I could never pronounce Stan's name correctly, let alone remember his spelling. As I wrote my post I did an on-line search and came up with Sherman's lament. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Stan *Rydarowicz*. https://www.kinnickfuneralhome.com/notices/Stanley-Rydarowicz/guest-book “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled

On Oct 30, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Andy Carlson <midcentury@...> wrote:  Hello Everyone- New resin ends for a long planned kitbash. Stan drew my appreciation in his way of finding projects which could

Good read and good modeling Lester, thanks for sharing Fenton

Lester More fine work. Paul Doggett

I have upgraded two Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), Refrigerator Cars 47269 and 47312, PFE Class R-40-23. If you are interested in the upgrade of these reefers including changes, addition of parts not

Hello Everyone- New resin ends for a long planned kitbash. Stan drew my appreciation in his way of finding projects which could be facilitated by making some resin parts. with the interest generated

Must be a car in LCL service. Why else have a scale inside?

It is in the little details. I like the way the corner is notched for hanging the markerlights

Hello Everyone, RP Cyc #35, about the 1937 AAR boxcars is a real monster, at 384 pages. Much reading in this issue. There were 750 copies printed this summer and now only about 100 or so remain.

But it was his WIFE that picked the scheme from several alternatives . . . Schuyler

Hi, I'm looking to add a Sunshine SLSF Howe Truss SS boxcar (kits 39.1 or 39.2) and a Sunshine C&O 40000-series gon (kits 67.2-67.5) to my collection. If anyone has either of these two kits that they

1955 I think - both appeared in that year but I don't know if one preceded the other. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

McGinnis became president of the NH in April, 1954, and he was the “mover” who started the new paint schemes, so some point in time after that. Peter Ness’ web site has more info

Smokebox did decals for the orange one. http://smokeboxgraphics.com/decalspre2k.html The instructions cover some of that info I think. Stephan

When did New Haven first start painting boxcars in the bright orange and orange and black paint schemes? I attached an image of the Red Caboose HO model as an example. They also do one with an orange

Perhaps someone forgot to remove the placard????

List, I would like to purchase one of Mr Hamsmith’s Burlington FM-11 flat car kits but I’m in the People’s Republic of Canada and he only ships to US addresses. SO, if anyone has one unbuilt

Interestingly I photographed one of these cars in work service on CN near Blue River BC in 2004. They definitely had a long life. I'll have to dig up those photos. -- Marc Simpson

Looks just like a Union Pacific CA class caboose. You may have an easier time finding a broadside photo of one of those. The photo I have of a UP CA class caboose is just like the OSL photo, not a