Gary, Those cars also came with the wrong roof. Most of that run with the type 3 hatches and latches had the incorrect flat panel roof instead of the Murphy standing seam roof. The only correct Q

I have three undec cars in brown.  It looks like they would make NYC cars with a change from grab irons to ladders.  What other cars are these close to? Nice models, the undecs come with two kinds

Mike Palmieri asked: "...can you provide the link to the page this is on?" Scroll to the bottom of the page: https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/NYC-MODELS-FREIGHT-PAINT.htm Ben Hom _._,_._,_

As noted, InterMountain did paint the roofs black for their CB&Q covered hoppers. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

My note of yesterday quoted Ed Hawkins on the as delivered colors from Volume 30 of the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

If you have knowledge of InterMountain (IM) Santa Fe stock car kits 42999 or 42998, I would appreciate sharing information. The former with K brake system and latter AB brake system. The kits are

MDC/Roundhouse. I have some On 2022-07-19 10:36 a.m., Bob Chapman wrote:

Yes Bob, that is the MDC kit. There were articles on bashing them into meat reefers. I'll try to find my copies and email them to you if you want them Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst

Just catching up with all the responses. Appreciate the Branchline history lesson! Per request, here are photos of the kit (I had already stripped the vintage billboard

Robert, Thanks, can you provide the link to the page this is on? Mike Palmieri - Aubrey, Texas

Group, Nothing like sending without proof reading. Try this: If it is desired to have a black roof and hopper bottoms, the painting is not hard. It is even easier if the car is put in the freezer

Jerry, No can do on nailing down the paint scheme on these cars. Al Hoffman is the source of the cars having black roofs and hopper bottoms in the RP Cyc 30 article. It would be nice if there was

I was looking at the wrong time. They’re about 8 mins in. Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

Hey Eric, can you point me to the source of your information about the cars originally arriving with black roofs and tops and the repainting to mineral red? I'd like to nail this down. Jerry Michels

Just to chime in on these cars. We worked closely with the BRHS and InterMountain, and the consensus was to have them in the all-mineral red scheme. If they originally had black roofs and bottoms,

Yes, you have it right about the beaded siding. By "V" groove are you talking about beveled edges of the boards so that when they are joined together there is a shallow

Thanks -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

That came out to small. I try again as an attachment. Robert Bogie On 20/07/2022 12:32 am, robertb@... wrote:

Mike, This is the explanation from the Canada Southern website:- Robert Bogie On 19/07/2022 11:57 pm, Michael Palmieri wrote:

One of their craziest shows yet, but the show their resin kits at about 20 mins in...I think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTVVKPnNgN0&t=29s Clark