Brian, The trucks tooled by InterMountain for the ACF 70-ton covered hoppers are not National C-1. They are a relatively uncommon 70-ton AAR spring-plank design that I’ve only seen on L&N and NC&StL

According to the HO truck guide put together by Richard Hendrickson, Intermountain has a 70 ton National C-1 truck. They don’t list this as a separate model on their website but I think it is what

Clover House still makes and sells dry transfers. http://cloverhouse.com/Cart/ Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

I was putting an order together when Stan passed away and I have been looking for a suitable core to use to create at least one of the NWX 1955 ""Renton rebuilds" but have yet to find anything closer

The original color? From the as-built appearance in the Teens? I doubt that. Let’s be careful with general statements. That’s how hobby myths are created, like all PRR freight cars are Tuscan

That's true Dennis but it's darn close to the original color that it was repainted with. I used to pass that car several times each Sat. and Sun while working for the Green Mountain Rwy. and/or

ozark miniatures bought the business they are in the process of revampimg the listings, if you need something that cds carried, call them, also cds canadian distributor, at last check, was still in

How about using a 3D printer process to deliver paint thru a small bore needle ? I'm not aware of anybody doing this. Mark Landgraf

That's pretty much what dry transfer lettering is / was; the ink without the decal film. Problem si, they tend to be hard tp position. Does anyone still make dry transfers since CDS left the

Almost anything can be done if you throw enough money and time into it. Getting paint to behave in those tight spaces would be the second challenge. I suspect you would have to really hate decals to

That's not the in-service paint... you can see the parts that haven't been repainted are totally devoid of any paint. So, somebody painted it with what they had, no guarantee of a match, and only

Bill, From what I have read on some of the Rutland sites, including RPI (NEB&W), they were painted Rutland Cherry Red, which is 50% Box Car Red and 50% Caboose Red Rich Christie

I wonder if it would be possible to photo etch an HO stencil for the dimensional data so we could avoid the use of decals. Mark Vinski

Could the Fox trucks just be shop trucks? They were pretty much gone by 1946, and were not being used in new construction. -Hudson

Bill, Will this attached photo help? Car was grounded by the Chester depot for many years. I shot this circa 2000. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

I would guess it is a in-plant car purchased secondhand from some dealer. The car doesn't have a pressed or fabricated end sill reinforcement, so it is likely from the 1903-early '04 production

Ok. Looking at the NWSL website. $24 for 4 wheels. wowza. Brian J. Carlson

Positive? Even if that's so there's a distinct difference in dress back then from now. Roger Huber Deer Creek Locomotive Works

I am preparing to paint my F&C Rutland Stock Car and I am hoping someone here familiar with that RR's practice can comment on what color was used on their Boxcars and Stock Cars? I am not interested

Those aren't the attendants; they're the brokers. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL