Jared, that is what I've used, probably 60 gray/40 old silver, with maybe a few drops of a dark gray or even black to make them not all exactly the same. Plus some weathering, and an overall dull

Tim, I just said the model was fun to build. And are we complaining about too much of a good thing? : )) Clark Propst

Tim, It ended awhile back. I watched in amazememt as these two guys just keep bidding against each other one bid right after the other! What eBay is all about, but I have never been that lucky. Paul

Obviously this is NOT a Brass model but a very special GOLD version. Allen Cain

Joel, that's correct. Sunshine makes a kit for this car. http://www.sunshinekits.com/sunimages/sun37c.pdf Tim O'Connor Hi Chuck, Are you sure? My 1955 Equipment guide shows LV 60255 as a

Bill, I have many photos of the complete sets of handrails around the dome with the side platform set lower than the top of the tank -- Set at the normal position seen on most tank cars without hand

Wish I cound find that loser and sell him mine! Back before Ebay changed their policy you could see all the bidders and email them directly. Ebay claimed it was a "privacy" problem but the more

Clark It would be even nicer if the side tooling were symmetrical. See Ed Hawkins' detailed analysis of this kit in the archives. The Exactrail model is better, or at least, it doesn't have

This is what I use also. For spot uses, like depicting small patches of peeled off roof paint, I now almost always use my silver Sharpie pen. Once lightly weathered and Dullcoted it appears as a light

Stuart, You have been added to our mailing list. Thanks, Noel

Scalecoat Graphite and Oil works well too, with perhaps a bit of gray, depending on the age you want to achieve. Jerry Michels

I started an Intermountain ribside box car kit today. I really think it's one of the best plastic kits I've assembled...well, not quite assembled. Seems the underbody detail sprue wasn't in the box. I

I use a 50:50 mix of Old Silver and Reefer Gray that I learned about from reading one of Mont Switzer's articles. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Bill; The big insulated ones (103's) had prototypes like Schenectady Chemicals and Penn Salt. There were smaller insulated ones with pressure domes

I did a project several years ago where I used Atlas code 100 rail and got a deal on 12 bundles I sold several of the surplus ones on ebay and a bid war on one bundle got me $60 on a bundle listed and

i would like to know the winner. I do know someone that said he would bid $1000.00 just to get the item. Even if it is worth half. He has the money to blow. He even did it to me! Dennis Williams/

Does it have 8000 scale gallons of Jim Beam inside? Scott Pitzer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

ALL--I tend to agree with Bruce. I've been the beneficiary of this kind of "contest" as a seller on eBay several times. The items wound up selling for 5 to 8 times more than they were really worth

Has anyone ever seen a prototype photo of this tank car with the unique "drop" walkway around the dome? I gave on away after about ten years as I could not find a prototype photo. Bill Pardie

Steve, Veering dangerously close to off topic, but the bid history does not show that at all. It only shows actual, not auto bids. It is clear that the eventual winner's strategy was to submit