Hey Michael, well done it’s a good looking car. Maybe you should break more cars. Great results Fenton

I just noticed something about that model - on the right side, where the builder initials are, it says GATX instead of GATC. Builder photos from that era usually show something like

Martin never posted anything at all online, as far as I know. I don't know if he even had email. But it's all very silly IMO. When Ted Culotta sold his photo collection on

Hello Michael, Very nice work. Really like the weathering … and the new / improved details. When you get home — now that you have had the practice — I will bring my Tangent tank car by for your

Because I keep breaking things, I end up doing more detailing on a ready-to-run car than I otherwise might, and the Tangent 3-dome tank is a perfect example. It's a beautiful model right out of the

Yes, I wasn't clear in my reply. I have to say that, since I hang on to all of my PDS sheets, I wasn't thinking of that. The main reason I care about the sales sheet is that there's just enough

I did just now go check on my Sunshine kit. It's 73.8, and it has several ends of different styles so you can mix and match like Santa Fe did. The sides are actually very nice, and the rivets are

Tim O'Connor wrote: "Aren't [Sunshine PDS sheets] available online?" No.  Only flyers and price lists at Jim Hayes' http://www.sunshinekits.com . Ben Hom

Those are just the order forms. The PDS were the multi page docs on slick paper. I’ve saved mine after building kits. They had useful info. Brian J. Carlson

Yes, at Sunshinekits.com. I believe this site is still maintained by Jim Hayes. I believe it started as a means to provide some on-line information on the products, since Sunshine the manufacturer

sales flyers, yes. PDS sheets, I don't think so. They generally contain photos that Martin did not have permission to place on-line. Steve

Just the order forms on Jim Hayes site afaik. Brian J. Carlson

aren't they are available online? -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

It would be nice if the PDS sheets that came in the Sunshine kits could be offered up for some amount. They had a wealth of information on those cars he offered kits for. Tom Casey -----Original

Original patterns for flat casting can take a real beating so it's really moot where they are now. And in most cases they need to be reworked to bring them up to the detail level we've come to expect

Bill Welch writes: “Didn't cabooses have lights on them?” In our period, 1900-1960, lights carried by cabooses were commonly produced by lanterns…which are certainly included in the

Amen. Tony Thompson

Hey guys--- There are numerous sites and social media places to discuss the rebirth of the Big Boy. Can't we seek that out ourselves without it clutering up this site???? Enough! -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Oh no. We're still gonna party like its 1869.

You’ve left for home already? :) We also caught it four times today - Evanston, the top of Echo Canyon, bottom of Echo Canyon, Echo and Uinta. Nice. Matt Goodman Columbus, Ohio Sent from my mobile