Resin Car Works has a great blog entry on the WP SS DD boxcars. Look down into the comments section for the road numbers that retained their original door

The guide to 1920s era HO scale plastic freight cars was updated recently. I included links to Rail Model Journal articles where appropriate.

Hi Charlie, I do not use Tru-Color paints, however, when I want to do a faded car, I paint the car it’s prototypical color, apply decals, and then weather it with washes of acrylic paints. For

The Intermountain model has a serious flaw that has been well documented. The Exactrail model is excellent. The Ribside cars were quite nice too although less detailed. Exactrail also produced an

WP 40001-40100 were 50-foot, single sheathed, end door, auto boxcars. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

Oops July 1995 as Eric said -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Railmodel Journal July 1996 - 9 page article by Richard Hendrickson I think either Page Porter or Brian Leppert gets the credit for the MDC tooling. There were 7 physically different kits   single

Richard's article starts on page 12 of this July 1995 Rail Model Journal. http://magazine.trainlife.com/rmj_1995_7/ FYI, the Roundhouse model seems to follow real prototypes

Make that Roundhouse and *Walthers*.

Hi Clark, Richard Hendrickson (I think) did an article (in RMJ?) on the Roundhouse and MDC 50' SS double-door boxcars ... listing features for various roads. I'll look it up when I get home tonight,

I’ve just finished a Westerfield USRA SS boxcar and have decals to finish it as a Milwaukee RR car. I’d like to finish as a car that’s been in service 15+ years so looking for some suggestions

I recently picked up a WP Roundhouse 50' single sheathed, with steel double doors. Didn't notice the model had a auto door in one end till I got home. Is it still good for WP? Thanks for all

I know the M&StL versions had hollow axles for lighter weight, maybe they all did? They were an issue. the axle would suck the waste out of the journal box resulting in hot boxes. Clark Propst

Besides Accurail's old Ribside Cars Exactrail is re-releasing their version. Saw them at the StL RPM. Clark Propst

Scott, A large group of two-dome, single compartment tank cars were built in the US during WWII for service in Europe. This was done to provide enough dome capacity while allowing the domes to meet

more to the point dome-less pressure tanks were built decades earlier although whether any of them were multi-compartment I don't know -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

While some multi _manway_ single compartment tank cars have been built since 1960, for phosphorus for instance, I can't recall ever seeing a multi _dome_ single compartment tank car. Can't say that

SWEET! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "robertb@..." <robertb@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 7:56

I believe the announcement that is being asked about is from Exactrail - https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/coming-soon-new-paint-schemes-and-road-numbers-of-the-ho-scale-3839-ribside-boxcar It

Intermountain is taking reservations for theirs in several schemes, and Accurail has announced a few kits recently (from the former Ribside Car tooling). Not sure of anyone else doing them in HO. --