After reviewing the new Morning Sun 1950 Freight Car Color Guide, the Minnesota Mining Mfg. Co. car photo on page 104 caught my interest. A Pratt truss single-sheathed car with Hutchins ends. I have t

I have built and upgraded an InterMountain Great Northern (GN) Steel 12 panel Box car, numbered 18490. My upgrade included adding custom wire grab irons consisting of bracket and drop grab iron and la

I expanded the Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company roster with a freight car a purchased from the Jim Hayes estate. An Innovative Model Works (IMWX) Southern Pacific Box Car numbered 83627 that J

I have upgraded a Walthers St. Louis-San Francisco (SL-SF) composite gondola 85374. If you are interested in the upgrade of this gondola including install of resin cast corrugated ends, wire grabs, un

Jim to bend grab irons that are similar I use a caliper for measurement, drill if necessary, grab iron jig cut from .040” sheet styrene to bend straight grab iron, clearance gauge .025” (grey building

I have built and upgraded two Walthers composite gondolas. If you are interested in the upgrade of these gondolas including one with corrugated ends and one with a braced composite end. Photos and wri

Thanks for the information on trucks. Tangent trucks on order. Keep Modeling, Keep Sharing, Lester

After rewiew of photos I took of GN 73994 I thought was finished I realized I had not changed the molded on hatch grabs irons to wire ones. Therefore, back to the hopper roof hatches to carve off mold

I have built and upgraded a Bowser Great Northern (GN) covered hopper car, numbered 73994. My upgrade included adding wire grab irons and ladder rungs, “B” end improvements as retainer valve and line,

I have upgraded Sunshine Models Wisconsin Central (W.C.) “sawtooth” box car, numbered 135316 built last month. Upgrade was done after learning these cars had a early “high Power” hand brake with verti

My friend is looking for photo or drawing of a PRR F-41 flat car underside. He has a Tichy Train Group PRR F-41 Flat Car Kit . The kit had no detail needed for underside. He would like to add the AB b

Fenton no preference. Both fine kits and fun to build. Each kit builds into a different version of the “sawtooth” so both needed. The Speedwitch a little easier to build as one piece body vs. Sunshine

I have completed the build of Sunshine Models Wisconsin Central (W.C.) “sawtooth” box car, numbered 135316. Even if you are not a Wisconsin Central fan you may want to see the new photo etched double

Bruce and others Thank You . I appreciate your kind words. I am happy to be able to share my builds with you. If it had not been others willing to share I would never have developed skills I have. Aga

I have completed the build of Soo Line “sawtooth” box car, numbered 39470. My build of a Speedwitch Media resin kit was done for a friend . The build included using Yarmouth Model Works photo etch and

James it is the Soo Line WC car. Lester Breuer

Need a scan of kit instructions for Sunshine Models Kit 78.1 “sawtooth” Box Car with Murphy ends. Lester Breuer

Ken sorry photo did not attach properly in prior post so here it be. Lester Breuer

Ken I was cutting out Speedwitch Media decals this morning. As yourself when I got to the reweigh dates I could not read them without help. I used a 8x lupe, not expensive as plastic, to read the clea

Ken you might try taking a photo of the decal with your smart phone an then just enlarge the photo to read the decal. Lester Breuer