The few pics I have of GA gons, look more like oxide brown or red, often with most of the paint fallen off, so they look black. But they are out of era for this group. GA/WPR had a Yahoo group but

I have switched to Mr Hobby super clear flat. It is by far the best of the rattle can flats I have used. Doesn't get very frosty at all. It looks like it goes on heavy but it really evaporates and

MR had plans and an article of scratchbuilding such a car way back, probably in the 60s. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Dennis, I just did the same, twice; and I agree. A very reasonable alternate method. 1.) I decided the center of the car was halfway between the inner wheelsets. 2.) I used the length of 40', as in

Spruebrothers carries Hataka individual Orange Line (lacquer) colors in 17ml bottles. John Monrad

I went about it a different way... I downloaded the high res TIF, blew the area up, and reasoning that at that distance the adjacent hopper car is essentially the same distance from the camera, simply

The late Bill Hewlett was an avid modeller of the Pacific Great Eastern and a prolific photographer.  In the mid-1960s he became the first member of the Pacific Northwest Region of the NMRA to earn

That looks better. Note on the partial end view the nuts show at the bottom left corner of the casting, along with a call out for the bolt, which I just can't quite read, but looks like 1-3/8"

there was also a construction article in the 2/65 issue of MR, by gib kennedy of the espee car mel perry

Don, Yes Beaver Creek brought in Southern Pacific Silk and Tea cars. Nicely painted and lettered. I have one for sale never been out of the box. If anyone is interested contact me off list at:

Tim is correct. Message #75971, 09/27/08.

Hi Don, Yes, Beaver Creek was the importer, Samhongsa was the builder and 1986 was the first year imported. Southern Pacific was the road, I have #6965 and I believe it is from the 1994 Run.

Did not Beaver Creek or some small importer bring in a run of silk cars around 1987? Was not something like that on display at the NMRA National at Eugene,OR that August. Cannot recall what prototype

This photo has come up before - Someone said it carried fish oil -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

This is the striker of a USRA gon copy built for Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western in 1923: https://imgur.com/a/yi08mMU David Thompson

George Courtney wrote: "My curiosity on Georgia Gondola is also aroused. I respect Bill Welch's research but noted that Tichy decals show a black gondola. I presume the difference is either two

My curiosity on Georgia Gondola is also aroused. I respect Bill Welch's research but noted that Tichy decals show a black gondola. I presume the difference is either two different time periods or

I have a not so great photo of a C of G

Southern Card Record (Drawing List) F-67 for “USDDB gond" 198000-199999 (1918) and M&O USDDB gond M&O 11400-11599 (ACF 1925) does not include a striker drawing. The drawing I did find, SF-2217, is

Tony, No, that's not the photo I saw. The car in the photo I remember pretty much filled the entire frame. Good call though. This might be the same class. Yours Aye, Garth 🦆