It's not uncommon to see mothballed flattops in Tacoma Tideflats air photos from the 40s, 50s, and maybe even into the 60s. They were escort carriers built by the shipbuilding company at the tip of

A little to the left, which would be east, is where the USN used to have three Minesweepers live. They were tied up next to a group of warehouses and were just down (west) the tital cut from a power

That would be the USS Intrepid at what would have been, I believe, Pier 86 @ W. 46th Street which is a few blocks south of the Manhattan Cruise terminal (today) which happens to sit on

I just checked out Mather meat reefers on Ebay after my Mather post just minutes ago. There are a good number of both Red Caboose RTR and kits offered, almost all at much less expense than mine. I

Hello- I have two Red Caboose factory assembled HO Mather meat reefers offered for sale. RC RR-31009-5 Wilson Car Lines; WCLX 7532 RC RR-31001-5 Mather orange lease car MRRX 2684 Priced at $35 each,

Thanks Michael, Stay safe during this time. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Lovely build, and I appreciate the "heads-up" concerning the Kadee upright brake wheel. Love its delicacy. -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

The last five cars are sold. Thanks again to all who purchased them. Thanks, Joe Melhorn Sahuarita, AZ 85629

Great job Rich....very nice! Jim Brewer

I added some sheet lead in 4 places to get it's weight up. I think I added about 3 oz but didn't put it on the scale yet. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Looks great Fenton. I have one of these in my stash and a set of Teds decals. Did you add any weights or is the car weight ok out of the box? Ryan

Those wheels were made for the Kadee skeleton log flats. I have a bunch of them. They have been around for many years. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

Fenton, That's a scary good build. Don't you just hate the spell checker? Your subject line is Freudian...... John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

Thanks for the nice comments Mark and everyone Fenton

Mark, you will have to wait for Kadee to open back up after the virus subsided. Then call them and ask for Sam and he will sell you some. They are excellent and come in one piece, wheel and stem

Rich Very nicely done it looks great. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nice job on the car Fenton. Where did you get the Kadee brake wheel? I can't find it on their site. I wonder if making that part means a flatcar model is in the works. Mark Vinski

NICE! Schuyler

looks like the load did shift, look at the end blocking mel perry

Hi Don, That “flat top” would be the USS Intrepid (CV-11), the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is in Fall River, MA, and the USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is in Portsmouth, NH. I’m sure there