Actually, we were using Po.lyscale, and the list is still on our web site, under "Paint Information": http://accurail.com/accurail/paint.htm The problem is, about two years ago Testors, the makers

Bob When you originally asked about GN flat cars, I assumed that you meant the RED CABOOSE "USRA" flat cars, not the TICHY flat cars. My mistake. The CHAMP decal set HC-646 was produced especially

Perhaps the source of this confusion was the first runs of the Atlas hopper. I heard that Atlas sent some published plans (Mainline Modeler?) to China, where the car duplicated the error of the

Ben Hom wrote ... and that photo makes the car appear to be painted black. Later photos from the 1950's appear to be oxide red. Tim O'Connor

Ray Breyer wrote: Not so. See this photo comparing the two bodies: http://www.pullmanproject.com/Hoppers%20compared.jpg Tom Madden

WPM 2010 - Western Prototype Modelers Meet When: Saturday September 18, 2010 Where: San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot 1170 West Third Street. - San Bernardino, CA 92403 What Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The

--- In STMFC@..., "Armand Premo" wrote: I have recently tried to upgrade an Accurail reefer. All went well until I tried to match the paint. I never knew there were so many different

Armand Premo wrote: "Lack of slope sheet supports is also fixable..." Know thy prototype - the USRA twins did not have slope sheet supports.  See the linked photo in my previous post. Ben

Ray ,I do not consider myself as a "Rivet Counter",but some things about the Accurail Twin hopper really bother me:Some of the detail parts are grossly cast and out of scale,The brake lever is an easy

Ray Breyer wrote: "Remember, the Tichy USRA twin hopper is almost 18" too long. Accurails, while having cast-on grabs, are the correct length. That in itself makes the Tichy (Gould) model much more of

Tim O'Connor wrote: I placed an order online last Wednesday (9-9), money was transfered from PayPal on 9-11, decals arrived this AM in the mail. Matt Forsyth Modeling the D&H Penn Division Erie

Tried Five different brands of Reefer yellow without an acceptable match,Polly Scale included.Armand Premo

Hi Armand, Remember, the Tichy USRA twin hopper is almost 18" too long. Accurails, while having cast-on grabs, are the correct length. That in itself makes the Tichy (Gould) model much more of a

Bob,   NC&StL #70229, Class FM-9, was built by ACF in July 1926.  This car was the prototype for the Gould pattern.    It used Dahlman trucks and had straight sidesills with a fish belly

Bob Kutella asked: “A friend (and member here) scanned the insert in the set of Champ decals that I have ordered. The immediate question is do any of you know what color the TICHY flat car kits were

--- In STMFC@..., "trolleycar68" <68trolley@...> wrote: Stay tuned, I may come begging here yet again. A friend (and member here) scanned the insert in the set of Champ decals that I

Doesn't their web site have a listing of which paint was used on which models? I seem to remember that all were Pollyscale, but that reefer yellow might not necessarily be what was used on a

I have recently tried to upgrade an Accurail reefer.All went well until I tried to match the paint.I never knew there were so many different shades of yellow.What would you suggest that I use? Armand

Tim,How would you compare Accurail's twin hopper with Tichy''s?Too much work needs to be done on Accurail's car to make it an acceptable model IMHO.For those who need large numbers of twin hoppers

Ed Sutorik asked: "Anyway, Atlas has announced another run of their USRA rebuilds. I did a search of this list, and it appears the cars MIGHT work for ACL and/or Frisco. But those list-comments