But I think Dave may be correct as well,Bill.I seem to remember a Mainline Models kit for the C&IM car only it was a model of a 40 ft. car and not very acceptable as an accurate Mather car. But you

Looks like passenger car brake stuff Fenton

Cal Scale AB-324 Exp Reefer detail set Al Smith Sonora CA

Hello- I have the following new, in unopened and undisturbed packaging, HO Proto 2000 AAR 50-ton flat car kits. Offered for sale as a single lot of 5 cars purchased together. Free shipping. 1)

Thank you, Bruce! Schuyler

Passenger car UC brake cylinder, UC valve and levers. Cal Scale? Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

As I reorganize (who am I kidding, organize for the first time) the hundreds of parts I’ve accumulated since about 1977, I find some things I just don’t recognize. I mean, I recognize that the

If you are referring to the white putty, it says on the tube it can be diluted with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. So I would think any lacquer thinner should work. Scott Haycock Modeling

Hi Chuck, I do this using Scalecoat Washaway paint remover as the thinner for the putty. I put some putty on a flat work surface, add a drop or two of Washaway, and use a small spatula to mix

May want to search YouTube. Tamiya putty is really popular with armored modelers so I would guess they is a tutorial for it some place. My guess is you sand it out to thin the edges. Scott McDonald

This is the prototype for the Sunshine model, 67.2. The prototype data sheet has one rather oblique photo, of a car with Andrews trucks. Nice little car. Ron Merrick

Andy; Based on data in Wabash equipment inventory documents and a stenciling diagram, cars 13500-13749 were built during mid to late 1944, and 13750-14849 were added during 1945-46.

Thanks, Gary. The more knowledgeable we become the more we discover the need for even more knowledge. This is what makes being a prototype modeler so exciting. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Sunshine and Life-Like Proto 2000 both did these Mather boxcars. Lots of photos of these around. They were yellow. Bill Welch

Hi, I'd like to know if there is a best or at least good thinner for Tamiya putty, basic type. I'm experimenting with abusing a gondola and need to spread it thin with feathered edges. Yes, a steam

Andy, It looks like they were built over a 3 year period....1944-1946. gary roe quincy, illinois

Didn't mainline Models do this car , back in the 60s? My Dad built one. Dave Strahlendorf

It appears to have a full compliment of lever guides... I'd hazard a guess they wanted KC brake equipment, for reduced parts inventory for these captive cars, and decided to equip them in-house, using

That car has all the spotting features of a Mather car. Dennis Storzek

Photo: CIM Boxcar 8183 A fair quality photo from Richard Leonard’s Rail Archive: https://www.railarchive.net/cimbook/page-m36.htm Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA