I'm working on assembly of Sunshine kit #67.22 C&NW / CMO 40', 11- panel gondola. Is there an explanation why the model is supplied with provisions for 5 grab irons at the far right side of the car on both sides instead of 4 grabs? All the prototype photos of matching cars found both in the kit's instructions and in photos from Mainline Modeler's May '05 article on pages 38-45 show only 4. The only exception I can find having 5 grabs is on 9-panel cars that have two H section ribs per side as shown at the bottom of Sunshine's prototype data sheet #67.3 and in MM June '05 page 61 but this is a completely different car than what is supplied in the kit. Can someone enlighten me as to whether there actually is a C&NW prototype for the Sunshine model I have or is the kit wrong for the C&NW in respect to the number of grab irons? Could the body actually be correct for another road and just supplied in the C&NW kit as "close enough"? This issue is minor and I can easily remount the grabs. Incidentally this is my first resin car project and I am surprised to learn that I will need to make "alterations" to achieve reasonable prototypical fidelity. I was under the impression that resin kits were as close as one get's to being "correct".
