Impressive, just extremely impressive! A contest model. And I am sure Bill would have been delighted to see it. Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Mon

Ed, many thanks to you, too. Of course this helps a lot! I will need 1 or 2 days to go through all the material I received today. Greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953

Hello Garth, no I wasn't. Many thanks for the link! Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Donnerstag, 04. Februar 2021 um 17:34 Uhr Von: "Garth Groff and Sally Sanford"

Hello friends, thanks to all who replied! Much more than I did expect! Tim, whereas JMHX 252 very obviously is a heigthened car, I think on SHPX #25176 the slope sheets are lower compared to the OMI m

Hello friends, please have a look to these ebay auctions of differently lettered but otherwise identical cars: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Overland-OMI-3274-4-ACF-Carbon-Black-hopper-Micronex-Columbian-C

Hello Jeffrey, as Todd already mentioned - there is nothing to worry about by disassembling. As TRIX as a German manufacturer under the parentship of Märklin, all products (however stupid this may be.

Hello friends, what's with the Owl Mountain Models flat car truck?: http://www.owlmtmodels.com/2000-series/OMM_f-50-in-stock.jpg I do not have that model, but others on this list have built them. Hope

Hello Dave, the NPRHA has Tahoe-made trucks available which are very close: http://store.nprha.org/ho-scale-nprha-special-edition-40-ton-t-section-andrews-trucks-semi-scale-wheels/ Greetings Johannes

Hello Jack, again fantastic modeling! Many thanks for the link! Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Samstag, 26. Dezember 2020 um 19:23 Uhr Von: "Jack

Hello together, I for myself welcome this new model very much as it seems to me that we will now get a nicely done 2D-F8 truck with in-gauge brake shoes for the first time! If these won't be available

Hello Tim, I know that great video. And I second your words! Greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Dezember 2020 um 17:38 Uhr Von: "Tim O'Connor

Steve, Jack, many thanks for the additional information. And yes, Jack - VERY nice model! Greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Montag, 21. Dezember 2020 um 2

Jim, many thanks to you, too. I am only interested in standard gauge (at least up to date...). Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Montag, 21. Dezember

Jack, Steve, Bill, many thanks for your comments. Jack, that article contains just exactly what I needed to know: "Still, some of them remained in revenue service into the early 1950s." Lots of thanks

Hello friends, I have one of these cars: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Brass-Precision-Scale-10-000-Gallon-Union-Tank-Car-Frameless-15456-Korea/333831012602?hash=item4db9e100fa:g:DE0AAOSw3ZFf3rca Years

Hello friends, Northernscalemodels has a bunch of those PS-0 box cars from AWE and sells them VERY cheaply (for a brass car): https://www.northernscale.com/WebListFreight.html (I have one, too, but of

Hello Steve, are you sure you did compare with the model in the link I provided? I am sorry, but I heavily disagree with your statement. Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to

Hello Ron, many thanks! Though I can see lots of differences between the model and the photos you provided, the general design, size and shape seems to be identical. Even more clear now that this is n

Hello friends, many thanks for every reply - seems to be a hard nut to crack though. And because of this apparently this is no "must-have-model". Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about

Hello friends, please have a look: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brass-Gondola-Manuta-Brass-/293883692178?hash=item446cd54492%3Ag%3AIlQAAOSwGLVfzU-P&nma=true&si=jJ9crt7mxFt%252FrEXQ%252F9OQy%252F5woGY%253D