https://myp48.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/modeling-mid-century-composite-wood-sheathed-boxcar-4-0/ Construction continues on my scratchbuilt P48 boxcar project. Please take a look. Gene -- Gene

Schuyler, Mont Switzer wrote an article on FGEX family reefers in the March 2011 RMC. It is supposedly about a Kahn's reefer, but other cars are shown. One of his models is NX 6808. He did the roof in

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: That's an era issue. After the 1944 outlawing of wood running boards on new construction (except tank cars), most owners with a little money did replace running boards

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: First, as Schuyler well knows, "silver" is a color, not necessarily referring to the metal. Aluminum paint has been around since the 1920s, and is indeed silvery. Fresh

I have yet to use the P-B-L Star Brand model paints, reliably reported to be basically formulated identical to TruColor and Accupaint. Are they glossy or flat Some one and some the other? Is the

So Bob, What about us WP fans? 🤪 WP caboose 778 is one of the original 50 Haskell & Barker cabooses built for the WP in 1910. It received a steel underframe in a mid-1920s rebuild at the

Hi Schuyler, I'm not Bill Welch, but all of the photos I've seen of Our Companies' reefers with silver roofs show everything on the roof to be silver including the running board and laterals. Hope

Ah! Google has brought me to Tony Thompson’s blog post: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/04/upgrading-simple-freight-car-kit.html Which answers several questions, including the Silver vs

I should have also mentioned that the 5th Avenue Car Shops does custom printed cars, and they’re not part of the Accurail line. Schuyler

I should have noted that the Accurail instructions in the box indicate that this is a 4800 series wood sided car. But I do see that you’re showing a silver painted roof, not a galvanized color.

I don't know what your car looks like, but Accurail shows two National Packing cars on its website. First there is this: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/8500/8527.jpg with the large white

That’s what I was thinking, and I appreciate the validation, but I’m seeking the collective wisdom of the crowd here. I anticipate our thinking will be validated. Still, would the roof walk

Schuyler, In that era, there was a move on to paint refrigerator car roofs with silver colored paint to help reflect heat from the sun. So this should look different from your galvanized

Good start on the answers to the questions, thanks, John. Schuyler

I should have added that it was an FGEX reweigh symbol. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736

Schuyler, I can't answer the color question, but referencing the Station & Reweigh Symbols spreadsheet previously discussed shows PLT to be the symbol for Plattsmouth, NE. John Barry ATSF North Bay

All, Several years ago I bought, at Cocoa Beach, a 5th Avenue Car Shops, Accurail kit for a National Car Company reefer. Now that it’s properly aged I thought I’d get to it and assemble it,

Photo: NX Reefer 3610 (Undated) A photo from the Virginia Tech University Library: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=nw064 This photo can be enlarged. Cranstone's website lists the

I have had good luck with Rustoleum rattle cans from Walmart. They have a wide variety of colors and finishes. Charlie Schildt (grouchy German)

Photo: GN Boxcar 51317 With Forward Facing Rocky (1943) A photo from the University of Utah Digital Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qj9cn1 For you GN fans. Bob