean by "1/4 or 17/64 inch scale". I would think it is one or the other. And also note that the car in the photo is hand-lettered, as sold.
Jim
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Re: Lobaugh Freight Cars
They were trying to appeal to both scale purchasers. Lobaugh stuff is often slightly oversize for 1/4" scale, although only the prewar switcher was noticeable.
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Rufus T. Firefly wrote:And I actually have few Lobaugh cars...but here are 2 of the tank cars......
Rufus,
They are particularly handsome cars, and paint and decaling is first rate!
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Re: Lobaugh Freight Cars
Here again for reference is the Shell tank car:
Here it is, new in the 1940 catalog:
It appears the model in the photo is hand-lettered, even though the ad copy states that decalcomanias are used.
Cool car, Bob -- factory finished pre-war models are rare. Most manufacturers offered this service, but you just don't see that many. $14.75 was a lot of money for a time in which everybody still knew the lyrics to "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?'
Jim
Here it is, new in the 1940 catalog:
It appears the model in the photo is hand-lettered, even though the ad copy states that decalcomanias are used.
Cool car, Bob -- factory finished pre-war models are rare. Most manufacturers offered this service, but you just don't see that many. $14.75 was a lot of money for a time in which everybody still knew the lyrics to "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?'
Jim
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Bob, that Mobilgas car really stands out compared to the one with the Walthers decals. I would be interested in knowing the history of the two lettering schemes relative to the prototype.
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I know nothing. The Lobaugh kits have white decals without the black outline.
A google search is no help. I wonder why; the more obscure Chateau Martin tanks have bazillions of pictures, and lots of descriptive material.
A google search is no help. I wonder why; the more obscure Chateau Martin tanks have bazillions of pictures, and lots of descriptive material.
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Here again is Martin's pickle tank car:
It's not in the 1938 catalog but is in the 1940. I have a 1939 somewhere but it's hiding. At any rate, here it is in the 1940:
To my eyes the hatches look different between the two. This is undoubtedly a cool and unique car, but I am wondering if it's not like the J&L tank car, which never ventured far off of one route. I say this because I prefer to run trains (when I do) that are reasonably close to prototypical. So I am thinking there might not be much of a chance that this would appear west of the Mississippi or south of the Mason-Dixon. What say the experts? Heck, what say the non-experts?
Jim
It's not in the 1938 catalog but is in the 1940. I have a 1939 somewhere but it's hiding. At any rate, here it is in the 1940:
To my eyes the hatches look different between the two. This is undoubtedly a cool and unique car, but I am wondering if it's not like the J&L tank car, which never ventured far off of one route. I say this because I prefer to run trains (when I do) that are reasonably close to prototypical. So I am thinking there might not be much of a chance that this would appear west of the Mississippi or south of the Mason-Dixon. What say the experts? Heck, what say the non-experts?
Jim
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Re: Lobaugh Freight Cars
You would think they used the cars as rolling storage. Pack um full of Kirbies and brine. roll um out. wait awhile and push um back for canning.
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