RE F&C kits:Steve's kits have improved over the years.Some of his early kits left a lot to be desired.I have built a fair number and have found the quality to vary. His Rutland stock cars are on a par

Where does one buy Sunshine mini-kits?Are they only available at meets?Armand Premo

Larry,The best I can do is a 1931.Armand

Larry,Sept 1931 OER lists 600 1061to1600 cars and 300 1601 to1900 cars .

Ben,I might be interested in some of those P2K flat cars.Do you have an address ? Armand

Prototype Rails lll:This meet is great.Mike et al do a super job.I have made the first two and plan to make this one also.Well worth the time and money and a good chance to have a Winters break.The se

Remember the LaSalle &Bureau County.Didn't they collect foreign cars?,AP

Mont,Don't you think that companies should include such information as "matching paint" in their instructions? AP

I have used decal set with an eraser with some success.IT works for me.AP

Tim,How would this refect CN control of the GT (New England) and the CV as well as CP activity in Vermont.AP

The Rutland Railroad had a large number of hopper bottom gons.In 1923 they stopped sending their steel hoppers to the mines and opted to receive company coal in foreign cars.The foreign cars were then

The Rutland steel hoppers were not USRA types.Actually they were smaller cars.The overall dimensions differ.The Rutland hoppers had a capacity of only 1669- cubic feet.They were 31'6''long and they we

Better still , how about more different numbers like Bowser has been doing.AP

Jeff,The information as to the1923 date was taken from an old issue of the Rutland employees Newsliner.AP

What do we really need next? My vote would be for a Rutland signature wooden box car in both single and door and a half versions.It would be a big seller.Armand Premo

There is a very active group of Rutland modelers that snap up almost anything Rutland.Railworks has filled an unmet need.Des Plaines does not seem to respond to many requests,besides the state of the

Richard and group,I am beyond just building styrene kits.I was making reference to resin.I do feel that those who market resin kits have filled an unmet need for hobbyist.The technology has vastly imp

and some had ladders on only one side_.AP

List,I neglected to mention that the Rutland cars that I previously referred to ,were of a NYC design,albeit with different ends.They were to be found throughout the NYC System( ie Michigan Central) T

Are they willing to sell the molds and masters?AP