I built some Westerfield USRA SS box cars (CNJ, RDG, & C&NW), as well as 2 RI Fowler clones. They are finished and ready for paint, minus the air hoses. I'm looking for suggestions as to what to use f

I have two questions regarding the recently re-issued Sunshine kits. I model 1952, and am trying to find out some specifics on what these cars looked like then. First, what happened to the Alton's 10

Ben & Art, thanks for your answers. It looks like I need to find photos of these cars in the 50's. Andy Cich

Tim, The PRRT&HS Autumn 1992 Keystone has an extensive article on PRR TrucTrains. There is a 6/10/54 photo of the original F30D deck arrangement. There is also a 7/8/58 deck photo of an ex-PRR F30D wi

Tim, The Spring 1990 Keystone has an article titled "F30A and Related Classes". This article also has good photos of the TrucTrain F30Ds. Andy Cich

Jon, I wouldn't worry about your order. My orders from Sunshine typically take 2-3 months, as each kit is cast to order. The check doesn't get deposited until the order ships. I don't believe Martin h

Steve, You'll notice on the Accurail site that they list the "Bettendorf" sideframes at $14.98 for 12 pair. I recently asked Accurail is they had the same deal for the Andrews sideframes. The answer w

I have nearly completed Sunshine's kit # 39.14, C&EI 8'6" IH Howe Truss Boxcar. This car requires 6 rung ladders on the side, with especially wide spacing between the rungs so that the ladders are as

I model late 1953, and am lettering a Sunshine 10000-13999 boxcar in the "Main Street of the Northwest" paint schenme. The protoype data sheet shows a car with a reweigh date of 10/52, and the instruc

Thanks Steve & Jim. I can now complete this car with confidence it is being done correctly. Andy Cich

Can anyone tell me if this paint scheme is appropriate for 1953? Thanks, Andy Cich

Once again, thanks for your help, Richard Andy CIch

I took a trip this past weekend, and spotted a caboose in a park. I often wondered about the questions you are asking, and I did stop to take a look. Either brake wheel operates the whole brake system

I have a few more observations based on the IC caboose I looked at. 1. There was an addition to the "little buggers". An extra rod was connected and the "little bugger" could be activated from within

Pierre, I can help with the PRR cars. You didn't mention a scale, so I'll assume HO. You get lucky with the gons, since there are 4 different classes. 316832 was a G25 (Available in HO from Westerfiel

I recently purchased a photo of BRC 865. The photo is undated, but the reweigh date is either 3/53 or 3/63. The car is also stenciled with instructions for sand service. Despite the smudge on the 5 or

Bill, Thank you very much for making the photo available. FYI, that is the same photo that is on the cover of Pennsy Journal, Vol 1 #4. Andy Cich

John, For PRR, the Walthers car most closely represents an F41. Bowser makes an F30a. Here is a link to some info on the F41: http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=F41 Andy Cich

At the PRRT&HS Convention, I purchased a PRR document titled "Chicago Division: Symbol System of Car Placement". There is a page that described what marks to put on the cars and an example. I uploaded