Why do you think Proto 2000 did not do an IC paint scheme on their model? These cars look awfully close to the P2K 50 foot double door car. On

These cars had the Square 5/5 Dreadnaught Ends. Brad Hamner did a presentation on kitbashing this car on Hindsight 20/20 Zoom RPM a few years back. The doors were also slightly different. Rich

Video: Westward Extra 4133 A run-by with a nice assortment of steam and transition era freight cars on Brian Moore’s HO scale railroad in Plymouth, United

According to the car diagram in the IC 1954 freight car diagram book the cars were built by GATC in East Chicago IN in 1937 so the photo could be a delivery photo. 161501 - 161700 had auto

Yes. The 7’ is the issue. The Dan Hall 10 ft doors are Out of stock. http://www.southwestscale.com/Freight-Car-Details_c3.htm Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

That's a 5-6-5 Youngstown door yes? Dan Hall made a 6 foot 5-6-5 door (#614) that may work with some vertical splices and then resin molds and casting. Many prototype cars had

Tim When I was writing my book for the MPHS I’d included a photo of a Mopac freight house that the envelope was labeled “St Louis, Missouri”. I’d send the manuscript around to a few SMEs to

Definitely a 1937 photo as Bob says. Here's one of the cars IC 161748 in 1941, and it's quite weathered. On 7/14/2022 2:37 AM, nyc3001 . wrote: -- Tim

Wow you've got to love those large format black & white films that are so incredibly sharp. You can easily read the entire trust stencil. :-) On 7/14/2022 12:31 AM,

Jared I feel your pain. I have kept and refreshed my Windows XP system which is superior in every way for file management compared to any of the new Windows "buy

We are talking about the three panel 4-5-5 Youngstown doors here which both the 10' CNJ and the 10'-6" AAR cars have. It's been a while since I did this modification, so I was wrong in saying a rib

I have built InterMountain Santa Fe Refrigerator SFRD 32153 with help from from others on this list. I upgraded it with the usual such as wire grabs and unusual such as the ice hatch hooks to hold

The panel count is wrong for CNJ doors. Sectioning won’t work. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

I think sectioning and removing one rib from Branchlne's 7' wide door on their 10'-6" AAR car is the best way. James

This looks like the series right after the 161501 series (161700?), which were modeled by the Sunshine kit. They look similar, so I wonder what the differences are. I wonder if these cars have just

Based on the “NEW 11-37” dates on the car, the new condition of the cars, and the snow visible, I’d say circa November 1937 is the date, not 1945. Nice picture, thanks for sharing. Regards, Bob

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/circa-1945-view-of-an-illinois-central-freight-train-sitting-in-the-picture-id3244756?s=2048x2048 Dave Nelson

Tony Thompson said: ”Nice job on the door hangers, Clark.” I had 9 rivets, needed 8. Normally to do eight I would need at least 15! I managed to only loose one, but when I got ready to prime I

Just watched the Caboose Stop Hobbies Utbe sale. Right near the beginning were several RP Cycs for sale. Don't recall if they mentioned the price. You can call them, numbers on their website.

Try using some kind of classic shell to put things where they belong.