My May, 1903 copy of the ORER lists cars 1 -230 for the Sherman Oil & Cotton Co. of Sherman, Texas. No mention of this company in 1891 or 1909 ORERs. John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs, FL

marcuj10 <jonathan.marcus@... wrote: You are all rather cryptic about Sunshine's modus operandi - I appreciate its probably a small-scale "craftsman kit" operation but is there any

Not long ago, there was a post from a list member asking about equipment for photographing freight car models. I think most of the discussion centered around digital cameras, but there is still the

That must have been before my time. I do have a nice broadside photo of C&O 193 which shows a vertical-course tank on an underframe with massive bolsters and spindly end platforms. Only thing I can

Ted Culotta wrote: Ted, brief comment about the Web site text: all the 50 BX cars were delivered with ASF A-3 trucks, and kept them for about 3 years. It appears that 35 or 40 of the cars got

Dean Hale said: Nooooot exactly. SP Dark Olive, which is NOT Pullman green, and Dulux Gold, not "gold"--though of course gold-colored will cover it. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

I was under the impression that they were discontinued and not any more will be made?? Maybe I was misinformed? Scott A. Reed, LFDLE

Sorry, this was supposed to go to David Thompson (I forgot to change the "TO:")-- but all can join in... (I'm trying to slide by, using an existing kit if I can get away with it!) Remember the

Do you mean the all time listing on my web site that I should probably pay closer attention to? Ted

After a year on ebay almost every day I am still searching for both of the Sunshine N&W BPa box car kits ? Anyone have any suggestions on where to find these kits, surely there has to be some still be

The all time listing says Discontinued as of 2002... Happy Rails Bruce Bruce F. Smith V.M.D., Ph.D. Scott-Ritchey Research Center 334-844-5587, 334-844-5850

As far as I know the X29, M-26 and W&LE cars were out of production, but the X28/X28A and BPA are still in the lineup. I can inquire when Sunshine is here in Calif. in two weeks. Regards, Ted

On Mar 3, 2004, at 2:51 PM, Scott A. Reed wrote: After a year on ebay almost every day I am still searching for both of the Sunshine N&W BPa box car kits ? Anyone have any suggestions on where to

--- In STMFC@..., "Jon Cagle" <jscagle@m...> wrote: " It is my goal to improve on the processes as best as possible to create an easier kit to assemble as future projects are released.

Sorry for the late entry into this topic... A couple of weeks ago I picked up a couple of adhesives to try in my modeling. One of them is by Loctite and is called Handyman's All Purpose Adhesive

Ben Hom said: Three of the 50 cars were so painted, at least for a time. And though it's true that this was the Lark scheme, for this purpose it was the Pool scheme, as used on "backup" cars

Ben and all: Three of the SP Express boxes were painted in the two tone gray scheme. Paul C. Koehler

Jerry, The Reefer Madness list is - or was - owned and moderated by Blair Kooistra. I subscribed for awhile; I left because there didn't seem to be a lot of conversation that pertained to my era of

5709 is pictured here in the two-tone gray scheme, courtesy of Paul Koehler: http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/sp-b-50-24main.html Regards, Ted Culotta

Ben: Thanks for the skinny on the Athearn Express Boxcars. Rich Ramik