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Re: What am I missing here?

Obviously, you're not a PRO! And I'll bet you can spell "Vinager" (sic). "BRASS EQUIVALENT Sunshine Models Vinager Tank Car PRO BUILT" LOL! Thanks! -- Brian P. Ehni From: Pierre

By Brian Ehni <behni@...> · #110512 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

John Hagen

By John Hagen · #110511 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

At least he wont charge to ship it to U LOL Jim Evans

By NHJJ4@... · #110521 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

Craig, I do try to get all the decals on straight all the time. Hadn't even looked at the end photo until you mentioned it. LOL Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com

By Pierre <pierre.oliver@...> · #110510 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

Saw that. Was perplexed. Presumed that the owner's spousal unit told him to sell some trains or some such…and he can now say, "Look it's on Ebay…" And I bet you'd get the end decals on straight

By Craig Zeni · #110509 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

I like to keep tabs on a weekly basis on what Walthers has on sale for my favorite railroad. I also check Ebay regularly to see what's available. I always see listings of rolling stock on Ebay at or

By James Yaworsky · #110508 ·

Re: Main Line of Mid-America

Phooey! Every Illinois Central car listed on the Landmesser hot box list is found in the April 1947 ORER meaning that any IC freight car appearing on my September 1950 layout would have had to have

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #110507 ·

Re: CNJ boxcar question - this time with the link!

CNJ had single sheathed cars similar to the Accurail single sheathed box cars with 6 diagonals (photo in the NMRA book), USRA single sheathed box cars and X29 sized steel box cars with flat ends and

By ed_mines · #110506 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

Pierre: Having acquired one of your built cars which is excellent by the way. I also was wondering about the get in price of the model. Paul C. Koehler _____ From:

By Paul Koehler <buygone@...> · #110505 ·

Re: Main Line of Mid-America

Thank you Don Burn, Ray Breyer and Ed Hawkins for answering my questions. I am often astonished and always very pleased at the quality of answers received from this group. For my September 1950

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #110504 ·

Re: What am I missing here?

I believe P. T. Barnum once said "There's one born every day." In this case its the seller who is asking that much but that could change to the sucker-I mean buyer that would pay that much. Mike

By Mike Fleming · #110503 ·

What am I missing here?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRASS-EQUIVALENT-Sunshine-Models-Vinager-Tank-Car-PRO-BUILT-/130749404092?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item1e714593bc Currently on Ebay. $750.00? Now I know that the car in

By Pierre <pierre.oliver@...> · #110502 ·

Re: ARA/AAR Car Construction Classifications

Thanks Guy. That does explain why photos of these cars are so rare... I don't think anyone in Soo Line land owned a camera before 1935 :-) I remember looking at the builder's General Arrangement

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #110501 ·

Re: Main Line of Mid-America

Gene, Per IC marking arrangement drawing T426, dated 2-6-41, applicable to IC 40' box cars, stencil #529 (Mainline of Mid-America) was added per revision D on 12-3-47. This was in accordance with an

By Ed Hawkins · #110500 ·

Re: Branchline Blueprint 40' boxcar fate

Branchline's 1937 AAR boxcars are the only Yardmaster. All others are Blueprint. https://secure.atlasrr.com/mod1/items.asp?Cc=HT120&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc= Jim

By Jim Hayes · #110499 ·

Re: Branchline Blueprint 40' boxcar fate

Weird? Different is a word I would use rather than weird. Makes modelling them interesting given that they are not cookie cutter versions of US cars! Daniel McConnachie Retired Head of

By Daniel McConnachie <dmcconnachie@...> · #110498 ·

Re: Branchline Blueprint 40' boxcar fate

Atlas does sell some of the Branchline parts on their website. I purchased several roofs for Southern boxcars and they are reasonably priced and came quickly. I too would like to see them offer

By Allen Cain <allencain@...> · #110497 ·

Re: Branchline Blueprint 40' boxcar fate

IIRC Branchline's postwar boxcars, like the ACF/URTX reefers, were in the Blueprint series. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

By al_brown03 · #110496 ·

Re: Main Line of Mid-America

Hi Gene! 1947. That IS a bit subjective. But by 1955 it was basically everywhere on steel cars. Nope. The slogan was added to all STEEL cars, including the prewar ones. Yes, if they were

By Ray Breyer · #110495 ·

Re: Main Line of Mid-America

Well I remember the slogan while growing up in Elmhurst, Il and then going to Champaign for college years before the merger. Doing a quick web search found timetables for sale with the slogan from

By Don Burn · #110494 ·

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