and he notes
Midgage offered the converted AF K-5. It had a bronze frame, die-cast
drivers and add on detail. Bill Stewart made a deal with A. C. to
receive a number of K-5 boiler shells, cylinder saddles, pilots,
trailer truck frames and tender bodies in return for designing the
tooling for the AF extruded aluminum passenger cars. The boiler
shells had the details ground off (at AF) beneath the running boards
to accommodate the scale valve gear. They can be distinguished by the
fact that they were factory painted. The tenders had a bronze floor
and the correct Pennsy trucks.
SuperScale also made a 600 HP EMC switcher. It was offered less
trucks (presumably the buyer could adapt Miller power trucks). If I
recall correctly it was made of stamped brass.
Raleigh in about to Raine Maine...
At 05:34 PM 10/12/2011, JGG KahnSr wrote:
>
>Aha! That solves the puzzle of the cast-metal S-1 listed on ebay a
>week or two ago from that large estate being auctioned by the hobby shop
>in OKC (guy must have been in S scale at least since the 1950's and
>could afford to buy almost everything made back then). I couldn't quite
>equate it with the two Millers I own and wondered whether it might
>have been an early version (although the several published articles on
>Miller made that unlikely).
>
>Jace Kahn
>
>General Manager
>Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
>
> > Did Mid Gage or Super Scale have steam locos? I know Super Scale
> had diesel Alco switchers simalar to Miller but metal in lieu of plastic. Stan
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