What do you all think about the stirrups on the HO version? They look a bit bulky in a photo recently posted at trainorders.com. I have one being shipped. It would seem that more scale size flexible

Kevin , Yes they did in Michigan, both out of Grand Rapids and Algonac(sp). Search the C&O HS digital archives.  There are some good overhead pix of them with wooden craddles on flats

Here is a question for you guys.  Do any of you guys happen to know if Cris Craft shipped their boats by rail?  I thoought I had seen pics somewhere of some wood boats loaded ob flatcars but I can't

Earl Hackett Modeling the C&O in 1952

Peter, Unfortunately I know of no source providing any lessee history on SHPX tank cars other than original lessees, which are specified in the ACF bill of materials (cars built from 1931 to 1952).

The NP stockcar is available from the NPRHA Company Store http://www1.storehost.com/stores/xq/xfm/store_id.615/page_id.23/Item_ID.153017/parent_ids.0,0,1/qx/store.htm Jim Hayes Portland

Hi Ed, Many thanksf for the SHPX data! The Naugatuck Valley (in CT on the New Haven) where the photo was taken was the location of many chemical and rubber companies. There was a company called

Aaron G is the owner of Northern Specific Models HO scale kits. The NP livestock car of which you refer was marketed under that brand. ron depierre

Thanks again for the kind words, but I'm surprised that no one remembers WHY they "fall together"... Mine were some of the few resin kits that had alignment ledges, for want of a better term, on the

Peter, Unless the car was renumbered at some point (unlikely), SHPX 13141 was a 10,000-gallon ICC-103 insulated Type 27 car built in 1940. It was one of 53 cars in ACF lot 2141A, series SHPX

Although the photo I am referencing is from 1966 I don't *think* my question is beyond the scope of the group because I am postive the car was in service long before 1960, just not sure if it was in

I believe the New york and Northern was a little known subsidiary of the New Haven. Their entire fleet of rolling stock consisted of 2 boxcars (or is it box cars) that ran between two on line

Unfortunately the jurisdiction of the Prototype Police ends at the borders of Ebay. Tim O'

Jim is completely correct. Dennis' kits more or less fall together because they are well thought through and engineered to fit well and just as important, easily together. The "easily" is hard to

In fairness it's both. I've had my hands on many of those kits and have never had an issue with a flawed casting. And I maintain that those masters remain to this day some of the best ever

It's not the casting. It's the very high quality of the masters. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I'm soon entering a casting phase and would love to know what makes Dennis's kits special. Those are lessons I'd love to learn about. Dennis? Thanks much, Brian Chapman Evansdale, Iowa

The CGW cars were bought from Pullman and have Pullman ends. Sometimes referred to as PS-0 ends. Clark Propst

It was the design that was modified, not any existing cars. Dave Nelson

thanks scott, that does sound a more logical explanation. regards, benjamin