The NP 28000 series war emergency boxcars were seen with both black and box car red ends. Was there any rhyme or reason as to which got what? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy

Earlier Jeff Ford asks: Is it Schrodinger's car, Unprototypical and aprototypical at the same time? being a play on Schrodinger's Cat. I think of the Velveteen Rabbit story and how the

Dennis Storzek wrote: Sure, and I don't want to wrangle nomenclature here. But I do think physical appearance matters. I believe you CAN distinguish a rib from the flat parts. The ribs have convex

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 01:01 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: I disagree, Dennis. Look at the ribs with the "indents." They are the major ribs, not the flat parts between the ribs. On normal

Rapido's offering of the RR-56 RR-60 RR-61 MTC cars as advertised are correct and ready to go. No additional modification or details are necessary. The art work has been extensively reviewed and

Jim Ogden wrote: "Speaking of Foobies, was the white Varney (later LifeLike) Frisco Norge boxcar based on advertising artwork to promote the new appliance factory in Fort Smith, Arkansas? I know no

On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 08:37 AM, Tim O'Connor wrote: I distinguish between the two styles by calling one "reverse", and the other "inverse". I just can't remember which is which. :-DWhich is exactly

I just recently tossed the body from my Revell F7. The motor/chassis died years ago, after a trip to the floor broke the plastic axle on one truck. I kept it for years, figuring I would graft it

Bob, The Rapido site lists several paint schemes for that model as being Rr-60 and Rr-61class cars. Is there something more that needs to be done to those cars? Ken

Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes John B. Moore, Jr., author of the Santa Fe Mechanical Refrigerator Cars book, points out how easy it will be to convert the

Perhaps it was just a real life foobie, A careless builder who couldn't be bothered to get a proper end, Those end decals look a bit large. Virus-free. www.avast.com

Speaking of Foobies, was the white Varney (later LifeLike) Frisco Norge boxcar based on advertising artwork to promote the new appliance factory in Fort Smith, Arkansas? I know no revenue cars like

I distinguish between the two styles by calling one "reverse", and the other "inverse". I just can't remember which is which. :-D Tim O'Connor

I’m happy to say that I was building One in 5000 kits when they were in the first series, and I was about ten or twelve. They turned out well enough that I’m glad to be able to show them today.

Yes, Hobby Line not Penn Line (I got my "Line"s confused) As a kid, I remember liking their box art the best! :-) Thanks Garth! -- Chris Barkan Champaign, IL

Amen to that Tom, I still have my Varney red, white and Blue State of Maine boxcar and my June 1957 MR that I bought as well. Great reminders. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Is it Schrodinger's car. Unprototypical and aprototypical at the same time? $0.02, -Jeff Ford Sanger, Texas P.S. I recall much enjoyment of railroading with egregiously inaccurate rolling stock as a

Still have my first HO loco, a Mantua Shifter I got in 1952. And the June 1948 issue of MR I bought as an 11 year old at a newsstand in Boston's South Station when my mother took me on a visit to her

"If any of these cars lead younger people to replace us when the fates finally claim us, I am all for it." I couldn't have said it better -- Bill Parks Cumming, GA Modelling the Seaboard Airline in

You are on target, Jim, I STILL have my Mantua 0-4-0 from about 1958, and while I’ve had numerous chances to replace the tender with another that doesn’t have a broken rear step, I can’t