The cars may (probably?) have had the chain tubes like other SP A-50 class box cars, but other than that I expect the underframes were of conventional AAR design. Tim O' --

It says on the page their kits are HO scale. Jim Gates --------------------------------------------

I have posted a question several times looking for help on the underframe layout for Southern Pacific A-50-16 40' auto car. This is one of the very few times that I have not received a reply. I may

Charlie the 2nd paragraph on their home page states their first release is HO scale. And if you bothered to read the “about” link you will learn their primary focus is HO scale, but they do plan

See Burlington Bulletin 28 page 26 Carnation had six BREX cars, repainted in 1932, CMX 4201-4206 and 40 former FGE 36000 series cars (1933) CMX 6400-6439. They had a large red, white, green and black

I've yet to see a photo of any prototype "Carnation" billboard paint scheme. If they existed it would have been most likely before the 1930's. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

That ginormous URL doesn’t open anything. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Claus Schlund \(HGM\)" <claus@...> Reply-To:

All- My off-topic inquiry did reveal that lapped profile boards did make it into car interiors and floors for their intrinsic ability to provide a tighter car for grain and other loads. And as

Great looking car, Bob. I have one to build and will try your clever technique on the scribing issue. Thanks for sharing with us. Jim Kubanick

Oops, the first link was broken, let me try that again... I assume we are trying to compare the Athearn body and paint scheme shown at the link below...

Claus Schlund wrote: Nothing at this link, Claus. But I am familiar with the white Athearn reefer scheme. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

On Apr 18, 2019, at 1:36 PM, Claus Schlund \(HGM\) wrote: Hi Richard, Tony, and List Members, I assume we are trying to compare the Athearn body and paint scheme shown at the link below...

Hi Richard, Tony, and List Members, I assume we are trying to compare the Athearn body and paint scheme shown at the link below...

All- Interesting that a company would develop a website and not state the scale that their product targets. HO may be a default assumption but there are modelers in other scales…. Charlie Vlk

Richard Townsend wrote: Certainly not on the Athearn body. There was a similar though not identical scheme on a pre-1934 billboard car. I suspect Athearn winged it on that one, possibly using

A question I have asked before, but never gotten a suitable answer: is there a prototype for the paint scheme on the Carnation reefer?

Because of hackers I’ve had to start from scratch. My new email address is almmr87@.... My new Facebook page is Al Westerfield, with a top photo of 2 freight cars, and my photo superimposed. Any

Very nicely done, and very innovative! -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

To populate my new layout, I pick up freight cars with Kadee couplers at train shows. I try to keep the average at about $4.00 apiece. One was a Varney metal box car, at least 65 years old. It took

Lee Thwaits asked: "My first kits were Varney wood & cardboard & Mantua metal. When did Varney switch to metal?" A check of Varney catalogs at HO Seeker shows the wood and cardboard kits (with