Aidrian,               Thanks for the info; looks like I will have to buy one more kit. Fred Freitas ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Friday, July

Simple answer… not really. These cars were extensivly used in pig iron. sand and limestone service and Southern had several different designs of low side steel gons. Going from memory the three

I sit corrected... :-[ Thanks for the info. It was the "GSC" that confused me. GSC did not exist until 1928, but the Tichy Commonwealth truck could have been sold under the GSC name after 1929, when

Thanks Tim.  I found a shot of one very similar on concrete pillars in Texas!, the fallenflags site. My friend, Dean, airbrushed it and three m-53's for the brass Frisco covered hopper! Now to find

Tim, The GSC truck designs you mention above all have integral journal pedestals. The trucks shown in the prototype photo used in the article are of a type with bolted-on journal pedestals. This is

Mark I believe it is UTLX 228, an AC&F built tank car. I have a 1936 builder shot. Tim O'Connor

Denis F. Blake wrote: We have the exact same problem with books, and now put "TBA" on EVERYTHING, no matter how certain we are of our progress, until it is at the printer. As you so rightly

If anyone has an email address, address or phone number for Mr. Zinser, please contact me off line. Thanks. - Al Westerfield

Tim O'Connor wrote Another resin M53?? That makes what, three so far? Not to mention brass versions. Why on earth can't we get these cars in plastic? Tim Ours will be the best of the ones that

I found the same car at Brasstrains. ACF 8000 gal car: http://www.brasstrains.com/product_detail.php?p=011188 Now I need any ideas on paint jobs these had Thank You. Mark Morgan

Tony,           this is why I use a lot of Evergreen supplies. I take what is, then redo it with more accurate materials and up dated details. They do work out to be acceptable with the

Fred, Very similiar. Paul Lyons

Fred Freitas wrote: Talk about oversize. Every Silver Streak kit I ever measured carefully was about 10 percent oversize. It's most obvious in cabooses but is certainly true of reefers.

I have the covered hopper kit like that one N-34. It just collects dust. Mark

I just spoke with the Dean of Styrene today. Mentioned archer rivets, he heard of them at the NMRA meet. Dean told me he needs twelve foot wide doors, Southern boxcar! I told him someone could build a

Tim,          Is this similar to the Sou low side that Speedwitch sells ?? Fred Freitas ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:47:15

Ben and list,                    That nails it. That was one of the most oversized and basic ugly kits I ever tried. I ended up using it for parts for other models and scenic

Steve Solombrino wrote: Not at all. The parts were fairly soft metal, which you had to curve to the right shape for the transition onto the roof. It sure wasn't easy, and the rivets, rib size,

Thought you might like that, Tim! Mark

Tony, I know, but I was trying to stick to box cars... Mortons are very popular on covered hoppers for example.