Thanks for including my GTR boxcar in your posting, Jeremy. That is a great meet with a lot of fine models. Richard

Thanks for posting and including my GTR boxcar, Eric. That was my first time there and it is a meet well worth attending! Richard

Yes, he was there. I can’t recall his name but his Paducah, KY shop is Classic Trains and Ferraris. Address: 3125 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42003 Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM Phone: (270)

Ron There was a dealer there that had some of Stan's kits. (CLASSIC TRAINS & FERRARIS) hdharris1@... PH# 270-994-2555 Dave

I couldn't get to St. Louis this year. Was there a dealer who had some Stan Rydarowicz kits? There was one last year, but I lost track of who it was. Ron Merrick

I noticed a half dozen Rapido meat reefers on the shelf at Chuck's Depot in Marion, IL, too. I can't recall the paint and lettering schemes. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Bob A fine model thank you for sharing it. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Great photos, Dick. Thank you!!! -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Thought I had some square styrene that would work. At a scale 2 1/2" square, looks waaay too big. What source did you have for small amounts of the stuff? Thx, RJ Dial Burlingame, Ca

I’m still traveling on my round about way back from the St. Louis RPM. In addition, to seeing 4014 this morning I stopped at both Lombard and Des Plaines Hobbies. Both have several of the Rapido

Bill, thanks for 2 things: A heads-up about that shaft being square! I recall posts about square shafts, and somehow still missed that I have one here! A heads-up about the Tangent brakewheels.

Model: SFRD 8423 At the recent Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Convention in Pueblo, CO, Peter Aue of Germany showed me a number of custom-made details he is using to model a fifty-car

Thanks for the update, Ed. You have moved modeling forward and we are all grateful for your efforts not to mention all the superglue sales you caused! Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Eric, No joy yet. I inquired with Gene Fusco about the project because I have been one who pushed for it, along with Al Hoffman. Both of us pushed & provided the necessary information for selfish

Group, Thanks for the insights from the Collinsville meet. On the Intermountain table, did they happen to have display models of the 1958 cuft covered hopper with the type 3 roof? These were

Great Eric Thanks for sharing Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Schoen trucks. David Thompson

Thanks for sharing Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A very interesting car for that period especially but what are the trucks on it? At first I thought they might be some sort of Fox design but not after a second look. Thanks for posting

I have created a Flickr album with some additional photos that I took last weekend at the Collinsville RPM meet. I hope that they will supplement the others already