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Paul Moore was an individual from Adrian, Michigan who was an electric traction enthusiast. He created a variety of items that reflected his interest in both electric powered city street cars and also electric interurban cars such as the above. In his early career, he produced a series of booklets which contained scale drawings of such cars. He also produced a series of kits that used wood pieces and metal castings to create H0 scale (1:87 proportion) models.
In later years (ca. 1955 - 1970), Moore changed his kit technique; his later construction technique used laminations of paper and Strathmore artist board to create the sides of the car; the roof and floor were still made of wood, with the ends of these cars being metal castings manufactured by Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. of Milwaukee. Moore's car sides of that era were cut by hand with a razor blade and straightedge on top of a stack of old magazines. He also produced a series of traction kits called "Little Scoots".
In later years (ca. 1955 - 1970), Moore changed his kit technique; his later construction technique used laminations of paper and Strathmore artist board to create the sides of the car; the roof and floor were still made of wood, with the ends of these cars being metal castings manufactured by Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. of Milwaukee. Moore's car sides of that era were cut by hand with a razor blade and straightedge on top of a stack of old magazines. He also produced a series of traction kits called "Little Scoots".
These cars were designed to fit onto a motorized chassis that was manufactured by Athearn of California, called the "Hustler". The Hustler was an inexpensive model locomotive of that era, and the Moore Little Scoots were characatures of streetcars and interurbans, designed to allow the modeler to build something that was inexpensive but also a car that could be used on very small model railroads.
Characteristic of almost all Moore production is the distinctive orange box:
Characteristic of almost all Moore production is the distinctive orange box:
Also distinctive is the high-acid residue paper which Moore used for both his instruction sheets and plan books. Consequently, these kits are often in fragile condition. Also, assembled cars may be in poor condition because of the varying skills of people who built the kits, but they can be rescued with careful work.
Moore passed on sometime in the early 1970's and his legacy is a series of interesting traction models that are quite unique.
Moore passed on sometime in the early 1970's and his legacy is a series of interesting traction models that are quite unique.
Guide created: 11/15/06 (updated 10/28/09)
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