I remember Atlas running a certain tank car in "boring" paint schemes that was impossible to get, and they claimed the billboards were more popular. The boring paint was such a yawner that I got

I haven't figured out why everybody got the hots for that car all at once, although at least there is some variation. IM's is a short rib car, EXR's is a long rib. Rib Side has done a bunch of phase

multi-dome wine car would do well for all the same reasons pickle cars do well, and still be useful for the prototype-oriented among us.) Southern Car & Foundry has a 2-dome kit. Unless multi

I know you built an N&W H2a to run on Sherman Hill, but are you sure that it wasn't supposed to be an H10? There are not that many freight cars that are not available, that I need a lot of. That's

Mike Those MP hoppers could have originated in Texas, and could be filled with coke made from petroleum. I have a photo showing three MP, one B&O, and one N&W hopper loaded with petroleum coke at a

Jerry Michels asks about MP hoppers out West: I originally wrote this on March 25, 2008: Santa Fe gurus are no doubt pulling out what hair they have left today after viewing the photo on pg 25 of

That's true Gene, but if Intermountain or Exactrail's entire product lines were made of duplicates of other products, I don't think they would still be in business. You can get away with some slow

Gene, without getting into semantics, accuracy about some items is not subjective: If a car has the wrong type of trucks, doors, brakes, running boards, lettering errors, etc etc -- then I think it's

Besides USAX (USQX?) as an owner of the Red Caboose 10,000 gallon ICC 103W single-dome tank car, there is also UTLX 39150 (and other numbers too, no doubt) built by ACF in 1951. This car is almost

Mike I think the car most likely to be seen on the prototype while least likely to be seen on a model layout remains the UTLX X-3 tank car. We're always told blah blah it won't sell because it is a

Richard, are you sure about the black paint? I have a 1952 color view of USAX 10983, and it definitely appears to be dark green -- like DGLE, or Brunswick Green. The lettering is yellow. I think Proto

Nor have I, which is why I said in my post to Gene Green that I wouldn't absolutely rule aluminum out, though it sure doesn't look like it in the color photos I've seen. Not that I'm aware

Hey Guys. I'm still looking for a few photos of those ex Virginian Tennessee Central cars. Sincerely, Rich Yoder

Depending on the car, several to many. Dave Nelson

Once again I came late to the conversation and repeated a bunch of stuff already better stated by others. Sorry. Gene Green

Now wait just a minute. Rib Side, Intermountain and ExactRail all have ribside box cars. And everybody and their cousin produces HO scale F7s. The AAR 1937 box car is available from more than one

It seems taken for granted in this discussion that only kits are accurate and RTR is only inaccurate. 'Taint so in either case. Besides, who among us is qualified to define 'accurate' for anyone but

Clark, USAX or DODX for sure since that was the prototype for the kit. One of those DODX tank cars is on display at Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM. Gene Green

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: ....>any prewar riveted USQX cars were painted > aluminum when new, but AFAIK all of the welded cars were delivered in >

Clark: This car is accurate and ready-made to letter as a USAX or (later) DODX tank car in the silver repaint scheme. (I have done a couple and am still searching for 2 or 3 more of these very kits,