Bill Clouser's paper trolleys

Source: Popular Mechanics, Nov. '58

Vince and I have been having an on-again, off-again discussion about Bill Clouser's trolley models. Recently Vince sent me a link to an article in the November 1958 issue of Popular Mechanics by Robert Hegge - yes, that Bob Hegge of Crooked Mountain Lines fame - called Model Trains Made of Paper ... and They Run about some HO and O scale trolley models Bill Clouser made from various thicknesses of Strathmore board. Mr. Hegge has this to say about Mr. Clouser's construction methods: 

He uses no special tools, only a single-edge razor blade, steel straightedge, and sandpaper.He uses his head also - it's his outstanding tool.

Popular Mechanics, Nov. '58

Back in the '70s MR, RMC, and RM would write about using Strathmore for making things, and since there was no internet, and I lived in remotest Scarborough, I had no idea what they were talking about. If I had just seen Doug Leffler's article, Modeling with Strathmore in the July '73 issue of RMC, all would have been made clear: it's Bristol Board manufactured by the Strathmore company, and it comes in various plys. Mr. Leffler notes 1, 2, and 4 ply are most useful for HO construction.

So, add trolleys to the things that can be made from paper.