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

I have a question on 46 ft. flatcars, they seem to be a rare and unusual size. So far while looking in a 1940 CBC I found only two in that issue. On page 205 has figure 194 a picture of L&N 24560 a

Thanks, Jim! That is a great idea, and if you would, when it gets to the point of discussing WHAT cars, we should take a poll and be prepared to then discuss: A) how many B) what road(s) C) what

Which after reading you email again, realize you knew they were in resin, oops.  Brian Carlson

Ed: Those are the new Sunshine releases for this year. Brian J. Carlson.

And, it may be added, zero evidence that any of them were ever operated by anyone else, or ever used in any other service than that for which they were built; we've been down this road before, at

Considering all the resin cars we have of this type this may not rock our worlds but I think a 1920's built single sheathed Pratt truss box car would go over big with most steam era model railroaders

Barrett had such cars at one time, as I have a rather poor copy of an AC&F builder's photo of a Barrett 8K Type 7 numbered BMX 554. How long that car remained in service is hard to tell, however,

This sounds like a reason for Martin to expand AND CATALOG more mini-kits. In many cases he could also dispense with decals resulting in a minimum investment for Sunshine. A few resin parts, a one

"Gatwood, Elden J SAD wrote: Elden, Thanks very much for your insights, AND for actually replying to the question as posed!!! Matt Forsyth

"Richard Yoder" wrote: ALREADY did that, Rich... 1941, '45, '51, and '56 ORER's. I, unlike many, traditionally do my own research, exhausting whatever materials I have access to, BEFORE posing my

Well put, Tony! Elden Gatwood

Bob Heninger wrote: Bob, never attribute to coincidence what you can assign to careful planning <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley,