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

thank you for the info and clarification, ben. handy to know. benjamin

hi clark, thank you. i was enjoying several online photos of your models of the louie last night. i did notice that they (and the CGW) were represented in the buyers of the original 1937 design but

The granger roads served "the wide open spaces" where there were few tunnels or tight overhead highway bridge clearances. But the bigger cars were more useful for general merchandise, which could

I downloaded the spreadsheet to look for CB&Q models and noted an error for XM-32 box car numbers. The spreadsheet lists 130250-134250, but the 130251-134250 series was for XM-21/22/23 box cars. XM-32

Ben, The M&StL continued to buy 10' IH cars, because the weight of the grain would 'fill' the car before reaching the roof. There were lines stenciled on the car's inside walls showing how full to

For some reading, join the scratchbuilding group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scratch-building/ I have posted a detailed description of how I make castings in the files section. It is a bit

Ben Scanlon asked: "Was there much external, visible difference between an AAR 1937 steel boxcar and a modified AAR 1937 boxcar?" and "Where was the extra height added? Throughout the side, or was

A question that has probably been asked before, and more competently than I will. But I'm kind of new to appreciating differences in US stock. Was there much external, visible difference between an