Finding what could be real close to 16mm rolling stock in the USA is rare. But on an estate sale table, I found these 4 cars, 2 that were complete and 2 that need roofs and painted. I gave the Kaydee knuckle couplers to my friend and replaced them with LGB hook and loops. I also replaced the metal wheels with LGB spoked plastic ones. Now I know that will throw a few folks for a loop, but let me explain. For those that do not know, I am autistic, and I have very sensitive hearing. The sound of metal wheels on metal rails on my overhead loop in the house is untollerable for me. The noise from the locomotive wheels are enough, without the sound of a whole train of metal wheels. This is also why I do not use chuff pipes in my live steamers. I can hear the chuffs just fine. In fact, a couple models in our live steam group are so loud that I have to cover my ears or leave the area when they are running. The owners know this and give me a "heads up" when they are going to run that model so I can either get my ear muffs out or take a walk around the show for a bit. Any how, one of the two black ones has a hole in the rear wall. So...I am going to make a lamp iron to hand my L&B red lantern on the rear and wire it to a battery pack inside the car. Instead of the expensive internal hearing aid batteries that barely make it thru one show. Not sure what color the other two will be, but atleast one will be a special "Autism/Asperger's" car with some decals I have that I plan to mount to pieces of brass to look like signs bolted to the wood car sides. Mike the Aspie
