The Frisco sawtooth car is featured as the January 2007 release on Al Westerfield's website. http://www.westerfield.biz/it020001.htm Regards, Steve Hile

Richard, I'm going to date myself here, but I seem to remember that there were HOn2/2.5 resin kits for Sandy River box cars back in the early 1970s. Wouldn't that would predate Dennis' models. Kind

wrote: Don't forget Roller Bearing Models. Some of the first epoxy kits, or at least major parts of the kits. Howard Garner

Aramnd Premo wrote: "Dennis, I think that Ted has a Frisco in his line." Hey Armand, who the heck do you think provided the masters for this kit? http://www.speedwitch.com/Models/k108.htm Great to

Dennis,I think that Ted has a Frisco in his line.Armand Premo

Garth & Ed, I have one of the Ulhrich War-Emergency gons also lettered for N&W. Back in 1966 when I was a member of the old Silver Valley Railroad Club in Camden New Jersey, I put it together, but

Yes. I was going to answer with the full series information, but Dr. Hendrickson beat me to it, including to comment that this was an even number only series. Since it was even numbers only, I'm sure

wrote: At the time I started, Al Westerfield was already in production, and had produced several kits. Al was using polyester resin; miserable brittle stuff that made the molds swell, so if one wasn't

As noted by others, the PRR's panels varied in height. Those on the model represent a continuous 12" panel applied to the entire car side PRR plate end. Regards Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Jim Mischke wrote: I can't speak for B&O, but PRR panels were certainly not all the same size. There are even photos with different height panels on a single car. So I guess I'd answer Jim's

Kurt Laughlin wrote: That's fine, Kurt, but not my point: I was talking about interchangeability of MODELS. No argument, just keep in mind that these three cars are NOT modeled the

Green resin? Was that an earlier product than the metal-filled 1201 G22 Pennsy gon that I busted half a dozen drill bits on so long ago? That gon soldiers on faithfully here, though most every time

Jim: I can answer part of the question, RC retooled the early PRR X29 (good for B&O M-26b). I am still at work so I don't have a car to measure the height of the patch panels. They are already out,

Certainly no argument there, Al, and I'm proud to say I was one of your earliest customers, back in the fragile green resin era. Richard Hendrickson

wrote: originally 1909 (or Many the obviously Thanks Richard A follow up question, suggested by your answer: Does the span of the series constitute a lower bound on the number of cars? For

Questions: I understand Red Caboose is coming out with PRR X29 bodies with patch panels. - What is the height of the PRR patch panels? B&O's M-26 patch panels were 15" high. Red caboose

Richard - I produced cars about a year before Dennis did (I remember him complaining to me about the accuracy of one of my kits - I later returned the favor about his spurious Accurail road names -

Update on bulk purchases of HO brass air hoses from both Bowser or PSC. ------------------------------------ Cal Scale (Bowser) #190-277 4/$2.95 (current standard packaging) @$0.75. Bulk: 200