Tim O'Connor wrote: An awful lot of the original USRA single-sheathed cars were rebuilt by WW II, and the market for pre-war cars is less than for postwar cars. InterMountain has assembled the

There is one here in many different paint schemes: http://www.showcaseline.com/

What is the difference between the G31A, and G31B that Tangent has just produced? I have a good photo of a Conrail G31A so I'd like to know if this model is appropriate (and I figure STMFC members

Can any of the "SPF"'s comment on the new PRR G31B gondola offer by Tangent?   http://tangentscalemodels.com/   Thank you in advance for your time. Paul Catapano

Armand No one has done a mass production RTR USRA single sheathed box car. Not that I think they should, but it's strange no one has done it. A ridiculously desperately needed high quality car is

Hi Ed and list members, Bruce wrote: One of the TSC reprints has a pic of a C&NW flat in this length. - Claus Schlund

Elden and Tony, Trust me guys, I never seriously thought that it was a coincidence. Thanks to everyone who played a role in bringing this model to market. Sincerely, Bob Heninger Iowa City, IA

Sorry Chet. Since Tangent announced they'd be at Naperville and you said 'line up in front of' I assumed you were talking about lining up in front of their table at Naperville. "Assume" - always a bad

David, is the floor a separate part or is it cast with the body? Awesome, I am extremely happy that TANGENT did this car and did it right. Take that, TRAINMAN! Tim O'Connor

Jim, Larry Grubb arrived at Naperville with test shots of the new Proto 2000 Greenville gondola only a short time after Martin had produced resin kits for the very same car... So it's all in

PRR did not specify, but received black trucks, when new, which wore off in a matters of days, to bare steel. They were not repainted as either serviced or rebuilt, so the color provided is good for

Jim, I never mentioned Naperville. Chet French Dixon, IL

I can't help but be curious about the correct truck colors. Does anyone have advice? Gary Green Aptos, CA

I'm not real sure asking Tangent to make UTLX & GATC tank cars in plastic should be done at a Sunshine sponsored event where Sunshine UTLX & GATC tank cars are offered. Jim Hayes Portland

Ed, First, you might try searching an ORER... that might be more inclusive than a CBC ;^) Second (from Sunshine's all time kit list) C&NW 46' flatcar 43001,45001 series TC 46' flatcar 2701

One Wabash guy is happy to see them. The Wabash cars, 12600-12649 were built by AC&F's Berwick plant in September 1951. While my modeling focus is the summer months of 1951, I'll definately have

Jim, Agree; I'd love to see Sunshine Mini-Kits of their old Uni-Body offerings, and others as well. Beyond modification kits for BL or IM 10ft6in IH cars, they could also consider mod kits for

Eldon, if we get a positive response from Martin, developing a list of suggestions for Mini-Kits to do is a good idea. In addition to what we want, we should also include a contact person for each

Elden,While there are many "missing links" some of the nominees are relatively rare or are examples of regional bias.I was hoping,as a group, we could come up with a list of cars represented by

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Sorry, Richard... Was not trying to clutter anything...only looking for info. Was not aware of the exhaustive discussion that had already occured in reference to these