Guys - thanks for the input. Here is what I have done: Using the AC&F drawing at p.219 of the Kaminski Tank Cars book, I took a pair of callipers to the individual panels and found (taking overlap

Um, that's because there isn't a 10K tank for Steve to copy ;^) Now, if Rob were to make him a master... Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn,

Rob Kirkham wrote: Rob, I wouldn't trust the F&C tank, period <G>. It appears to have been molded straight off of the Sunset tank, so you're talking about something from an era and a price point

Bruce, Oh poop! There goes my vision of an easy way to the WP 10K tanks. When I made my earlier kitbashed 10K Type 7, I used a Walthers car with two 18" sections removed just inboard of the tank

Not to the Type 21 <G>. However, I think Rob is not going to use the type 21 dome. If I were doing this conversion, I would consider "extracting" the dome from the F&C 8K tank. It might be brutal

Bruce, Yes, I think you are correct. My bad. How about the dome though? WP's diagram gives the Type 7 dome as 44 inches, and I believe their Type 11s were the same. Is this a match. Kind

Garth, Are you sure you're not thinking of the type 27? We've been through the measurements on-list and the type 21 and type 11/7 tanks are very close to each other in length and diameter. (from

Rob, No. You can't accurately do this. The Type 7 and 11 10K tanks were much fatter and shorter in length than the type 21 tanks. They also had a much smaller expansion dome. This was certainly true

Martin Lofton did an article in RMC years ago on USRA rebuilds and had a shot of 2 CNW or CMO cars coupled A to B ends. Jerry Glow any

Hello, I am working on a Sunshine kit #64.57 CNW 65000-67418 USRA rebuild. I am trying to find a picture of the B end of the car that shows the arrangement of the brake details. Thanks in advance

I'm doing a kitbash of the P2K 10000 gallon tank car (using the bottom course of the tank), with the F&C type 11 frame (designed for an 8000 gal tank) to produce a 10000 gallon AC&F Type 11 tank

There's a partial side shot of CB&Q 91613 in Vintage Rails 3-4/99, p100. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. CB&Q

Al FM-11 #91000-91249 were built at Galesburg in 1928 FM-11A #91250-91849 were built at Galesburg in 1930 Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

Would you happen to know what number series that is? My index of CB&Q pix is OK on number series but patchy on classes. -- Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. and

I'm working through the stack of "Naperville Meet registration prizes" -- the next project is the CB&Q FM-11 flat. The instruction sheet that came with the model doesn't have a prototype picture -

This was a government financing program to supply cars to roads that could not afford the immediate purchase price. - Al Westerfield

http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Sunshine-Santa-Fe-Bx-32-Box-Car-Resin-Kit-9- 3_W0QQitemZ180236833112QQihZ008QQcategoryZ484QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem Victor Baird Fort Wayne, Indiana

Mike- Google Lincoln Friendship Train and you'll find several sources. One of them, in a book "The Cross of Iron: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of the National Society" by Michael J.

Thank you for running this. Reading the progress at Ames was very interesting. Would have liked to have seen this train but I was only 5 years old at the time it left Los Angeles and even if my

Re: [STMFC] Abraham Lincoln Friendship TrainBrian Ehni came up with some references to the Lincoln Friendship Train.... and spookily, there is a shot of the OTHER side of the CB&Q car from the one I