Fenton That’s a fine looking model love the chalk marks. Paul Doggett

VERY cool car and model, Fenton! Elden Gatwood

I checked the ORER and in '53 they had 300. -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Fenton: Your treatment of the air hose brackets is exquisite. I have made up a number if this variety. Did you make these up or is ther a casting thar I am not aware of? Bill Pardie Sent from my

And thanks Eric

I’d have to check but I think about 500

That’s a pretty cool model, Fenton! An interesting combination of hardware for a rebuild. How many did the DT&I have? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

i think it would be a neat kit, but i'm a bit biased, I'm afraid fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Fenton, Very nice model of a neat looking prototype. I wonder if any of our mini-kit producers would be interested in a mini kit of this car? It certainly has appeal. Todd Sullivan

This is a combined effort from Rich Christy who provided the roof from an Atlas 1932 boxcar to Andy Carlson who made the resin casting of the roof who sent it to me and I cut down a Tichy USRA rebuild

Whew! No negatives from Charlie. I'll sleep better tonight ; )) Clark

Clark Nice work! -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Thanks Dennis, I really appreciate your comments and suggestions. I’m planning to scratchbuild some coal hoppers and would not have thought about many of the things you have mentioned until I was

Clark: Really, really nice work and weathering technique. Must archive this. Chris R

Hi Earl! No stringers on the 1975 B&M XM-1 boxcars built by SSC 1929-1930. SSC drawings (Pullman Library) and site photos of existing cars confirm absence. Hope this helps if you are looking to

In various articles and publications, it's been established that the PRR issued a drawing in 1946 depicting a change that was to be instituted on X29 box cars whereby two floor stringers per side

Would this type of stencil indicate a fairly temporary assignment? I ask that because SP basically used the 600000 series numbers to keep track of assigned cars

I found that the scariest thing to try but, for a first time at it, was pretty happy with the overall look. I applied some Vallejo Model wash rust effects over the gray patches to soften it a bit.

I like the peeling roof paint revealing the galvanized metal -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

This one does not. That is the point. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts