Tim, Thank you for that reminder. It's been two or three years since my last visit to DPH, and I had forgotten that they stock Scalecoat. I, too, linger long whenever I visit the place. Tom

Life has many mysteries, like how, many years ago, AHM could tool up a rather accurate plug-door PS-1 (certainly by the standards of the day it was nice), then turn around and tool up a strange 40'

Some H30's received gray paint as early as Mar 1954. At least one, 255284, was photographed with gray paint applied 3-54 with the circle keystone scheme. The shadow keystone scheme on H30's appeared

Motrak Models, often selling at RPM meets, also carries Scalecoat. Not sure how to order it from him, though: http://stores.ebay.com/Motrak-Models -Clark Cooper

Tom, you can buy Scalecoat directly from Des Plaines Hobbies, which also stocks many custom Scalecoat colors, not just the Weaver colors. Just go to the web site, add the colors to your shopping cart,

Mark Red Caboose tooled two different welded cars with 8' doors -- they differed only by the "tabs" of the side sills. They're perfectly good for the Reading as long as you're modeling the welded

Please replies only off list! Mark at euphoriatt dot com Undecorated 40', 10' 6" IH, 10 Welded Panel sides, Diagonal Roof and R+3/4 ends $32.00 includes shipping for 5 kits. PayPal Only. Details

Fuel barges still run the Hudson too, bringing petroleum products up from NY harbor to (amongst other places) Newburgh, and Albany. A quick search turns up about half a dozen fuel terminals, most in

New vendor has it. Dave Owens

When did PRR start painting covered hoppers in gray rather than FCC? If class matters the car of interest is an H30. TIA Jack Mullen

Thank you Andy Mark P Stamm Mark at Euphoriatt dot Com Sent from my mobile device

It's good news that Scalecoat paint will survive the demise of WEAVER MODELS. But meanwhile back at the ranch--the modeling section of the basement--can I still obtain paint from WEAVER until the

Thank you Garth They do have the diagonal panel roofs, but the sides are welded. I might consider sanding them off and adding archer rivets to do a RDG car. Any other options? Mark P Stamm Mark at

Check the ends-- This car, called the ACF series by Red Caboose, has R+3/4 (current best ID'ing) Late Improved Dreadnaught ends, the so-called "Banana Taper". This rules out any pre-1955 built

Dave I suspect that heating oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, etc almost all arrived at Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Providence, Fall River, Hyannis, Boston, Charleston, Marblehead, Portsmouth,

Mark, If the roof is diagonal panel and the sides are riveted, you could do RDG 10700-10749 built 10/48. I'm sure there must have been others, but I don't have information on them.

excellent and good news !! -- right up the road from me too. :-) Tim O'

Digging through my stash I found a box of Red Caboose parts in plastic bags labeled as ACF 10' 6" IH 4-3-1 ends. These house cars have 10 panel sides and 8' door openings. Any thoughts on prototypes

I also model New England, (New Haven and B&M) but in the 50's andthe situation hasn't changed much from the 1930's. The coastal tankers andocean tankers would come to the tank farms in Providence to

Among the paints Shawn plans to produce is ACL Purple. In my previous email I wrote SCL purple. That was my error, not Shawn's. Dave Owens