I know that whenever I see Sunshine kits for sale, they are usually at or over list price. I was visiting Green Bay this week, and found a hobby

Gene, having worked with BLI on the development of these cars, I can say that the models are accurate for the post-WW-II period, after NYC equipped all of them with new rectangular panel roofs in

As others have speculated, those were bodies only en route from the body manufacturer to an assembly plant. Note that the NKP car has an auto parts loading symbol on the door, NOT an auto loader

That's a GATC Type ICC-105 high pressure 4,000 gal. high pressure chlorine car of 30 tons nominal capacity. AFAIK there are no drawings available for a GATC car. However, Diamond also owned AC&F

Note: In the Diamond Alkali equipment listing of the January 1953 ORER, it states that ICC regulations prohibited the loading of any tank car with more than 60,000 lbs of chlorine. Since chlorine

They're both small tank cars, so the dimensions are somewhat similar; in addition to the differences you mention and the tank mounts, the DAX car is pressurized and insulated so the tank has a jacket.

Chris, If an HO model already exists at a reasonable cost, that along with prototype photos might be a viable alternative to scale drawings since you are scratchbuilding the N scale tank in any

I can vouch for the use of Bare-Metal foil. I used it to represent patch plates on a Westerfield Canada Southern car. Even under a layer of Scalecoat, the thickness of the foil is obvious as a

Adding that coating for old decal paper, with one or more applications, might be a way to thicken up the decal sheet! :-) -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr

Champ Decal film does work as does, Bare metal foil, (never tried that on a painted car), also I plan to try an Archer fine weld bead to see if it will suggest a patch panel. Brian Carlson

Gentlemen, Thanks for all the info, so far. I did find my copy of the Magor book and copies of the Mainline Modeler drawings of the 40T USRA box. I also found an article in the January 2010 RMC on

Eldon, I model in N scale this car will be a kitbash with a new tank for me... Chris

Chuck, Thank you for the link. I live right where the Fairport branch of the B&O started. I used to be the Painesville & Youngstown RR and at one time was 3' gauge. Chris

Al, Thank you. This info "sounds right" to me from my guess. So this tank would be similar to the SHPX 4000gal car in the June 94 MR, but longer and a different dome? Thanks for your help! Chris

Barry: As discussed recently on the list you'll have to reroof your westerfield cars and add patch panels for your era. Additing Patch panels to painted cars is not that difficult. I've done it to the

The first offer of a free undec car might induce me to do the set. <g>. I already have 2 or 3 Westerfield models and IIRC the decals were fine. I think I had to add a Champ road name to do my Peorida

Bob Yes, but I am reluctant to impose too much on Mr. Glow. He is a hobbyist like most of us and the decals are not so much a business as a small sideline that distracts him from his own modeling.

No one has commented on the freight car -- it matches the Proto 2000 50' double door car except for the Viking Roof. :-) Tim

I read, and filed, Richard's piece before I mailed and ... " By the 1940s it was becoming necessary to apply patches to the lower sections of the side sheathing on some cars, and these patch

I had to go back and read Hi Steve, I just checked my NYCS digitized database. Of the 25 postwar photos I have of these cars, only three show up without patch panels. All are in older schemes,