Hi Jason, I use Polly Scale Light Freight Car Red for Santa Fe Mineral Brown, with Grimy Black for the black roof. Wood running boards were Mineral Brown. When the Santa Fe repainted freight cars it

Thanks Steve, Good info. Would like to see some prototype photos. Still looking. Paul Hillman

cj riley wrote: [thump of palm hitting forehead] Yes, of course, the board EDGES can't have a "V-groove" as I stated--each board has to have a chamfered edge, as CJ says, to make a V when they

--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrot Most T&G siding had a modest V-groove at each edge, so there SHOULD be a groove on such sheathing. OTOH, most

Entire car body yellow, including ends and roof (but not underframe and trucks). Richard Hendrickson

Well...surprisingly <G>, I have mislaid the data sheet for the Speedwitch MK&T SS box car. This car will be painted in the yerllow scheme. Fortunately, the car has been completed so I don't need

The only difference is the lettering. It is an accurate model. http://atsfrr.net/Reviews/HO/Freight/WalCab/Index.htm ______________ J. Stephen (Steve)

Walthers is selling their ATSF 1300-series wood cabooses in 2 types, either as the 1938 to 1943 version, or 1943 to Retirement version. Their pictures for the 1938 to 1943 version, show the

. the Southern 1951 wood rack rebuild (from 1928-30 boxcars) by Spencer Shops. The attached photo shows a car about to be released from this program. Separate kits will be offered with Roman

Rich Burg wrote: It was up to the individual library whether or not to remove those ad pages. I have seen some volumes of RA which DID have the ads. Happily, I've never encountered one without an

In my previous message, delete the following from the UTRX car description: "There were no other GATC reefers with the same IL." KL

From 7/1961 ORER, GARX 5300-6999 had 5 cars in the series, which was marked as both an increase and a reduction in that issue. They were RSMs, 33-8 between ice tanks, 8-0 IW, 6-8 IH, 41-8 OL, 9-5 WE,

I use Floquil; ATSF Mineral Brown, black roof (brown roofwalk) and Mineral Brown trucks. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member

I am getting ready to paint a AT&SF BX-3 which will be a car with the ampersand in the reporting marks. I model 1942. Which color should the car be painted? Any Scalecoat colors that are a good

Back in the 40/50s Gallo made a blue grape wine called TOKAY. You could buy it for 50 cents a bottle. It tasted very bad but the Winos bought it by the case. We nicked named it I. W..Tokay. That

Bud, In O scale, the San Juan Car Company makes a Mather kit. If a person on this list has assembled such a car, he might be willing for a price to photocopy the plans which could be scaled down to

Amen to that Tony. My mistake in saying single sheathed when I meant to say double sheathed, same or similar t&g siding as used on reefers. My point was that the Life photos show grooves that

Group, Does anyone have any photos or information that pertain to GARX 5300-5599 and URTX 72000-72299? A total of 8 cars (4 from each series) are listed on two wheel report consists in March 1959 on

Ben, I've been trying to find scale plans for the Mather patent Ball line cars in either 1100 or 1200 series. I'd like to build at least one in S scale. Bud Rindfleisch

Tony, Yes, perhaps "volumes" would be the term, the point being that until around 1950 Railway Age paged all the issues from January to June as a unit, and then started a new numbering for July