Sunshine instructions for the Swift 6700 series in the yellow banner scheme suggest chrome yellow (very bright) or a Scalecoat II mix (1 part reefer orange and 5 parts reefer yellow), but that is way

Hi Bob, Thanks for the comments. The Cannonball Car shops kits were flat styrene kits. For their time, they had pretty good detail. The trucks that I used were Kadee’s version of the PRR

Fenton, Consider Yellow Ochre, perhaps lightened just a touch with some white. Marty

A really fine looking model. I assume this was the polystyrene kit. Trying not to nit-pic, but what about the trucks shouldn't they be some PRR type truck. Regards, Bob Witt

I’ll look at the RMJ and MR articles. I’ve learned not to trust model photos, as even some cars in Sunshine instructions and PDSs are built and/ or painted wrong, e.g. cross bearers and/or cross

Peter, I'll take two of these running boards if available. Thanks, Ed Sommer San Jose, CA

Thanks Brian, Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

IIRC, I used Scalecoat Reefer Yellow for mine. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of O Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@...> Reply-To:

Question: does anyone have a 'go to' paint for the Swift Yellow color?? I prefer lacquers. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Classic Trains has a picture of a block of boxcars used in a 1946 grain move: http://ctr.trains.com/photo-of-the-day/2019/04/delayed-in-transit The last car is a ventilated boxcar on the MOP

The Feb 1993 RMJ has color photos of models built from these kits, that might answer your questions. I have only a low-res scan and can't tell. In the Oct 1953 MR Paul Larsen has an article on

Nelson, In an old issue of Rail Model Journal there was a two-page color photo showing a large number of Swift reefers - most of them in the red scheme. You might want to check that out - or maybe

I, too, have two B&W photos. One is obviously red, the other yellow. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Nelson Moyer <npmoyer@...> Reply-To:

I’m building two Sunshine 6700 series reefers, and I only have two photos of these cars, both in black and white. SRLX 6723 is painted in the yellow banner scheme, and it’s clear that the

Mike, Try this: https://www.wplives.org/sn/gon.html . Here is some additional background: https://www.wplives.org/sn/steel.html . Yours Aye, Garth

Jim Moore asked: "Why don't these hoppers have car numbers or other data stenciled on them?" New or rebuilt cars that haven't taken a trip over the scales yet. Ben Hom

Wow! That is simply beautiful modeling at its best, a “role model”. The only simple improvement that comes directly to mind would be the replacement of the “gigantic" couplers with the

Why don't these hoppers have car numbers or other data stenciled on them? Jim Moore

The Morning Sun Books eBook bundle, Open Top Loads – Flatcar and Gondola Color Portfolio, Volume 1 & 2, have at least ten photos of open top coil loads in addition to many closed top coil cars,

Does anyone have a prototype photo they could share. I don't think i have seen a photo of coils shipped uncovered. Is there a spool as with cable? Best Regards, Mike Aufderheide