A good errata for Jim's web site would include the model door size, the prototype door size, and a link to a photo of the prototype. :-) (And of course, no editorial acronyms.) Tim O'Connor

Bruce, Tony, et al., It was not my intention to impugn Martin and Tricia's efforts to correctly produce freight car kits as their kits are at the top of the list for correctness. They have

I agree with you, Tom. These are not the "shake the box kits" , which are starting to get few and far between. If you are buying a Sunshine, F&C, Westerfield, Pacific Mountian, Rail Yard Models,

Chuck, There are worst error than this. His PRR X29b has a door that is too big it is actually about 7'_6" which renders the car useless or at least a major PITA. Greg Martin

Hi group- I read this site's daily updates with great interest. It is SO beneficial to be able to interact with the big names of model railroading and authors and people who are just so darned

peach creek models makes several 5' wheelbase trucks if that helps. Fred Freitas Fred, Specifically what are you refering too? A google search didn't come up with anything for peach creek

Larry, First, thank-you for all of the analysis you have reported - very informative. Along the lines of conductor train books, I see 39 SP conductor train books on sale on e-bay - split up into 9

I agree, before I made the switch to N scale I had built numerous kits from Al Westerfield and some of the Sunshine kits as well, it is one of the things I miss most about switching scales there are

Jim Hayes wrote: Yeah, that's for sure, that doggone framistan is no end of trouble <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Now hold on there, Tim. Having to include Byron's notes on any kit might cause keyboarditis in my already arthritic fingers. And you bring up just what I was thinking - confirmation. Do I need

Jim A separate page, or just a hyperlink in the listing that takes you to the errata notes for that kit. Of course any errata should be confirmed by at least one other modeler or we'd get into

Clark: As you have been told the Jim Little article is the difinitive word to date. My decals are made to fit a specific height ie 10'6". so check the instructions to see which car to start. Then with

So Tim, are you suggesting an 'Errata' page to note instruction errors or suggestions for alternative assembly methods and such? Jim Hayes Portland

I must comment that, without Sunshine's work, this site might not exist. I think that while constructive criticism is the sort of thing that any mature adult must expect, folks should be tolerant of

I too agree that this is an occasional problem with an individual kit, not a consistent problem worthy of tabulating, since the parts for a kit are boxed for each order, not dozens at a time to stock

Tom Olsen wrote That sounds like a frivilous idea, but how about notes about the actual ERRORS in some of the kits, or in the assembly instructions or the data sheets? Those are pretty numerous,

Tom Olsen wrote: Tom, you make a huge assumption here: that all kits are packed the same, either correctly or incorrectly. Given Martin and Patricia's overall competence, I'd think it FAR more

Tom, This is an individual box problem, not a problem with all the kits of a certain cat number! It comes about because Martin is a cottage industry and he packs each kit when ordered... and

Perhaps we should encourage Jim Hayes to add a list of the incorrectly packaged Sunshine kits to his unofficial Sunshine Website. This would alert those of us to the specific kit numbers that have

AGREED!!!!!  Dennis Williams Munhall, Pa.