RICH NUNN wrote: Do not assume that everybody who participates on this list are modelers -- at least not he kind of modelers you have in mind. I do 3D CAD representations of freight cars (and other

No The Walthers model was a somewhat improved version of the Varney tooling; T-M had nothing to do with it. In the early days when T-M was owned by Ted Hollow, a T-M tank car model was announced

Seeing the discussion's of Tichy and other tank cars raises a question, has the list thought of capturing this collective knowledge in some format other than the list? It would be extremely helpful

Not sure where you heard this tale, Elden, but it's simply not true; no such car existed. The reason Gould chose to model the USRA design is that his molding machines would not handle a one piece

Perhaps, I'm misunderstanding you, but I think that is insulting to the many "cogniscenti" who do share their knowledge freely here. If they know that something is not accurate are they supposed to

Mont, I'm willing to bet that the UTL car you're talking about was a second-hand AC&F four course type 21, which was shorter and fatter than the USRA design and is, of course, accurately modeled by

The Mainline Modeler of March, 1991 at page 27 features a picture of the former Santa Fe 50 foot boxcars in DT&I colors but the author was not sure what class of cars were purchased from the Santa Fe

Friends, To Ed's question, let's add the Hobbyline/Lionel tank. As I remember it, the frame was pretty crude, but the tank and dome were nicely done for the time. Did it have a prototype? Could it be

I had read several different accounts as to the proper shade of red for B&O boxcars in the post-1946 era. The few color photos I recall seem to lean towards a bright orange/red oxide color. What

Are these close to any real cars? Before there was so much prototype information available I used to have about a dozen plastic tank cars on the shelf in what I thought looked like a pretty realistic

The SRHA debuted its latest HO kit at the NMRA Detroit show last weekend, thanks to the kindness of Gary Wright handling the sales. On 8/11, these kits will be available at the Norcross, GA train

Dear Denny and other modlers/cognescenti: Well said Dr. Denny- onto better modeling and leave the other crap in the dirt. Thanks, Rich Nunn

I dunno, you guys. Be aware that WHAT you say can be totally misunderstood by HOW you say it. Lest we forget it, no matter how much we as modelers earnestly yearn for and try to replicate literal

Why subscribe to STMFC if you didn't want build accurate prototype cars? Since the emphasis of this group is standard gauge of a relatively modern era, interchange is a fact of life so even with a

Richard Hendrickson wrote: <snip> all the bogus freight cars you like, even Tyco searchlight cars or stock cars with giraffe heads sticking out of holes in the roof. and Mike Fortney

Mont; I have also heard the second half of the story on the Gould tank car, and there are some that swear that there was a car in SoCal "back when" that was used to verify measurements off the USRA

Mont, I made the same point in my Resin & Plastic freight car clinic. These are great kits to get you used to the idea of drilling holes and adding wire to detail to a car. They make an easy

Tim O'Connor wrote: Very true about the ice deck. Miles superior to that piece of --- from Walthers. Tony Thompson now official {Mike Brock said so] PFE guru 2906 Forest Ave.,

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: <snip> all the bogus freight cars you like, even Tyco searchlight cars or stock cars with giraffe heads sticking out of

John Van Buekenhout writes: "How long do we have to contend with these tactics or attacks against Tichy?" Actually, I have not seen any "attacks" against Tichy. As I stated and the rules have always