Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Folks; A very challenging thread... I would add that, having feet on both sides (prototype pubs and modeling pubs), there was a lot of thought that went

Well, guys, we seem to have heard just about every thought that can be put to words regarding the RR historical societies and the need or lack thereof to at least pursue accuracy if not achieve it.

This is still going on? We all know Athearn cars are not prototypical for most roads so if a historical society says they're doing a car using Athearn products I don't think there's any false

Hi Mike, I did a pretty extensive article on these cars in the SCL Modeler a few years ago. I'll send you some info offline. I recommend using the Speedwitch SAL Box Cars decal set. I think the

They are in stock D103 l have just checked Paul Doggett UK

You might want to try Tony Thompson's article to start: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2012/12/small-modeling-project-1932-ara-box-car.html S-CL modeler also had a great (IMHO, the definitive)

David: “The problem articles you cite failed because they did not have accurate pro type information and were not edited or vetted properly.” True, in my example, and ridiculous when done by a

The reality of all groups is that their direction is dictated by the varied personalities within, and those opinions are as varied as those on this list. The club with which I'm most involved has a

Michael, Ted Cullota (Speedwich Media) makes a set, D103, that covers these cars. The set includes the information on which lettering should be used, based on your modeling date. As to color, I've

The SCL Modeler ezine had an excellent article on the SAL B6 boxcars in their Issue #7, 2009-1, available on a CD from Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society. The

Arved Grass asked: "There were at least 3 volumes of this title published by Phoenix Publishing about 1990. I can only find the first three volumes on the used book market. Was there ever a volume 4

Speedwitch used to do them check their website or ping an email to Ted Paul Doggett UK

That is a false dilemma. Publishing a modeling article that provides accurate prototype information and clearly delineated the compromises a modeler must or chooses to make promotes interest AND

There were at least 3 volumes of this title published by Phoenix Publishing about 1990. I can only find the first three volumes on the used book market. Was there ever a volume 4 (or

"If the Steam Era Freight Car Prototype Modeling community was the economicengine it thinks it is in the hobby, you'd have no problem finding any model youwant from this era in any store, hobby shop

Dave Evans, A well thought out reply. It definitely gave me pause, and I agreewith 99.9%. The only comment I have is in the case of falseadvertising. That is a concern, and will hurt a society.

Ike, Let me answer that from the perspective of the PRRT&HS. Years ago, many of us “young guys” in the PRRT&HS complained that the KEYSTONE almost never ran any modeling content. The society

Well, by that argument, the societies should only produce models inPrototypical scale (i.e. Proto:48, Proto:87, etc) ignoring the inaccuraciesforced by 60+ years of NMRA "standards" and "recommended

Andy, to say that fund raising should be a lower priority of things todo really ignores that many of the societies exist on the edge offinancial survival. I am not saying that justifies "duds, AKA

BTW, if a society exists in making name train dining car settings, thenoffering bogus mugs would be shameful. But in our societies, no one is lookingto their society to offer well-researched coffee