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Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:23 am**

I just found this one. Frame is cast Al with a sheet top plate screwed from the top. You can see the brass span bolsters and Walthers trucks. Is this an Auel flat car kit built up or some other? Thanks.

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Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:38 am**

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:24 pm**

I agree with Rufus, Auel was cast in Zamac, I have several kits and perhaps a built one. I also have others that are cast aluminum but none match Carey’s. All the usual cast aluminum suspects would have used more detailed castings.

Steve

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:43 pm**

Nice car; after a repaint. Someone used one different truck on one end.

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:39 pm**

Ha, I didn’t catch the truck mismatch before. I think I have a match for four spring trucks. Probably repaint in PRR colors at some point. I do agree it is a pretty simple casting, not a lot of detail.

Posted: **Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:29 pm**

The deck of the Auel cars had dimples or indents that were offset every other crosswise row. They were pictured in ads in certain issues of O Scale News 48/rt.

Posted: **Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:34 pm**

E7 wrote:The deck of the Auel cars had dimples or indents that were offset every other crosswise row. They were pictured in ads in certain issues of O Scale News 48/rt.

A little side note: The late Robert Parri worked for Mr. Auel

Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:12 pm**

At some point...didn't Walthers make a 4 truck cast aluminum flatcar?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:59 pm**

I finally found the source of my originally posted flat car, It's a Parmele & Sturges. I found another unbuilt kit with the instructions to document it.

Posted: **Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:40 pm**

Here is the P&S 4-truck flat car as it appeared in the catalog:

Neat find
Jim

Posted: **Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:01 am**

Dredging this back up, but stumbled upon this Auel ad from I presume 2020?? Very interesting as they seem to offer individual replaceemnt parts for the trucks as well as the 200 ton flat. Price on the flat isn;t to bad considering a Lionel version would probably be well over a C note...

https://www.oscaledirectory.com/pdf/aue ... es2020.pdf

Anyone purchased any parts from them lately?

Posted: **Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:37 am**

Posted: **Sun Feb 13, 2022 10:23 am**

Fair enough. I sent an email, may try the number if that doesn't bounce back. Will let you know lol I seem to have a lot more "good" sideframes than bolsters so was hoping to pick some up. ALso have several pairs with the tinplate wheels and wide non detailed bolsters so would like to convert those to scale... We'll see all you can do is ask or follow up lol.

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Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges

Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Auel perhaps?

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges

Re: Ideas on the 4 truck flatcar... Update* It's Parmele & Sturges