The Tichy kit for this car (no.1000) has a separate frame, but does not have as a separate part the portion of the frame that is level with the deck. I believe that the Walthers kit for this car did

The photos show a wonderful modeling opportunity, with the flatcar decks being assembled on the two tracks, perhaps add frames on the side, or flatcar with the frames aon the track waiting for

Hello folks Thank you all for all the input. So I'm to understand the numbers on the UTLX reporting marked cars will be changed to be the correct ones? If so will rapido reanonce the

Hi Tim I know they offer painted index ones but I don't think any in numbered ones? Dave

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@RealSTMFC.groups.io group. /Errata UTLX Steam Era Tank Cars.doc By: Steve and Barb Hile

Since I am (somewhat) responsible for part of the original question, there were a few, but very few, errors in the UTLX book. I have created an errata document that I will post on this group’s web

Yay! Go Bill !! Todd Sullivan

Well.... Maybe I'll jump in here before this gets too far down the track! Yep, I goofed. And Steve caught it. I just have not had a chance to rework the numbers as I am buried in a couple of loco

The issues concerning consistency between car numbers and physical details were discussed extensively back in September beginning with message 187168. Bill Schneider is well aware of them and is

Rapido welcomes feedback and they will change what ever is necessary to make the product correct. It is still a preorder so there's plenty of time for the corrections, as long as they know about the

Thanks for looking into that and letting us know! I think mistakes are a frequent problem with RTR models and I appreciate the caution. Does Rapido offer any un-numbered cars? Tim O'Connor -- *Tim

Hello Folks I'm no expert by any means on freight cars, I'm just reaching out to the group to correct me if I'm wrong about this. Rapido has always made a excellent an accurate

Aha, now I understand why parts of this thread didn't make sense. The header of this thread, and the D202 decal, both show 53'-6". Now, being a Kansas modeler, I could have expected loads to come in

I can't remember if it was these flatcars or the GSC pulpwood racks that GM&O bought but at least one of them (maybe both?) were assembled after delivery using salvaged trucks, brake components, and

On the one hand, it seems appropriate that the castings were delivered on a PRR F30a. On the other hand, those were a few feet shorter than the standard GSC flat, so these photos actually show the

I cannot help but wonder if a person built this model, including the signs and flatcar would someone question it's prototypicalness? I post tongue in cheek. George Courtney

No email they were being shipped. I did get an email when they received them saying they were about to charge my card. I looked on their website and it showed my order being packed about a

Looking at the photo of the T43 load, you can see two triangular or wedge shapes underneath the rising track. They appear to be steel, because they are relatively thin and appear to have welds on

Thanks Bob and Charlie for sharing images and information on this fascinating model. I estimated it was about 20 feet long making it 1:2 scale! I wonder what happened to it. Does anyone know?

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.