At 11:38 PM 9/21/05, you wrote: If we can get injection-molded styrene Richard, Thank you for your excellent response! I have no problem with the production of models of any car. I also now better

Not entirely useless. Chateau Martin owned at least one Pfaudler steel 40' car, which I shot in Pine Bluff, AK. #CMWX 1008 Sadly, the date falls outside the range of this discussion group (Jan

Thanks to all of you who've expressed support of my delving into O scale std. gauge resin kits and your interest in purchasing one or more of the upcoming Southern 41' flat and 41' composite gon kits.

It's true that glass-lined wine tank cars were not numerous. However, there were single, three, and four compartment wine tank cars as well as six compartment cars, and the total of all types added

The original F&C/RPI MEC gondola kit had no interior detail either. I know cause I have one... If you want one like that, get the ERTL gondola for 5 bucks. It was patterned after the RPI kit. I don't

book on FGE, that was explained as being the size & scope of the PFE research volume by Thompson, Church, and Jones?? Fred - A while ago, Pat O'Boyle of Pacific Limited was contemplating such a

Tim,I wholeheartily agree with you with the exception of Rule #1.I am glad I have brass milk cars.Nothing around in plastic.Armand Premo

Jim & Tony, Wasn't there also one by MDC in plastic? Maybe back in the early 1960's? I remember something in plastic, painted what I thought at the time had to be a much to wine-colored wine-color,

Got milk?Yes we do like milk cars ,but they should be accurate representations,not just paint scemes.Armand Premo

The wine cars may have had few origination points but many termination points.

While the wine car might be an interesting conversation piece, I would expect it was operated over few routes. Unless your modelled railway has a winery or bottling facility, or is on the route in

Jon, I've heard several people say that the reason the DA SP GS gon (a string of letters only an STMFC nut, like me, could both understand and love) didn't sell enough to even recoup DA's investment,

Larry Jackman asked: "There are two kits of MEC steel gondola on Ebay and they want 35 dollars for the two. Your opinion please." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6000459254 I'd

--- In STMFC@..., "rwitt_2000" <rmwitt@i...> wrote: <snip> > Bill, > > <snip>It is a stencil with the painting information: such as the manufacturer use, the date, etc. <snip> > I

There are two kits of MEC steel gondola on Ebay and they want 35 dollars for the two. Your opinion please Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... You can't have everything. Where would you

Uncle!!! Darn it. I've let myself get trapped into a discussion that most subscibers to this list couldn't care less about (am I right guys?) even though it is about freight cars (well sort of).

Except for dome diameter, these dimensions are given in the 1931 and 1937 Car Builders' Cyclopedias: U/F length 36'8-1/2", width 9'3", 8K gal. tank 78" ID X 31'3-1/4" IL, 10K gal. tank 87-1/2" ID X

Tim O'C. wrote: The steel-siding came during 1959-1961 and was only done to about half the cars. Some lost sheathing to be pipe gons, originally (for more on both points, see my Vol.

Tom, I do not remember what exactly is wrong with the Sunshine under frame, but it is substantially wrong, as best I recall. I haven't done one of these in awhile, but the simplest thing to do is to

Another vote for the Wine car!!!