Possibly this: The B platform (also known as the B body) is a full-size rear-wheel drive car platform produced by General Motors (GM) from 1926 to 1996. Plymouth had a B frame style also around

My idea was posted for those who may have vision problems; color blindness, etc., as a possible way to get closer to a color that they maybe having a hard time matching. I never

And my apologies, Tony is absolutely correct. Dallas Gilbertson took that great photo and I should have credited as such. My mistake. A big thank you to Richard Wilkens though or posting the photo

Scott, Folks, RGB is a color system that measures transmitted light. It is used for devices such as monitors. In addition, it is device dependent and by definition not precisely repeatable from device

Dan Smith wrote: Dan is right. But please, let’s remember that Wilkens only SENT the photo. It’s Dallas Gilbertson’s photo. Tony Thompson

The first and fourth cars are C&O copies of an N&W design (class GI). The fifth car is thematically similar, but not the same (steel end sill, smaller channel sill, and the grab irons on the right may

Brain, I beg to differ. As built in 1946 & 1947, the heralds were the same on both sides.with the UP medallion closest to the end. It was in June of 1951 when the SP herald returned to the B end of

Amen to that.

Farmers Loading Poultry (Undated) A photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742421 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. The poultry car is LPTC 1550 and carries

Photo: War Material In Gondola Cars (1918) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45518110 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Budd Manufacturing Company. I’m

I think being able to use RGB values in the pursuit of the colors we want can have an important role for anyone trying match a book picture or photo, and more. Toward that end,

Note the order the heralds are applied: SP leading on one side with UP leading on the other. Dead giveaway. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Wrong. Looking at the photos, one includes the A end, while another shows the B, including some of the retarder. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Bill, Every photo posted on this thread so far has been of car # 45698. Just an interesting tidbit, all photos posted of 45798 have been of the same side of the car, the left side. No photos of the

I think the fat lady has finally sung. Based upon compelling arguments, I'm going to suspend belief that the photograph is a Builders photo and going to go with the design concept that it is a FLAT

Soooooo, another variable many people forget is that we are all a bunch of "old guys". By that I mean 1 in 12 men are, or will be color blind/color deficient. WIth red and green being the colors most

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone ------ This is the other experimental aluminum refer as Tony pointed out. They came from different builders and were not identicle. The most

One more photo. Unfortunately, I received this lacking a date, location and photographer. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

It looks like it is a builders photo. https://www.wplives.com/archives/freight/boxcars/boxcars40/14100.php I take it as being the last of the series, unless the builder built them out of

I’m interested to hear what others have to say. My initial impression is that car is a very accurate representation of the USRA SS design. I’d like to see some detail photos of these cars in