The Car Works – the second Importer

A couple of Car Works model locomotives from the 1990 production runs, B&SR #7 (front) and B&SR #8 (rear).

A couple of Car Works model locomotives from the 2004 production runs, B&SR #6 (front) and WW&FR #7 (rear).

Stan Richmond’s The Car Works burst on the Maine Two Foot scene late in 1990 with a range of offerings, shown here in the flyer below, which was probably picked up at the 1991 Whitman meet;-

Here’s a review of the first two models taken from the September/October 1990 edition of the Gazette;-

The Car Works has supported Maine Two Foot modelling in O scale with a number of models released at intervals;-

Road	Model		Manufacturer	Year	Qty	Original Retail Price	Brass Guide Number
SR&RL	Parlor Car	#9 Rangeley	W.B.M.	1990	130	$195	35622
B&SR	Loco 2-4-4T	#7	F. M. Models	1990		$595
B&SR	Loco 2-4-4T	#8	F. M. Models	1990		$595
SR&RL	Loco 2-4-4T	#10	FM Models	1991	85	$595	35664
SR&RL	Coach	#21/22	W.B.M	1991	120	$225	35623
SR&RL	Combine Rnd. Roof	#14	W.B.M	1991	30	$225	35624
SR&RL	Combine Cel. Roof	#14	W.B.M	1991	30*	$225	32625
SR&RL	Rail Bus (front truck)	#4	FM Models	1991	100	$365	35607
SR&RL	Rail Bus (extended)	#5	FM Models	1991	100	$385	35608
B&SR	Coach	15/16	WBM Korea	1992	30/30?	$225
B&SR	Combine	31	WBM Korea	1992	30	$225
SR&RL	Coach	#17/18	W.B.M.	1993		$225
SR&RL	Loco 2-6-2 (early)	#23	Art Models	1996		$650	37852
SR&RL	Loco 2-6-2 (early) fp	#23	Art Models	1996			37853
SR&RL	Loco 2-6-2 (late)	#23	Art Models	1996		$650	37850
SR&RL	Loco 2-6-2 (late) fp	#23	Art Models	1996			37851
SR&RL	Rail Bus (as built)	#5		1997
B&SR	Loco 2-4-4T	#6	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825
SR&RL	Loco 2-4-4T (late)	#8	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825	37816
SR&RL	Loco 2-4-4T (early)	#9	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825
SR&RL	Loco 2-4-4T (late)	#9	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825
WW&F	Loco 2-4-4T (early)	#7	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825
WW&F	Loco 2-4-4T (late)	#7	Art Hobbies	2004		$750-825

The Car Works – B&SR passenger equipment

The Car Works are believed to have imported just 30 sets (2x #15/#16 + 1x #31) of these cars in the Fall of 1992, with an individual selling price of $225 per car.

The Carworks B&SR coach #15/#16

The Carworks Combine #31

For those interested in the weights of brass cars, the coach weighs 354 grams and the baggage car weighs 364 grams.