Group; Thanks, Bruce, for the clarifications. I obviously blew it in relating in this case, the pucker is for the High & Wide guy who has to guarantee it fits within the clearance diagram.

I never said the beams under the T-43 were wood … but MOST such beams I have seen, under M-48 and M-60 tanks, ARE wood. Large timbers, maybe 8” X 16” or larger, and 25-plus feet long. Dan

Thanks to those who helped me find the Westerfield NWX decals that I was searching for. Placed my order a few minutes ago. Thanks again, Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

All- Found another photo of the model in my freight car computer file. Does anyone know what scale it was? It may be bigger than 15” gauge (3” = 1’-0”) although they might have used that

Tom, Folks Correct. And I want to stress another thing... even loading a car to the Load Limit is not "pucker" inducing. That's the SAFE maximum load. As with all engineered structures, there is an

Chuck, I ordered set D6602 less than one month ago. I would not go by the decal code on the kit listing. Instead you can just type "NWX" into the search window in the store. That will get you both the

Large Model: MDT Reefer #9000 Photos courtesy of the New York Central Historical Society: https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/130463 https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/130461 Promotional model

The Milwaukee box car on the left was built in 1971. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Chuck Cover asked: "I am looking for decals for a Westerfield #6702 North Western Refrigerator AC&F Type 3 reefer car, NWX." Fenton Wells replied: "I'd go back to Westerfield as they sell them

Great shots of flat cars built from GSC castings. Be sure to download the high res. From the Illinois Digital Archives

I'd go back to Westerfield as they sell them separately Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Group, I am looking for decals for a Westerfield #6702 North Western Refrigerator AC&F Type 3 reefer car, NWX. Please contact me off list if you can help. Thanks. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

This is from the CSX dictionary, Capacity (Freight Car)The normal load in pounds, cubic feet, or gallons which the car is designed to carry. These figures are stenciled on the car and are identified

So Bruce, let me paraphrase what you are saying & see if I've got it right: CAPY is just a handy way of classifying cars & can be ignored when actually loading a car. Ld. Lmt. indicates the actual

Did you receive a confirmation email prior to delivery? Rapido cashed my check several weeks ago and nothing from them yet. James Cummings.

The stated weight for an armored vehicle in most references is the “empty” weight. And they do mean empty. An in service vehicle will have fuel, oil, ammunition, crew weaponry, spare parts, tarps,

I think the timbers are there to protect the stake pockets. The tracks have the tendency to grab things. Over at the Central New England right now Eversource is replacing line poles. One of the cranes

Ed, Excellent question! Here's what that data on the side of a car means. CAPY (or capacity) is the nominal weight allowed by the truck bearings, axles, and of course, car construction. On the F30A

Bruce, The capacity of the car in the photo reads 140000 pounds. Can you crowd that up to 158000 pounds? The T43 was reported to weigh 60 tons in the New York Times, back in the day. It was also

Great photo. I’ve seen both M-48 and M-60 tanks with large timbers under them similar to this photo, and all overhang the sides of the flat car a bit. When building my 1/35 model of the M-103 I