Lanes Trains Gondolas

We are currently really lacking in the variety of gondolas in S Scale. There was a very good western drop bottom gondola made, but I have not bought one yet.

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GRa

This car is a urethane kit that was made by Steve Funaro for Central Hobby Supply in Syracuse NY in the early 1990s It was released at the same time as the FM flat car kit. I assembled the GRa first. It is also the first urethane kit I assembled. I was not very interested in underbody detail at that time, so there is none added on this car. There were some assembly issues with this kit. The ends were not long enough to cover the sides. They were too long to fit between the sides. So I had to compromise and notch the sides to get the ends to fit. I made all the stake pockets 1 at a time. It is currently in need of some minor repairs. This is a car I would like to make in brass some day.

G24

This is a Ready To Run plastic G24 with a real wood interior.

It is made by Des Plaines Hobbies.

G26 & G26a

This is a PRR G26 made by Pennsy S Models.

This is a PRR G30a made by Cryer Gray Foundry.

Updated 7-2-10