Jeffrey White wrote: "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.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 03:18 PM, Richard Townsend wrote: Pure, uninformed speculation: Could it also have to do with the thickness of the steel used in the various door panels, similar to what was

Richard It's a thought ! As forklifts came into use, workers began using them to open the doors! By the 1960's it was causing so much damage that they added special

https://elgincarshops.blogspot.com/2022/07/ready-for-st-louis-rpm.html -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

I finished the build on RCW 7.02 UTLX Class X 6,000 gallon tank car this afternoon. It’s the last resin kit in my stash, so it’s a milestone of sorts. When I purposed to build the stash, there

Who’s decals did you use? Fenton I mostly used a decal set Stan Rydarowicz commissioned Mark Vaughan to make. It contains a set for CTH&S? 4 bay hopper and MILW ‘beer cars’ Now sold by Gary

Pure, uninformed speculation: Could it also have to do with the thickness of the steel used in the various door panels, similar to what was done with car ends? For example, could the bottom panel of

Nicely done, Clark. Who’s decals did you use? Fenton

Clark This came out extremely well. Nice job. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Finished the Milwaukee car by adding the remaining decals, then primsacolor pencils and Pan Pastels, finally another coat of clear Dullcote. Waiting for Black Cat decals to finish the CN model. Clark

Thanks Bill, well stated. Many in this hobby are collectors rather than builders, which is ideal for those who design and sell the resin kits. If the only kits sold were those which were immediately

2nd send: BACK in 2017 I sent this message. It may be of some help today. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Hello- Two years ago I was inspired from a post by

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:45 PM, hubert mask wrote: Usually door variations were determined by satisfying the shipper’s needs for loading and unloading at consignee . It’s my thinking that is

Minions, HA! Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 7/15/22 3:41 p.m., Matt Smith wrote:

Usually door variations were determined by satisfying the shipper’s needs for loading and unloading at consignee . It’s my thinking that is why there no door one size fits all. Just my thinking.

We definitely owe Martin an awful lot for what he did for our hobby. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bill, As a newcomer to prototype modeling/resin, I appreciate that many people bought kits they "might" be interested in. This helped ensure the viability of these projects and spurred Martin to keep

Bill This PP by Steve Hile says Martin did 100 base kits and 1,250 variations. https://www.rpmconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-1019-Steve-Hile-FOTFC-Panel-Presentation.pdf Charlie --

Amen to that Bill Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

The recent posts on the sale of resin kits has prompted a few random.thoughts. I fondly remember the Feeding Frenzy that occurred when Martin opened the doors to his sales room at the Naperville