Richard It was not a universal change, but here is the best example I have seen. Also, if it was done in the 1950's, I have not seen any photos that show it.

Tim; I heard that for a number of years, but never saw any evidence it happened. Given the undercuts on the side sill/u/f, I have doubts it was ever done, but I guess we will see. Elden

Could these be ex-C&BT tooling ?? Didn't Dick Schweiger cut molds for one of the PRR X29 rebuilds ? IMO $500+ has just got to be aimed at wealthy train set buyers. I

Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Nelson Moyer <npmoyer@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 7:26 PM To:

Thanks Tim! Funaro makes an PRR X37B so will probably go that route since Sunshines are getting harder to find. Unfortunately the GN car is way past my modeling time. Still has some neat weathering

Thanks, Al. I have RP CYC 21, so that helps. The bleed rods are shown in RP CYC 29 for the 24000 series, so I’ll go with that. Nelson Moyer

In RP CYC 21, p 60, there's a B-end photo of RI 23844. It's a little dark underneath, but it may help. In Maywald's "Classic Freight Cars", vol 7, p 20, there's a right-side photo of RI 23228, which

Thanks, Fenton, they sure did! Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Yes Tangent has the Klassing brake housing and the brake wheels

I believe Southern converted some of the double sheathed, double door boxcars (like the Sunshine model) early in WWII. I have never seen a picture and I can't explain the apparent vent. Jack Wyatt

Check Tangent they just released a bunch of new parts Fenton

I checked the online photo archives, and I can’t find a B end view showing the air pipe and hose bracket or a right side view showing the relief valve rod and air reservoir. According to the

Thanks! I had thought they might be resin (like Roger Chrysler's Canadian "Cockshutt" tractors) or even 3D printed. Tim O'Connor On

Thanks Ed. I’d would have probably numbered it wrong. I will be going a route of eagles repaint. Brian J. Carlson

Brian, The 2005 Sunshine mini-kit was for different series of MoPac 40’ box cars built in 1942 in which the side sill door reinforcement extended from bolster to bolster, unlike the AAR model

Bill, I believe those are the new etched ladders from Plano that came in the kit. I will say that is some excellent modeling on everybody's part and thanks for sharing it. I really liked the

The article mentions "modified AAR lettering guidelines". When did this take place? Todd Horton On Sunday, July 18, 2021, 09:10:56 AM

Way back in 2005 the Sunshine mini-kit for Naperville was for a MP 1942 era built boxcar. That was my first naperville and I started the kit around 2007 but never finished it. It's been sitting on

This build utilizes across the board an interesting progression on building etched ladders. Could the builders elaborate on howthey created the many perfectly spaced rungs? Bill Pardie Sent from my

Tractors made by Wiklng. Years ago Walthers put them in a sale flier at a small discount so I ordered enough to do the flatcar load. Took almost a year for them to show up. They are Fergusons which