Hi Paul--See Elden Gatwood's message earlier, #85913. Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

Right. Sorry, my fault for being HO-centric.

Yes and Westerfield makes 'em too. What I really meant was there is no "mass production" model i.e. a shake the box style car that sells for 10 bucks. Tim O'Connor

David Thanks. I guess what I meant was -- is the floor loose so I can remove it to weather it separately from the car sides? And thanks for the G31A info -- I noticed the difference in the staples,

Walt Lankenau wrote: You're right, Walt. Thanks. I had missed that they'd done these. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

At the bottom of this page: http://www.imrcmodels.com/ho/hoboxcars.htm IM shows assembled Tichy USRA SS boxcars. Walt Lankenau

Tim, the floor is a separate part, yet sits at the right depth inside the body. David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models

Tim, the primary difference is that the G31A were produced by Pullman Standard so therefore have Pullman ends. They do not have the same tie downs on the top chord as the ACF-produced car - G31A have

Tim O'Connor wrote: An awful lot of the original USRA single-sheathed cars were rebuilt by WW II, and the market for pre-war cars is less than for postwar cars. InterMountain has assembled the

There is one here in many different paint schemes: http://www.showcaseline.com/

What is the difference between the G31A, and G31B that Tangent has just produced? I have a good photo of a Conrail G31A so I'd like to know if this model is appropriate (and I figure STMFC members

Can any of the "SPF"'s comment on the new PRR G31B gondola offer by Tangent?   http://tangentscalemodels.com/   Thank you in advance for your time. Paul Catapano

Armand No one has done a mass production RTR USRA single sheathed box car. Not that I think they should, but it's strange no one has done it. A ridiculously desperately needed high quality car is

Hi Ed and list members, Bruce wrote: One of the TSC reprints has a pic of a C&NW flat in this length. - Claus Schlund

Elden and Tony, Trust me guys, I never seriously thought that it was a coincidence. Thanks to everyone who played a role in bringing this model to market. Sincerely, Bob Heninger Iowa City, IA

Sorry Chet. Since Tangent announced they'd be at Naperville and you said 'line up in front of' I assumed you were talking about lining up in front of their table at Naperville. "Assume" - always a bad

David, is the floor a separate part or is it cast with the body? Awesome, I am extremely happy that TANGENT did this car and did it right. Take that, TRAINMAN! Tim O'Connor

Jim, Larry Grubb arrived at Naperville with test shots of the new Proto 2000 Greenville gondola only a short time after Martin had produced resin kits for the very same car... So it's all in

PRR did not specify, but received black trucks, when new, which wore off in a matters of days, to bare steel. They were not repainted as either serviced or rebuilt, so the color provided is good for

Jim, I never mentioned Naperville. Chet French Dixon, IL