I have not found any information showing at which car the door change was made. I have not found a photo of one of the cars with Youngstown doors, although I have several of the cars with the

Steve and Tony, I think this is just an misunderstanding of how the data in the ORER is presented. My March 1958 ORER shows three blocks of GTW reefers. The first has a note saying "steel

I just placed an order at F and C for ten kits, five are free and free shipping! Mark

Hello all, I'm looking for 2-3 of the Sunshine Mini-Kits #4. For converting a P2K 50' into a Wabash Auto car. I neglected to ask Martin about these last weekend. They were originally a gift, so I

Tony-- There's a colour photo of GTW 206426 on page 68 of January, 1996 RMC (another photo of GTW 206476[?]on page 61 of Feb., 1996 RMC). It's an all-steel reefer, almost an exact copy of the CN

Denny, Excellent description of dealing with that kit. I've built 3 to date, hopefully that's it, and have pretty much followed the same building process as you have. As you've yet to install the

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Thank you, Denny!

Thank you Jim, I had a misconception there. It was lack of knowledge about the model and the prototype on my part. Thanks for clarifying that for me. Robert Federle ---- smokymtn28805

Rob, Glad my instructions are well-liked. This is my 2nd kit using a mini-CD but is now "the norm". I put a lot of effort into taking in-process photos, including history and writing clear step by

Robert, The underframe isn't operational, just highly detailed with a separate centersill and 10 wear plates. The c'sill does "ride" in the underframe's crossbearers but there are no springs to let

This kit (variously identified as kits #60.1, 60.2 [mine], and 60.3) came out as a special "Anniversary Kit" in 2003. It created quite a stir because of the prototype's exotic appearance, and because

Robert, Yes, Gary Wright told me he sold out the first run (78 kits) in just a few hours and could have sold more up until late Saturday afternoon. I'm now making another 100 and, based on our chat

Hi Ross, that's not an area I know much about yet. Have you found a source that demonstrates the movement of empty USA cars into Canada for lumber loading? To what era does it apply? I don't have

Tim O'Connor wrote: But evidently not the all-steel ones. GTW's parent CN did have all- steel 8-hatch cars and so listed them. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

Everyone on this list who is also a member of the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society should remember the Fall 2002 issue of the SP Trainline magazine that had a very good article on the

One of the best features in the kit is the mini-disc instructions. They are the best instruction sheet I have seen for a resin kit. Now I can finally finish my Sunshine Duryea underframes. Rob

Jim, In my previous post I meant to ask about the underframe. Due to a couple glitches with my e-mail provider I think I missed some comments. It was mentioned the Duryea frame is "operational". By

I bought a Sunshine mini-kit for the Wabash 19000-19124 homebuilt double-door box with Superior doors. The intent of this kit is to modify the Life-Like (P2K) box. So far so good, and the Superior

Jim, Since I couldn't make it to Naperville, I appreciate the production sample pics you sent. I think the detail is superb and I dont see the problem with the ladders or any of the detail for that