The Olive Drab Garden - Part 2
By Bob Mintz and the assistance of John W. Schmid from Project Roar Publishing
From Set # 19326
# 6401-25 Flatcar/ #958-150 Jeep Assembled/ # 958-175 Cannon Assembled
From Set # 19331, 19397, 19405 and 19428
(Editor's Note: images of 6401-25, 958-50, 958-150, & 958-175 courtesy John W. Schmid from Project Roar Publishing)
Other Postwar examples:
![]() # 42 Picatinny Arsenal Switcher |
![]() # 6462-25 NYC Gondola |
Modern Era Sets:
Set # 21951:
Set # 31708_#1805 U.S. Marines Land-Sea and Air Missile Launch Set:
# 58509 LCCA NORFOLK 2012 CONVENTION CAR
2012 Convention Car - Lights and Action In celebration of the Norfolk convention, the LCCA has commissioned this unique car made by Lionel LLC. The 2012 Convention Car will be a Norfolk Southern boxcar with a patriotic theme and spectacular lighting effects.
The car is a PS-1 O-scale boxcar (11-1/4 inches long) that celebrates the military presence in that area.
It includes these important features: LEDs placed in stars of the US flag and eye of eagle; Cameo decor with military-style insignia; EOT device; interior box load images & opening doors; die-cast metal sprung trucks; metal operating couplers; hand applied details; and detailed metal underframe.
This car is made exclusively by Lionel LLC for the LCCA. Expected delivery is December 2012.
http://www.lionelcollectors.org/annual-conventions/car.aspx
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Hopefully, "OLIVE" to see the day when my collection is either all displayed or running; or both!
Thanks to John W. Schmid from Project Roar Publishing http://www.projectroar.com/ who assisted with research and photos used in this article. His Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 – 1969 documents more than 700 never before seen promotional outfits and solves many mysteries of Lionel's Postwar era—including the history of many Olive Drab items .
Also, Project Roar Publishing just released the 2nd printing of its award winning book, Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory by TCA member Robert Osterhoff. http://www.projectroar.com/store/index.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=34