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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Dayton Model Products

Prototype Info

Category:

Interurban

Dimensions:

60'

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1947

Product Type:

Wood & Metal Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

powered and not-powered

Wheels:

scale

Magazine Article:

NASG Dispatch, May 1982

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Passenger (coach) version.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Dayton Model Products

Manufacturer ID:

S-783

Additional IDs:

S-783L (non-powered)

Prototype Info

Category:

Interurban

Dimensions:

60'

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1947

Product Type:

Wood & Metal Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

powered and not-powered

Wheels:

scale

Magazine Article:

NASG Dispatch, May 1982

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Freight version.


 (image copyright © Mike Fyten; used by permission)
Mike Fyten found this September 1947 issue of Model Railroader in his collection, which has an advertisement for the Dayton interurban kit. The wheels on the drives appear to have scale flanges. Accounting for inflation, the $21.50 cost of the kit, in 2020 dollars, would be the equivalent of $251.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Prototype Info

Category:

Interurban

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Resin Body Shell

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This PCC model was produced by James Wolf, which he offered for sale to the general public via Hoquat Hobbies. The model came unpowered, but the recommendation, at the time, was to use an Atlas HO-scale diesel frame.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Resin Body Shell

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This Birney model was produced by James "Jim" Wolf (founder of Pope Imagineering), which he offered for sale to the general public via Hoquat Hobbies. The model came unpowered, but the recommendation, at the time, was to use an Atlas HO-scale diesel frame.


 (image copyright © Hoquat Hobbies)
Scan of a photo received from Jeff Wilson.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Hoquat Hobbies

Prototype Info

Category:

Interurban

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Resin Body Shell

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This freight motor model was produced by James Wolf, which he offered for sale to the general public via Hoquat Hobbies. The model came unpowered, but the recommendation, at the time, was to use an Atlas HO-scale diesel frame.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

KND Enterprises, Inc.

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Year/Era:

1936

Manufacturer:

Jewett Car Company

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Resin Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Online Article:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

The kit consists of the body and the floor. The modeler has to provide the motor, gears, trucks, couplers, and decals to complete the model.


 (image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)
Both trucks are powered NWSL Stanton Drives. The model has DCC installed. Electrical pick-up is done via the wheels, not via the poles. This model was built for Ed by William Flatt.

(image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Pennsylvania Heritage Models

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2002

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

(unknown)

Power:

DC

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © Gregg Mummert; used by permission)

(image copyright © Dick Karnes; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Pennsylvania Heritage Models

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Year/Era:

1893

Manufacturer:

J.G. Brill Company

Ext. Reference:

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1996

Product Type:

Brass

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

The Birney Safety Car (a.k.a. Birney) streetcar with working trolley pole and directional headlights. Available in four street-car line names. Single-truck. An open platform version was also produced. The models came packaged in a wooden box. Another run, with some improvements, was done in 2007.


 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Example of enclosed end platforms.

 (image copyright © Larry Shughart; used by permission)
An example of an open platform version.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Pope Imagineering

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Product Type:

Resin Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Powered resin body of a postwar PCC.


(image copyright © Roman Papierz; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Putt Trains

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Manufacturer:

J.G. Brill Company

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1992

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

AC or DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Birney-style model that has a single truck, and only ran in one direction. Another run was done in 2004. The company recommends applying a light coating of oil on the axles at the bearings, gears, motor shaft (both bottom and top, which requires removal of the body from the chassis), after every 50 or so hours of operation. The instructions state to not operate this car at 12 volts for more than a couple of minutes, as that may overheat the electronic components.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Tebee Models

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

3D-printed Plastic

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Single-truck trolley. Body shell only.


(image copyright © Tebee Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Tebee Models

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

3D-printed Plastic

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Two-truck trolley. Body shell only.


(image copyright © Tebee Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Tebee Models

Prototype Info

Category:

Trolley

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

3D-printed Plastic

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

no chassis

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

Short, center-entrance trolley. Body shell only.


(image copyright © Tebee Models)
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