Question… When you apply the Future let’s say to a tender for a centrally located locomotive number decal on a semi-gloss painted finish … do you apply the Future to just the area of the decal

I have never airbrushed Future, and I see no reason to take the time to do that. I apply it where I intend to decal with a Q-tip, and then throw it away, i.e. no clean-up time or trouble. That stuff

BREX cars are reefers painted according to FGE, WFE,BRE consortium standards. CB&Q boxcar paint standards are entirely different. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io

According to the information I’ve accumulated, the CB&Q used pigments ground from a mineral mined in Wyoming. While it may be apocryphal, legend says that the pigment was measured into paint base

I’m finishing up a Westerfield CB&Q XM-23 Modernized version with the ‘Everywhere West’ script across the door. Excellent model, with PE parts and extra small parts for those of us building

Matthew Hurst wrote: "They are a PRR design 2D-F8. The car these are under, reused a former PRR R7 reefer." No. While the underframe is repurposed from a Class R7 reefer, the trucks in question lack

These are not prototype phoitos but may help. Bill Pardie

Thanks to all who replied. Much appreciated Fenton

Crown trucks are another type of pedestal truck - the journal box is not part of the sideframe. On 8/31/2021 7:05 PM, James Brewer wrote: -- Tim

They are a PRR design 2D-F8. The car these are under, reused a former PRR R7 reefer. The trucks you are looking for are what Red Caboose put with the X29 kits Matthew Hurst PRRT&HS #6799 PRRT&HS

John Thank you. The decals that came with the kit there’s both yellow and white early and late script. Paul

Inspirational Paul! What decals did you use? John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696

Thank you Gary Paul Doggett

Photo: Vacuum Cooling A PFE Refrigerator Car Load Photo courtesy of the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California: https://www.growershipper.com/webart/history/9b.jpg PFE 76364 is either a

Very nice work; I remember building this model when Al was using the extremely brittle green colored resin. What a ‘learning’ experience that was. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Could they be a variation of a Crown truck? I've attached a photo of a Bowser Crown truck for comparison; I know they would not have the "bars" from the frame to the journal boxes. Jim Brewer

Just to wrap things up (pun intended). When pilferage became a common problem, only loads in large containers (55 gal drums and large wood crates) were shipped this way and solid-top trailers became

Thanks for this insight!

Great job. Gary Ray Magalia, CA

Yes, after Steve posted the photos, I went back and looked at the original photo and realized the error. The rail on the other side of the car fooled me. It ran across the bottom of the side frame,