While this may be marginally within scope of this list,what was the rule for displaying markers and who determined the colors of the lenses of marker lights?Was there a standard?Armand Premo

Atlas has posted photos of the decorated models on their web site: http://www.atlasrr.com/HOFreight/ho1932boxcar.htm# Marty McGuirk

Denny, Consider making some "bushings" with the proper o.d. rather than drilling out the bolsters.  This is a quick and dirty method to resolve the disparity between the screw o.d. and the truck

I am responding to an older post (16 June) that addresses a common problem: the commonly-wide truck bolster holes that are designed to fit over the shouldered body bolsters common to to almost all

All, disregard my last. It should have gone directly to Elden. Apologies for the wasted bandwidth. Ben Hom

Do you need any more prototype photo coverage for the article? I can check to see what I've got and get the scans doen this week. Ben <elden.j.gatwood@...> wrote: Behalf Of hard

Armand, If you are inquiring about the Rutland, I asked that question at this years convention. Someone, I think Phil Jordan, had a rules book, and IIRC, the Rutland used yellow, yellow

Ed; The F&C X26C is a better kit than the Sunshine X26C. Sure, we all love Sunshine kits, but some of them have problems, too. I just finished the Sunshine, and am finishing my F&C X26C. The

Maybe I'm just not following this... but what difference does the source/age of the masters make? F&C's current prices should be almost entirely related to their variable costs, i.e. labor and

Walt; I just mentioned this, but I am in process on one, and also completed an article on the X26C (prototype) and Sunshine kit for the upcoming TKM (will do a follow-up on this kit), but yes, it

Bruce- I bought many of those kits when issued from Yankee Clipper, West Shore......The few F&C kits I bought of the same cars were of lesser quality, especially the instructions. The Sunshine kits

All,   I have posted a PDF of a flyer from F&C enclosed with and order I received last May.  I have been getting flyers via my SASEs and noticed that the bagged kit list does not change much at all

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What's the consensus on the quality/accuracy of the X26C? It was hard to tell from the posted pix, but it's apparently a one-piece body. Walt Lankenau

I agree with Bruce. Many of the new F&C kits are posted retail of $39.99, but are sold at 2 for 1 most of the time, plus the bagged kits are even less. Compare this to high 30's for Sunshine, $42

Ed, I don't know... original early Sunshine kits fetch closer to $75-100 and most of the F&C kits are "improved" over the originals. In addition, as folks have been saying in this thread, nobody

Thanks to all who answered. It looks like their prices went up in the last year. $32 is a little expensive for a car originally done by West Shore or Yankee Clipper 15- 20 years ago. Ed

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Thanks Garth.  I just started receiving their flyers when I ordered some decals and a couple kits recently. Joe

Joe, Actually, if you send F&C a pile of #10 SSAEs, they will keep sending out their lists as long as the envelopes last. Bagged kits are always available at reduced prices, and they always seem to