Thanks So Much John: Super photo! Just what I needed. I just learned from this that the attachments for the end grabs are below the grab and not above as are the kit parts. Somewhere down the road

Charlie, I can see that as an industry consultant that you may believe packaging kits is more expensive than making RTR cars. That is so wrong--anyone who has watched Rapidos' video visits to their

Allen Cain wrote: Always remember that the primary issue addressed by the “ban” on billboard schemes was the provision by the leasing company of free advertising paint schemes for their lessees.

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This subject comes up every so often…..and the answer is not going to be any different. Packaging kits, especially nowadays with products with many discrete add-on parts of differing media, is

Allen, The banning of billboard paint schemes was based upon "equal access" to advertising. Billboard companies felt/argued that the moving billboards of the RR cars were "unfail competition" not

Brian, PM me about some Branchline kits I'd be willing to part with. I can't extract a valid email address for you from this post. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country

Bob, The car in question was built by Pullman-Standard in May 1953 as part of a 75-car order in lot 8117, and sold to owner North American Car Company in series NAHX 30500-30574. These cars were

It’s quite simple. The other hobbies you mention the hobby is building the model. Sometimes people will build dioramas for the models but that’s about it. Model railroading on the other hand the

It is SOP with model railroad manufacturers. I don’t understand it at all as the other injected plastic hobbies are doing very nicely producing kits. Why do the plastic car, aircraft, armor and ship

I am looking for a clear photo of the “B” end of a Santa Fe Ft-V flat car. In particular I am looking at the drop[ brake staff mechanism. The ph in the Santa Fe freight car book is a bit

After decades of my getting Intermountain kits with nearly 100% fill rates, around 2010 the out of stock non-shipped kits started increasing for my purchases. This continued getting weaker until about

 Allen Cain wrote: “Help me out here. I thought that “billboard” paint schemes where outlawed well before the 1953 date on this car. If I am mistaken, please educate me.” The

I've had undecorated kits of the 1958 Cu Ft hoppers with no cutout on backorder for almost 5 years. -- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek Owner

By 1966 the General American reefer fleet is really dwindling. This is the second of two pages and mostly SRLX. Looks like 614 out of 800 or 810 remain. So, it could support converting of

Beer koozies also work well, and no need for extra padding. Nelson Moyer Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Help me out here. I thought that “billboard” paint schemes where outlawed well before the 1953 date on this car. If I am mistaken, please educate me. -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955

there was a multi part article in RMJ, in its early days, re the ACF/NAHX series apparently this particlar batch of cars were specially painted for the actual lesee's mel perry

Hah! I do the same thing, but I use a large (heavy) coffee mug with soft liner to hold the end of the car upright for decals. Foam by itself is too easy to tip over.

They are rebuilds, probably of the 36 foot steel cars built in the 1950's. Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts