Richard, Do you know if someone is working on a plastic model of the NYC's boxcars based on the USRA all steel box car, ie like NYC Lot 439-B? Considering how many were built, this would have to be

I have been kit bashing 4k tank cars for a while. So now that I have what I need, its time for a manufacturer to make magnificent models in plastic for

Larry has already mentioned one leaking in a yard; how do you think they got that way? Seriously, I was using a camera at the time. -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Thanks Tim, Let's think on some cars and choose one(tank car ?). Which one? Regards Marcelo Lordeiro

Brian, Is shooting a 40' Pfaudler milk car like shooting an intruder, or like shooting the bull ? ;-) regards, Andy Miller

Of course! But the fact remains that bulk wine travelled quite far and wide for the reasons Richard explained, and so the cars may be uncommon, but nevertheless -did- travel many routes. In fact

Obviously, I made a mistake. AR is the abbreviation for Arkansas, not AK! LOL! (At least I know someone is reading these!!!!) -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Now if beer had been transported in tank cars,I might be interested.Armand Premo

We had one come through the Emporia Ks yard on the Santa Fe one night. It was leaking. Interesting night that night. Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... It is said that if you line up all

Richard Hendrickson wrote: I wonder sometimes whether the "abundant photographic evidence" is more related to the oddity of a car than to quantity. Tim Gilbert

At 10:44 PM 9/21/2005 -0500, Brian wrote: "Not entirely useless. Chateau Martin owned at least one Pfaudler steel 40' car, which I shot in Pine Bluff, AK. #CMWX 1008 Sadly, the date falls outside the

At 11:38 PM 9/21/05, you wrote: If we can get injection-molded styrene Richard, Thank you for your excellent response! I have no problem with the production of models of any car. I also now better

Not entirely useless. Chateau Martin owned at least one Pfaudler steel 40' car, which I shot in Pine Bluff, AK. #CMWX 1008 Sadly, the date falls outside the range of this discussion group (Jan

Thanks to all of you who've expressed support of my delving into O scale std. gauge resin kits and your interest in purchasing one or more of the upcoming Southern 41' flat and 41' composite gon kits.

It's true that glass-lined wine tank cars were not numerous. However, there were single, three, and four compartment wine tank cars as well as six compartment cars, and the total of all types added

The original F&C/RPI MEC gondola kit had no interior detail either. I know cause I have one... If you want one like that, get the ERTL gondola for 5 bucks. It was patterned after the RPI kit. I don't

book on FGE, that was explained as being the size & scope of the PFE research volume by Thompson, Church, and Jones?? Fred - A while ago, Pat O'Boyle of Pacific Limited was contemplating such a

Tim,I wholeheartily agree with you with the exception of Rule #1.I am glad I have brass milk cars.Nothing around in plastic.Armand Premo

Jim & Tony, Wasn't there also one by MDC in plastic? Maybe back in the early 1960's? I remember something in plastic, painted what I thought at the time had to be a much to wine-colored wine-color,

Got milk?Yes we do like milk cars ,but they should be accurate representations,not just paint scemes.Armand Premo