Gene, I checked the Tru-Color list carefully against Accupaints and found no equivalents for these Accupaint colors: ---------------------------------------------------- AP-6 GTW Blue AP-16

Greg Martin wrote: Gosh, a little defensive, Greg? Sure, you BELIEVED you knew the "right" color, regardless of the state of the color image, and corrected it to MATCH that BELIEF. Come on,

Bob you would also be interested in the Landmesser lists and the M&StL Station Books. You will find the Station books spreadsheet in the STMFC files list. The Landmesser lists are available on the

Actually below?is what?I wrote and it didn't include anything thing that said: "I color-corrected the photos until I got the color I wanted" I have shot hundreds of photographs in the Cajon Pass

The C&O, Erie, NKP and PM 40- and 50-ton, 40' 6" staggered door automobile box cars built in the 1930s to AMC specs had corn and grain lines painted on their wooden sheathed interior side walls.  I

Greg Martin wrote: This is going into my list of favorite quotes (vbg>: "I color- corrected the photos until they had the color I wanted." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

This may be old news to this group but I have purchased a new paint brand that appears to be a direct replacement for the old Accupaint produced by George Bishop. The new paint line picked up all of

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Though of a later date, Rod Riley reported that the massive 80' car part boxes were used on the Howard Branch in Kansas for alfalfa loading in the late 60s-early 70s.

Steve and all, I found the photos to be a bit shifted as well and lacking a bit of saturation, perhaps it is a result of the age of the photos. I did a bit of color correction and the photos look far

First off I thank you all for your replies, I see now that my question was just a bit to broad range. I would like to model up to 1935-38, Coal, pulp (paper Mill) lumber. I'm going to take a look at

Group, A while back a discussion arose about the use of double door auto/boxcars for grain loading. I stated that based on photo evidence that it was an uncommon practice, but was unable to

Charlie. I can see this is going to be a Junkie area and I'm not talking about people! What with rotting fruit, pools of water, old chunks of ice, and pieces of packing cases it will test my modeling

Neville, Don't forget to model some carts/wagons piled high with the damaged and rotting fruits and vegtables that would have been left in the cars for the cleanout crew to deal with. Charlie

Tony and members. I think your right, I have spaced the two tracks for a platform in case I change my mind in the future. I only started this yesterday had to rip up the tracks that were already there

All true, Mike. But remember that the original query was about the underframes on UP's 1937 spec AAR box cars, not about flat cars, much less steal locos. We need not, like the horseman in

Ed, drawings of both the prewar Erie cars which were the genesis of the design and the war emergency version, which was essentially the same except for the floor stringers, are in the 1943 Car

Neville Rossiter wrote: Looks nice, Neville, and perfect for the purpose. I'd be tempted to leave it just paved. That way you can model all the carts and other minor equipment, along

David. You could be right in saying that and it can be frustrating, but I don't want to get into that subject as I am new here and had the audacity to ask for help on virtually my first posting. I