I snagged two of the Sunshine 67.1 NYC gon directly from Sunshine at, I think, Naperville. Built one and put one on eBay because it was one of those cars that were probably infrequent visitors to my

With styrene sheet and Archer surface decals, it would be pretty easy to do a steel floor would it not? Bill Welch

Great info, thank you Garth! Just what we (me too) needed Tom & Bill. If only we could read the dim data. Indeed no lines above and below WP & rd#. These were added when the silver repaint started

Of those railroads, the Vans only owned the NKP. At one time, the Gould Syndicate owned or controlled the W&LE, P&WV, and WM. This was before WW1. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

weren't most of these owned or controlled by the van sweringen brothers?, at this time and stitched together to survive via competition, via faster schedules and connections ;-) mel perry

The Alphabet Route Website This site was announced here in 2008 and has been discussed just a few times since, mainly on the topic of freight car diagrams The website ( http://alphabetroute.com/ )

OK, I'm going to take a chisel blade or something to mine to help it flatten down better. I never seem to be able to file down the edges of mine enough to get them to lay right, probably because I'm

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 05:14 PM, Brian Carlson wrote: Tom. Does that floor fit as a separate piece into the underframe of the kit? I’m wondering if I could remove that wooden floor and scratch a

Tom. Does that floor fit as a separate piece into the underframe of the kit? I’m wondering if I could remove that wooden floor and scratch a steel floor. Modeling 57 I should have one with a steel

On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 04:06 PM, mopacfirst wrote: My question is whether the wood floor would be correct or not for that late time frame. I had some trouble installing it, and I'm not entirely

Is this the same as the former Sunshine 67.1? I built one of those, and installed the wood floor in it. My modeling era is 1958-63. I keep all my Sunshine instructions, but they're not where I can

Tom, This is a poor copy, from a photocopy of WPHS's HEADLIGHT, spring 1990. And yes, they had a dome platform and ladder on only one side. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Loudspeakers are often stuffed with fibrous batting. Crutchfield, for one, sells it. I'm sure others do too. I'd expect cotton or wool to serve, cheaply, and not degrade for a few decades. Steve

Love the gon, but by 57 I need the steel floor version. Still a sweet car. Brian J. Carlson

Hi Bruce, What I’m seeing certainly looks like and 18” x 18” square to me and seems to be in keeping with records for such ladders. I wonder of the shadow of the left-hand style is

Tom - this is from the 1920-50’s and may help. Norm Buckhart

Hello All, Do any of the tank car fanatics on this list have a photo they can share of these cars circa ‘30’s or ‘40’s? I am looking for the “as built” lettering. In particular I want to

Resin Car Works has new products available to help you ease into a new month. Our latest blog post has more details. http://blog.resincarworks.com/new-nyc-gondola-kit-and-more/ Eric

Thank you for your replies, public and private, I’ll go with 7 rung 18” by 18” ladders. -- Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

Years ago I had a model railroader friend who was annoyed by the sound box vibrations from his brass fleet. I suggested aquarium Silicone caulk applied inside the car body in an 'X' pattern on each