Available CA&E and AE&FRE Models in Kit or Other Forms

Happy New Year to all!

Someone asked why personal scratch-built or scratch-built models purchased from a "professional" builder are not included in your lists. The intention of the lists was to provide info on models available in kits, bodies, or finished mass produced models.

Scratch-built models are hard to list as there are a number of them built by many individuals. It's easy to miss someone with the potential of causing hard feelings. Also, I didn't want to be constantly adding to the list as someone would come forward stating "I scratch-built a model of . . . ".

Making lists of the commercially available mass produced models was hard enough. As you'll find out when it comes to the CNS&M models, finding out the correct information is difficult when there is not an excellent source of information and the manufacturers don't respond to questions. More on this in the next post.

Because a model is listed does not mean an endorsement from me. Some items listed are fantastic while other may be very basic in nature. However, even very basic models with proper finishing can be extremely well done model!

Here is the CA&E list -

Explanation of descriptions used for models:

• brass body – unpainted built-up brass body without trucks
• brass body w/trucks (non-powered) – unpainted built-up with non-powered trucks
• powered brass body – unpainted built-up brass body with powered trucks (RTR)
• wood body - unpainted built-up wood body without trucks
• urethane body – unpainted built-up urethane body without trucks
• various materials kit – a kit composed of metal stampings or castings, wood, etc. material
• soft metal body – unpainted built-up “lead” based alloy body without trucks
• epoxy body – unpainted built-up epoxy body without trucks
• painted, complete powered model- a ready to run model

O SCALE CA&E INCLUDING AE&FRE MODELS

Passenger Cars
#129-137 Jewett Car Company ex-CNS&M Wooden Passenger Coach
            Midwestern Train Hobby – wooden body
            La Belle Woodworking Co. – wooden kit modifications required
            An ELKO Card Kit – printed card stock kit

#141-144 Jewett Car Company ex-CNS&M Wooden Passenger Coach

            MTS Imports – brass body w/trucks (non-powered) minor modifications required

#300 series Niles Car Company Passenger Coach (modernized version)

            The Car Works – brass body w/trucks (non-powered)

#311 series C.G. Kuhlman Car Company Passenger Coach (original version)

            The Car Works – brass body w/trucks (non-powered)

#315 series Jewett Car Company Passenger Coach (original version)

            Models by Miller (Short Line Products plus one other name) – brass kit      

#315 series Jewett Car Company Passenger Coach (modernized version)

            Models by Miller (Short Line Products plus one other name) – brass kit      

#400 series Pullman Car Company Passenger Coach

                Downtown Hobby/Chicagoland Hobby Shop – urethane parts or body and soft metal parts kit

#420 series Cincinnati Car Company Passenger Coach

            Walthers – various materials kit
            Bronze Key Models – SPTC built-up car complete (non-powered)

#450 series St. Louis Car Company Passenger Coach

            Models by Miller (Short Line Products plus one other name) – brass kit      
            The Car Works – brass body w/trucks (non-powered)

#500 St. Louis Car Company Lightweight Interurban Coach

            Greg King – epoxy kit minor modifications required

Service & Freight Equipment

#7 Jewett Car Company Express Car
            La Belle Woodworking Co. – wooden kit modifications required
            An ELKO Card Kit – printed card stock kit

#1002 Caboose

            Ambroid AT&SF caboose - wooden kit modifications required

#2001-2002 GE 40-ton Steeple Cab Locomotive (square cab side window)

            Ken Kidder – brass body
            William S. Flatt – brass kit or built-up brass body
            Q Car Company – epoxy body

#3003-3004 Baldwin-Westinghouse Class D 60-ton Locomotive

            Ken Kidder – brass body
            William S. Flatt – brass kit or built-up body
            The Car Works – brass body w/trucks (non-powered)

AE&FRE Equipment

#300 series St. Louis Car Company AE&FRE Company Lightweight Passenger Coach
            Ken Kidder – brass body

#5 45-ton AE&FRE Company Locomotive

            Rich Yoder Models – powered, primered or painted brass model

Cheers,
Ed