Group (and C&O Mavens in particular) Can anyone advise as to when the C&O first started lettering box cars with the "For Progress" slogan, and in addition, when they started using that slogan on

IM lists an 8K tank car stencilled for Canton Tank Car Co and another for Globe Oil. Are there prototypes for these models and while I gather Globe Oil was an oil producer or distributor, what did

Rob, I'm sure you are correct. I hadn't considered the C&NW cars because they were not as tall as the USRA cars, and the proportion of length to width is hard to judge in the photo. But it turns

I picked up one of the new models. I understand the deck issues. What trucks were these cars fitted with when built. The B&O Modeler has one prototype photo of a P-25a and it has 70 ton spring plank

Thanks Rich: Do you have any photos of these cars. Unfortunately I don't know how to take the technical (Correct) side frame designation and convert it to the terms I know like ASF Ride Control,

Tim; I'd wager that it is a former C&NW car built in the 1920's. See Jeff Koeller's article on p. 42 of the September 2003 issue of Mainline Modeler. I believe that Sunshine has produced a kit for

The design is USRA 50 ton single sheathed. Definitely not Rock Island, which owned no such box cars. And definitely not built for the USRA, as the ends are 7/8 corrugated, not 5/5/5. I'm not

Jim King notes: "Second, as for collecting info to make kits or RTR "right", this is all a matter of economics for the manufacturer. There are at least 2 very basic differences between resin kit

Steve Kay wrote: Well said, Steve. My preferences, enjoyments and approach are essentially the same. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley,

First of all, thanks for the insights. It is easy for us modelers to get a totally wrong idea on how things work, since we just see the finished products and not all of the design and research that

USRA S/S, no? With newer trucks and AB brakes. Walt Lankenau

The Ebay seller says this is a Rock Island box car. Anyone recognize it? http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c248/myoungwisc/May%20Slides/riBracedBoxcar_unk_unk_stamped.jpg Tim O

Bill, glad to see you took no offense at my comments. And I appreciate your in-depth look at the manufacturing side. Many of us modelers have very little knowledge of what is involved in seeing our

Kadee cars are not in the same product category as other brands...... the line is a low-production high customization botique operation which makes some spectacular products... at a corresponding

Sorry, I see Bill S. did jump into the fray.... this evil of responding to something that has happened is the result of getting over 250 emails a day and reading them from the most recent to the

Tim- It wasn't meant as a slight to Branchline or their product line..... I know they have many variations in their tooling and an extensive line. But when you get down to matching a particular car

--- In STMFC@..., "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote: (snip) > Most manufacturers do not maintain a website that shows all past models and they have little economic motivation to do so. > I

Assembling?Ah Ha,that's the rub.There are many of us who enjoy building kits.This accounts for the success of the resin model producers.Those with little time to build are in a different league.Many

As a resin kit manufacturer, let me give my perspective on what can and can’t be duplicated prototypically in scale. First off, keep in mind that all of us modelers are trying to create

TIM,           I have a feeling that what these folks are talking about is the Ted Culotta book; steam freight cars refference manual, volume 2 tank cars. I have a copy and highly recommend it