NMRA National Convention 2010, Milwaukee WI
Athearn Collectibles/Roundhouse 40’ wood side reefer stock#99402
Page 53 of the Feb. 2010 issue of NMRA Bulletin
Athearn Collectibles/Roundhouse 40’ wood side reefer stock#99402
Page 53 of the Feb. 2010 issue of NMRA Bulletin
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NMRA National Convention 1985 50 Years, Milwaukee WI
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
Front cover of the Aug. 1985 issue of MNRA Bulletin
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Winsconsin Central Modern Sand Tower
Details West 50’ insulated boxcar stock#BC-800 undecorated
My friend Kazuo Terasawa won second place in the “Trackside Structure Kitbushing Contest” of Model Railroader magazine, and the article about his work was published in the June 2011 issue. To celebrate, I made some decals and decorated the box car.
Page 40-41 of the June 2011 issue of MR magazine
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Golden Spike Anniversary 1994, Promontory UT
MDC/Roundhouse 36-foot wood reefer stock#7748
Page 11 of the May 1994 issue of MR magazine
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NMRA National Convention 2019, Salt Lake City UT
Accurail 50’ Welded-Side Plug Door Steel Boxcars, US$35.00
The commemorative model was originally planned to be a UTOCO tank car. However, due to the closure of the factory in China, it was no longer possible to supply it, so it was changed to this box car. The tank car brand is believed to have been InterMountain (company website). UTOCO is an abbreviation for Utah Oil Company or Utah Oil Refining Company.
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NMRA National Convention 1989, Houston TX
Accurate Finishing Inc./Front Range Products
The yellow and gray patches are decals that were applied to cover scratches made by the previous owner. The box photo was taken from an eBay listing.
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For the bicentennial, B&M painted a number of locomotives in a 1776 paint scheme. BM 1715 was painted in a simplified scheme and I modeled it from a photo taken in 1979 as a grimy hard working locomotive. https://ibb.co/4S5TjfHBM1715 GP7 Blue hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
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Speaking of the Boston & Maine Bicentennial, there was the box car 77039. The N scale was sold by Mocro Trains Line and the O scale by MTH Trains, but the HO scale doesn’t even have a decal. I wonder why.
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Union Pacific Employee Clubs 2008, San Antonio TX
Athearn stock#99312, 40’ double-decked stock car
20?? EMD F7 Diesel Locomotive, UP 1476A-1476B
20?? 50’ Double Deck Auto-Loader Car, UP 189008 (#99471)
2005 Shingle dome tank car MKT 92197, Convention Las Vegas, Nevada
2006 4-bay coal hopper (kit), Seventh in a Series, Convention-Council Bluffs, Iowa
2006 Heavy Weight Observation Car, Council Bluffs
2007 40 foot Steel Reefer C&NW, Seattle WA
2008 UP 50112, San Antonio 2008 40’ double-decked stock car
2009 EMD SW1500 Locomotive, UP 2009
2009 50 foot boxcar UP 081308, convention at Reno, Nevada 6th in a series
2009 Heavy Weight Baggage, City Of Reno #2009.
2009 Friend to Friend, Streamline diner passenger car?
2010 D&RGW 51071, W-V Caboose 99405
2010 SP 1059, Streamline RPO Sleeper, convention in North Little Rock, AR
2011 Missouri Pacific Railroad 40’ pulpwood car,
2011 Missouri Pacific Streamline Vista Dome, THE EAGLE “City Of Sparks,” convention in Sparks, Nevada
2012 UP 99457, Bridge & Building Tool Car, UP 910374 Denver, CO
2013 200 Ton Crane & Tender, UP 910004 (clane) and UP 909333 (flat car), Sacramento, CA (#99396)
2017 Pickle Car Soo Line, Sacramento CA
2018 36’ Box Car Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Salt Lake City UT
2019 Wide-Vision Caboose Freedom, Seattle WA
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Bobbye Hall’s Hobby House & Hallmark Models, Dallas TX
This is a 50th anniversary boxcar of a famous model store in Dallas, Texas. The female owner, Bobbye Hall, is known for running the brass importer Hallmark Models and for her contributions to industry organizations. The store closed in December 2001 (MR Magazine, April 2002 issue, page 42). She passed away on January 27, 2007 at the age of 97 (MR Magazine, April 2007 issue, page 9).
The video is said to be of a visit to the store in July 1993.
Page 18 of the Jan. 1962 issue of MR magazine
The shop owner holds the 50th anniversary model, as shown on page 155 of his autobiography, “Tracks from Texas to Tokyo” (see below).
The advertisement on page 9 of the February 1986 issue of MR magazine was for the store’s 40th anniversary, and shows the entire staff being whipped by Aunt Bobbye.
Advertisements in MR magazine
Mar. 1946, p225: First appearance in back-of-book list Hall’s Hobby House, 4823 Bryan Dallas, TX
Sept. 1946, p613: Original advertisement
June 1948, p434: Use of boy character.
Apr. 1949, p82: Photo of Buddy in Barney advertisement
Nov. 1949, p92: Old man character appears
Feb. 1952 , p73: Two stores are established
Mar. 1958, p67: Bryan store moves to 4822
Jan. 1962, p81: Back-of-book list splits into Bobbie and Buddy. Advertisement for Bryan’s store calling itself Bobbie
July 1965, p65: The last of Buddy’s in the back list
Jan. 1984, p230-231: a full-page, the store’s 37th anniversary with Hallmark Models
Jan. 1985, p19: 39th anniversary, 2/3-page large
Feb. 1986, p9: 40th anniversary, 1-page large
Oct. 2001, p151: The last of the back list
Tracks from Texas to Tokyo
by Bobbye Hall with Tim Blackwell, first printing May 2006
soft cover 153x229mm, 156 pages, $15.95, Ballpark Impressions L.L.C., Keller, Texas
Cover: Bobbye Hall celebrates 50 years in business in 1996
Back cover: Bobbye Hall is pictured with former employee Lynne Fleming on her 96th birthday in September 2005
Most girls from the small West Texas town of Tahoka could not imagine rising to the top of the male-dominated model train industry. Bobbye Hall certainly didn’t dream of it—she lived it! In 1946, Bobbye embarked upon a prestigious career as one of the industry’s most successful retailers and importers. Join this energizing lady and co-author Tim Blackwell on a fascinating ride through the model train industry, and a tender look back at a remarkable 55-year career that took her all over the world, introduced her to royalty and celebrities, and forged friendships that lasted a lifetime.
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Table of Contents
1—Chapter 1—Developing a life-long affection
9—Chapter 2—Picking up roots (and pieces)
15–Chapter 3—Love and model trains
24–Chapter 4—Starting with plain vanilla
33–Chapter 5—One of the men in the Windy City
39–Chapter 6—Becoming one with the neighborhood
45–Chapter 7—Making a statement
54–Chapter 8—A good opportunity at Casa View
61–Chapter 9—New beginnings and uncertainties
69–Chapter 10–Fresh start and around the world
79–Chapter 11–To Tokyo with Hallmark idea
87–Chapter 12–Picking up steam with the Japanese
98–Chapter 13–Exploring new territory in Korea
107-Chapter 14–Good, but painful times
112-Chapter 15–Slice of life at Hall’s Hobby House
122-Chapter 16–From Counts to cruises
131-Chapter 17–People and singing cowboys
138-Chapter 18–Deposits and withdrawals
148-Chapter 19–Memories of a great ride
Bobbye Autrey Hall (1909-2007) owned Hall’s Hobby House in Dallas, Texas, and founded Hallmark Models. There are pictures at her “young age” in some pages of “150 Years of Train Models” by Hal Carstens, and a memorial statement in the April issue 2007 of Model Railroader magazine. The HMA (Hobby Manufacturers Association) established the Bobbye Hall Award.
Hallmark Models was a brass importer, supplied HO, HOn3, N, O & On3 scale models using Kumata, Mizuno, Fujiyama, GoM, Samhongsa, Asin, Dong Jin, Kyong Dong, Rok Am and etc. from 1967 to 1989(?). The brand name of upper grade models was “Super Crown.”
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Pittsburgh Model Railroad Club 1978, Pittsburgh PA
Athearn 50’ automobile double-door boxcar
The box label and page 8 of the Dec. 1977 issue of MR magazine
When the club was founded in 1938, it was called the “Pittsburgh HO Railroad Club” and its layout was featured in the Mar. 1950 issue of MR magazine (quoted below). It later changed its name to the Pittsburgh Model Railroad Club, then to the Pittsburgh Model Railroad Historical Society" (PMRHS) in 1985, and finally to The Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum (WPMRM: see MR magazine, August 2000 issue, pages 48-55) in 1988.
March 1950 issue of MR magazine, pages 12-16
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What happened to the “light green doors”?
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There are some oddities about this proposed model, such as the placement of the letters being different and the date being a year older than it actually is.
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NMRA National Convention 1994, Portland, OR
Athearn/Show Me Lines 50’ Steel Single Door Boxcar
I cannot understand the historical events depicted on both sides.
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I wouldn’t call them ‘historical events’. Looks to just be a frontiersman exploring the northwest and a map of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana with the rail lines marked.
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@Brianw, thanks for your comment.
I thought there must have been a battle in Portland in 1794 or 1894.
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Probably to make you think of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
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