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Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Steve that's the best disguise I've ever seen for the Walthers tank car! Nice job. :-) On 1/13/2023 11:17 AM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

By Tim O'Connor · #198167 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Doug Wow did T-M ever actually produce a tank car, or a caboose ?? I have seen quite a few T-M models but just hoppers, box cars, reefers, and stock cars. But almost

By Tim O'Connor · #198166 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Brian Hahaha !! Worse than the worst? That's a hard call to make, because there are so many poorly done roofs... and ends... and doors... and trucks... and sides... and

By Tim O'Connor · #198165 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Nice save Steve. Good job on an old car. I re-did a few Varneys but your looks better Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

By O Fenton Wells · #198164 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Could well be. A Google search and one of the MR 75 year file turned up zero photos. Walthers has had the original tank car it its line for a long time. A few years ago, I turned one of them into

By Steve and Barb Hile · #198163 ·

Re: SC&F GATX 1638 Lettering Question

Here is Mike Brock's build of the SC&F model :-) On 11/29/2022 6:10 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #198162 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

It is a cool prototype but based on the roof alone I think I’ll pass unless I can see on to determine how easy it is to remove and replace the roof. We look at roofs 90% of the time on our layouts.

By Brian Carlson · #198161 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

No. Very poorly done roof, unfortunately. Maybe they just "scaled up" the N scale model. But it's a cool prototype, and the model probably will sell well anyway.

By Tim O'Connor · #198160 ·

Re: Viking roofs

model of same On 1/12/2023 7:49 PM, Don Burn wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #198159 ·

Re: Viking roofs

David, Here is a link to NWHS archives based on a search of "Viking." It appears several classes of N&W boxcars had Viking roofs; also note the first entry provides the numbers for the NKP

By James Brewer · #198158 ·

New io.groups

Hi Folks, this is perhaps self-serving but I want to let you know I started an IO.Groups group for the Amarillo Railroad Museum. Amarillorailmuseum. It will be a platform for discussing happenings at

By Jerry Michels · #198157 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Thanks. What’s up with that diagonal panel roof? Were the panels that pronounced? Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #198156 ·

StuartsTrains—more Sunshine for sale!

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Attached is my For Sale List No. 3 of 27 more Sunshine Models kits, which are being offered first to my email list and members of this and other lists from which I have

By Stuart Forsyth · #198155 ·

Re: Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Brian, There are some good photos in this link. Details such as grab irons, steps and ladders, etc, etc are about C&BT shops standard. Assembly of the roof doesn't look well done as it

By robertb@smartchat.net.au · #198154 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

About 1972 at a Train Show in Orange County, California I saw some pre-release models of the Train Miniature standard single dome tank car (36 foot?) and waited anxiously for their release. But I am

By Bruce Hendrick · #198153 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

It this a rework of the Train Miniatures tank car? This 1969 catalog promotes a 36’ tankcar: standard car, insulated car, chemical car. Walthers acquired the Train Miniatures line in the 1980s and I

By Douglas Harding · #198152 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Regarding if your computer, like mine, no longer has a CD/DVD drive. I bought a USB disk drive for issues such as this. -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org

By Ted Larson · #198151 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Dave Smith/anyone ... I have a USB CD/DVD drive. Works fine for my laptop on the rare occasions I need it. Also works on a desktop. Does not seem to be platform specific (drivers available for

By Jim Betz · #198150 ·

Eastern seaboard Models XIH

Did anyone pick up the new eastern seaboard models State of Maine boxcars either the New Haven or Bangor & Aroostook? I was wondering how well they did them. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson,

By Brian Carlson · #198149 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Now, now. I believe the Mainline 60' P-S flat is pretty adequate. They also have a pretty adequate 5-platform well car in Mainline. And the only G85 you can buy. True, all of this are post 1960

By spsalso · #198148 ·

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