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Lone Star - EL.84 - Stock Car, Wood - Painted/Unlettered - Cattle Truck with Brake Van

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N Scale - Lone Star - EL.84 - Stock Car, Wood - Painted/Unlettered - Cattle Truck with Brake Van
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Stock NumberEL.84
Secondary Stock Number84
BrandLone Star
ManufacturerLone Star
Body StyleLone Star Stock Car
PrototypeStock Car, Wood
Road or Company NamePainted/Unlettered (Details)
Road or Reporting NumberCattle Truck with Brake Van
Paint Color(s)Various
Coupler TypeOther
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Multipack ID NumberEL.84
Release Date1960-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeRolling Stock
Model SubtypeStock Car
Model VarietyWood
Scale1/160



Road Name History:
Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Brand/Importer Information:
Lone Star was founded by Aubrey Robert Mills and Sidney James Ambridge in 1939 as the toy division of Die Casting Machine Tools Ltd. (DCMT) of London. DCMT was manufacturing diecasting machines and equipment. DCMT had made some toy cars for Crescent, and diecast toy cap-firing guns, which DCMT supplied under the "Lone Star" brand. "Lone Star" was a name that conjured up images of the Wild West, and while it was a reference to the Texas state flag (with its single star), the name also reminded children of the star-shaped Sheriff's badge that was often a key part of a cowboy costume.

Lone Star Locos appeared in the late 1950s as a range of fairly basic 000-scale diecast miniature trains and track, and were joined in the 1960s by the comparatively short-lived "Treble-O-Lectric" range of "proper" motorised 000-scale electric train sets. The motorised range was discontinued circa 1965. DCMT ceased its operation circa 1988.
The Lone Star Treble-O (triple O) rolling stock was scaled to 2mm to the foot (1:152) and track's gauge was 9mm.
Lone Star paved the way to the N scale model trains that would be soon after introduced by Arnold Rapido.

Read more on Irwin's Journal and on The Brighton Toy and Model Index.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2020-02-26 09:00:28. Last edited by Lethe on 2020-05-07 00:00:00

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