San Francisco Cable Car No 16. Help required to obtain details.

[Bugatti Fan]

Anyone out there that lives in or near San Francisco who might be able to help me?

I have recently bought a 1/22nd scale kit for a single ended Cable Car that plies the Powell Street lines.

It is specifically car No 16 that is finished in a blue livery that I wish to build from it.

What I am looking for as a model maker would be plenty of detail pictures of this particular car both inside and out to make the model as accurate as possible.

I have pulled what I can from the internet up to now.

Would be very grateful if anyone can help.   Thanks.

[espo]

5 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Anyone out there that lives in or near San Francisco who might be able to help me?

I have recently bought a 1/22nd scale kit for a single ended Cable Car that plies the Powell Street lines.

It is specifically car No 16 that is finished in a blue livery that I wish to build from it.

What I am looking for as a model maker would be plenty of detail pictures of this particular car both inside and out to make the model as accurate as possible.

I have pulled what I can from the internet up to now.

Would be very grateful if anyone can help.   Thanks.

Have you tried Google Images? I go there before I start on most builds for ideas and colors both stock and some customs or rods. 

[Brian Austin]

Which kit is this?

[Bugatti Fan]

Thanks for the suggestion about Google images Espo.

Brian, the kit is a multi medium kit by Artesania Latina. Mainly of wood and metal. It has been out of production for a number of years now.

[stitchdup]

https://www.streetcar.org/cablecars/16-no-16-muni-blueyellow/

 

https://www.cablecarmuseum.org/cablecars.html

[Big John]

I have a book titled "Cable Car" by Christopher Swan, pub. Ten Speed Press 1978. It has just about anything you would want in details including the grip and brake details, cable power house, Turntables, along with track construction and under street guide pulleys.  I see a couple on eby at the moment.

 

Edited November 15, 2024 by Big John

[Brian Austin]

17 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Brian, the kit is a multi medium kit by Artesania Latina. Mainly of wood and metal. It has been out of production for a number of years now.

OcCre makes a 1:24 scale wood/multimedia kit of a double-ended cable car.  I wasn't aware of the Artesania Latina kits.

[Bugatti Fan]

Thanks for the further feed back guys.

Brian, Artesania made kits of both the single ended Powell Street Cable Car and the double ended California Street Cable Car in 1/22nd scale.     (Curiously in this odd scale rather than 1/24th scale?) The AL kits have been out of production for quite a while and difficult to get hold of.     Mind you I would bet that there are many unbuilt kicking around on builders shelves .

The Occre one you mentioned is of a double ended California Street in 1/24th scale and quite readily available from many sources.

Edited November 16, 2024 by Bugatti Fan

[Brian Austin]

No wonder why I couldn't find the kits on the Artesania website, if they were out of production.

I have a few different issues of the Venerable Hawk/Testors 1:48 scale plastic kit.  One could have a fun display with all the different liveries those kits were offered in.

[Bugatti Fan]

Brian, I can vaguely remember building that little plastic kit way back when Hawk first issued it. Cannot remember how good the quality and accuracy was however as it was so long ago now.

[Mike 1017]

Maybe he can help you out

Mike

 

 

[Brian Austin]

Related Technical Reference

https://www.cablecarmuseum.org/mechanical.html

https://www.cable-car-guy.com/html/ccmain.html

 

https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ca1237.sheet?st=gallery

https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ca1270.sheet?st=gallery

Edited November 17, 2024 by Brian Austin

[Brian Austin]

11 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Brian, I can vaguely remember building that little plastic kit way back when Hawk first issued it. Cannot remember how good the quality and accuracy was however as it was so long ago now.

I built one in the 1980s or '90s, in the Green livery.  I don't have it to take any pictures of it, but IIRC the most frustrating part was the decal striping.  I remember it being a neat little kit.

[Bugatti Fan]

Thanks for the further replies and suggestions Brian and Mike. Will certainly follow up.