At the risk of piling on: Clark, I assume that you have a 4598 (there is no 4500 series). I agree with everything that Ben and Bill have said. Plus, the Accurail cars have a fish-belly center sill,

I’ve always eyeballed the offset from the car centerline for the air hose brackets. It’s usually been known to not be accurate anyway, since the coupler pocket’s too wide to allow it to be

I may be wrong but I do not think there was an exact prototype with the combination of details this molding has: Hutchins roof; Z-braces; steel ends; steel doors; and eight evenly spaced panels. Bill

Clark Propst wrote: "I have an Accurail kit #4498. It a single sheathed car and has 7/8 ends and a steel corrugated door. I've asked before what I can model with it and only was given a vague

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I have an Accurail kit #4498. It a single sheathed car and has 7/8 ends and a steel corrugated door. I've asked before what I can model with it and only was given a vague possibility for CN. I found a

Richard Townsend wrote: Nice one! Tony Thompson tony@...

Thanks, Bill. But I'm going to have to sell some toilet paper to pay for it. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: I understand that it looks that way. But as few as a dozen eager buyers, who suffice to drive up the price of used books, will not be very helpful in a print run which has

Time to reissue, Tony! Schuyler (but not for me . . .)

Bill Jolitz wrote: I believe it is what is called "supply and demand." Tony Thompson tony@...

Found Volume 3 on

Thanks, Ben. Duly noted! Todd Sullivan

Todd Sullivan wrote: "Thanks, I'm sure you are correct. I'll change the note on my e-copy to reflect that. I never thought it looked like Boston." Captioned as Buffalo

Brian, Thanks, I'm sure you are correct. I'll change the note on my e-copy to reflect that. I never thought it looked like Boston. Todd Sullivan

Todd and Clark, In the distance is what appears to be an L&N PS-1 boxcar, probably 5141. These were delivered in March 1952. Hope this helps. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

I have the same photo but it’s labeled Gardenville (Buffalo) yard 1953. Brian J. Carlson

Malcolm I use Ca to attach the rungs. I hold the jig downward when applied so the CA does not run back into the jig attaching stile to jig. As they say, “ Ask me how I know?” And, to date no

Hi Clark, I think you are right about the roofs not all being replaced. I've attached (I hope) a photo from somewhere online that is of the NYC / B&A yard in Boston with lots of NYC boxcars,

Because of the number of Yarmouth kits I acquired I eventually broke down a got one the fret bending tools for the stiles so now I had to assemble ladders. I went with soldering. Years ago I bought