These cars are covered in Railway Prototype Cyc #13 Pages 89-95. Al Smith Sonora CA. On Friday, April 1, 2022,

Got a Proto 2000 Kit of CB&Q 50' Auto Box Car with end doors [ 48500 to 48599] and would like to find information ,photo's so I can upgrade this kit. Did the CB&Q put out any information on these

Some would cringe, but I have sanded the back of some of my resin stock car models with an electric sander – yea, really. You just have to know when to stop. The doors are much thinner, so can’t

Glad to see you're just ahead of me. I too have several MP (and Santa Fe and Rock) stockcars that I've started on. I did what the Westerfield instructions said and built up all the end detail first.

Nelson After seeing your CB&Q stock extra I’ll never whine about building another resin stockcar. Beautiful work! -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

As Nelson points out, finger pressure is key. I was zipping along on a resin NP stock car and one finger got a little heavy and boom, I sanded through a slat. Repair will either be accomplished a la

I’m glad you enjoyed seeing those cars. Someday I’ll get around to weathering them and put them on the layout. They’re in A-Line boxes now, along with all my resin cars. If you’re interested

Thanks to all who have responded. I now have the instructions courtesy of Fenton Wells. Bill Pardee let me know that Ted Culotta’s Essential Freight Cars #12 in the May 2004 RMC covers this model

Nelson- Nice job on the Q Stock Cars! They were one of the primary reasons I got into N Scale….. …..back in 1964 resin was only being used for casting tree stumps. Northeastern did not make Z

It is surely inspiring to see such prolific and fine model work, Nelson---- Thanks for sharing. We should all feel motivated by your example. Regards from Grove City in western Penna. where it has

That is impressive! I’ve only tried two and still haven’t mastered the process of sanding them thin without damage to the steel trusses. Put them aside for another day. Will have to get back to

Many thanks, Ed! For that price and with the electrical pick-ups and the additional detail of brake cylinders and rods and leverage still no match for (a bunch of) freight cars - likely they have

And apologies to Ed for misspelling Rethwisch in the first post

Actually, it should be 27 stock cars. I only reported the 24 Sunshine CB&Q and one Westerfield RI. There was also another ATSF Westerfield and a GN Speedwitch car that I forgot about. I batch built

I placed an order with them last night about 9:30pm, had an email about 1am this morning saying the item was shipped with expected delivery in 3 days. A USPS tracking number was given from a PO in

I have been going through the same issues but there is no kit for the Southern car. And it has open slated ends. I haven't figured out how to scratch or bash them so far. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250

Are you talking about something like this? http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_225&products_id=28&osCsid=65d6da0e6d66f60a852de48fa53279d9 I saw that they were having problems

Ken Vandevoort wrote: Most railroads had a directive that any open doors were to be closed for transit. Tony Thompson tony@...

Nelson My hat is definitely off to anyone who’s built 25 resin stockcars. I’ve built under 10 and have 6 Westerfield kits on the shelf to do (4 MP and 2 RI). I dread sanding away the resin

The other guys already answered your question. On the Mopac Sunshine Model, Westerfield and the Rock Express stockcar there’s no vertical surface for the horizontal wood slats to glue against. If