"Lincoln's Funeral Car in 1/32nd scale " Topic

"I have started work on a 1/32nd scale model of the United States. This was a unique passenger car built in Alexandria, Virginia to serve as the Presidential car. The car took about 18 months to build and was complete in 1865. President Lincoln never rode in the car when he was alive. However, it was was used to transport the bodies of he and his son for their final interment in Illinois…"

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Armand

Kempinski is a master model maker. I did this year's model, a B&O standard model block house in 1/48 scale. I was asked to do the Lincoln car and suggested Kempinski do it instead. I'm no competition to him. I can't wait to see the final result. The behind the scenes hero of this operation is the noted Maryland historian, Daniel Toomey, who did allot of research and made funds available for these projects. The model will be shown next year at the B&O railroad museum in Baltimore. Of additional interest at the museum is the William Mason, the last operating civil war steam engine and the 2nd oldest operating engine in the world. There is a belief among historians that the Mason actually pulled the Lincoln car from DC to Baltimore. I had the privileged of being a fireman in the engine cab a few years ago.