I think wide sharing is really is the best guarantee of -digital- preservation, at least for a generation. After I'd scanned a few thousand slides, I shared a large number of

I like your thinking jack!

Bruce, I agree with what you say; I misunderstood the intended meaning of the title of Charlie Duckworth's original post so thank you for the clarification. As for Steve's point about ACF's and GA's

The foundation for that NJI&I crane is still visible in South Bend, IN right here at the corner of Edward and McPherson Streets: https://goo.gl/maps/onHpE16Si4rQW5r57 The diamond that the NJI&I used

Another big challenge with the English language includes our use of different words for similar things. Here it is Class and Type. Chris quoted from a document in an earlier post. MCB, later ARA

Thanks Tim. I just now saw Eric's message above about this as well. If it was built in the interval 1903 - 1917 then it is an ARA Type II. If the ACF designation "11" reflects, built in 1911 then

Denis: maybe it’s on the site but I didn’t see it: any tentative clinic list? Thanks Frank

Chris ACF (?) numbered the designs of the underframe from the first year of production - That's what I understood, at least. So ACF Type-21 1921, ACF Type-27, 1927,

Chris, We've been down this road before. The F&C kit represents BOTH an AC&F type 11 and AAR/ARA type 2. Calling it an AC&F type 11 is FAR more descriptive than calling it an ARA type 2, since every

A small correction/clarification to this thread title; I think that the F&C kit is intended to represent a Type II, as in roman numeral "two", not a Type 11, as in "eleven". For those unfamiliar with

I didn't replace the rivets, like Bill did, but I did do a number of upgrades to the F&C kit. I did remove the rivet lines for the fradial courses on the bottom longitudinal course, as well as the

Jack Turn them into a massive NFT (non-fungible token). Everybody's doing it ! And then sell it for millions ! :-) If it's in The Cloud, then it's safe. Or so

I agree. I probably would have thrown it against the wall before getting that far. :-D I don't know why but frames remain very problematic with resin tank cars.

Looks good Steve Nicely done fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Ian thanks for the review; after building the high walkway tankcar a year ago I just couldn’t put myself through building another F&C tankcar and it didn’t have near the issues you mentioned with

My version, Ted’s decals. I have two, one the F&C and one the Sunset. I purchased the Sunset painted white with Ethyl paint scheme, stripped it, added underbody details, and painted it. J.

DX with the Speedwitch decals

I have a partial set, lettered one car. You can have it if you want it Joe Binish Mstl852 at gmail dot com

Nice looking build Ian, what car line are you going to paint it?-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

A few years back I finished three of these guys and they can be built into nice models. The tank is crude because, as somebody mentioned, a brass model was used as the master resulting in the rivet