It will look great when you give it The Doggett Weathering magic

what is interesting, is the "don't load" (if that), one would assume that this car should have been red tagged? mel perry

Stencil: Heavy Repairs This is Illinois Central refrigerator car 93347. This car was built in 1916. A stencil above the sill and to the left of the door reads, "Heavy Repairs McComb

When did the Bangor and Aroostook start applying the three color State of Maine scheme to their 1932 ARA boxcars? Thanks Gene Deimling -- Gene Deimling El Dorado Hills, CA

Interesting that the truck on RI 40921 is a style in which the lower truss members join the journal box near its bottom edge rather than higher up as on later double truss cast sideframes. There is

Hello Bob and Everyone... I see no one provides definitive information about this interesting question. Perhaps because no such rule occurred. I will take a stab at a non-definitive and inferential

Photo: Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry Box Car In the lower right hand corner of this 1909 boxcar is a stencil that reads "M. C. B. Pocket Coupler". Is "M.C.B" Master Car Builders and what is a

Here are a couple of examples of the plain block lettering that replaced the RR Roman versions on cars repainted, although a lot of cars probably didn't ever get this scheme. The 40xxx series were

no seams? thsnks mel perry

Hi Paul,the roof consists of overlapping steel sheets, nothing more (no battens like the Accurail car has). 10 sheets of 3’5” and 2 of 3’-3 7/16" This never changed. cheers, Fred

Claus, PLASTER CAR WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO GERLACH COLLAPSIBLE BULK HEADS best regards, Fred Jansz

The only thing 'wrong' with the decals that come with the kit is that they're for the original build. More often than not, that's the situation I find myself in, as a late 50s modeler. I will no

The decals in my kit appear to be for earlier times, perhaps the 'as built' version. I, and perhaps Ron, would like a source for the the late 1950s Rock Island lettering style. Mike Schleigh, still

Hi List Members, Can anyone read the small writing on the door below the herald? Claus Schlund

It took me awhile to find the product number on the Accurail site. Here’s what Clark bought, but as a data only with dark paint. http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/4500/4512.JPG Check out

Out of the box, it's good for the Canadian Pacific cars it was modeled after. Light modifications will get you DM&N 3300-3399. David Thompson

What is wrong with the decals that come with the kit? Bill Welch

Hello Ron & Group! I have a Jay Williams print of RI 40400, no date but reweighed 10-62. The lettering style is that 'block' style that came to the Rock late in the 1950s. There is no herald on the

Ron - this could have been renumbered but may be what you are looking for. norm buckhart

I have a RI 264000 series single-sheathed double door box (Rocket Express) almost ready to paint. I'm looking for the lettering style from the mid-late 50s, either as a general service car or as a