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,

I produce a lot of industrial castings during the year. The "resins" (urethanes) I use are high-grade, industrial-quality with a very high heat tolerance. The cured casting has physical properties

Incidentally, MP hopper cars operated from California to WV. Anyone know of a hopper that operated farther? Mike, any details on this? Jerry Michels

Richard, Nope! You have not done all you could do. Ya gots to build 'em also... Then -- and only then -- will we all be blessed with super detailed and accurate Enterprise GS gons. Thanks in advance

Somewhere in the multitude of comments about RTR non injection molding [ The ARA XM-1 seems to me to fit the bill. Multipule roads and with a little creativity it could be developed with multipule

Richard, One of the corollaries to Murhpy’s Law (sic) is that “Washing your car to make it rain doesn’t work.” Regards, -Jeff Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:42 PM To:

mike brock wrote: There are photos of Reading hoppers in Los Angeles. Hard to beat that. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

What else? How about a multi-dome tank car? (Actually, I think a 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