I couldn't get to St. Louis this year. Was there a dealer who had some Stan Rydarowicz kits? There was one last year, but I lost track of who it was. Ron Merrick

OK, thanks, I'll stick with the roman lettering and add some paint-out reweigh data. Now to repaint some IM and Kadee steel boxcars in the 1958 scheme. I have both Microscale and Musk Island decals to

One more question. The Sunshine sheet for this car mentions that "in the Fifties, the name was changed to block lettering". This refers to the decals being the as-built railroad roman style, and the u

Now for something completely different on the subject of heavy duty flats. Thanks to the groups.io search function, I found a message by Elden Gatwood (43018) from 2005, plus 24 replies. Long after th

Garth: MP 31400-31499 also had Duryea underframe, as noted on Ed's list. I buy your logic in not covering these, since Atlas didn't attempt to model them. I've picked up a few of these on eBay, and I'

OK, thanks for the help. Ron Merrick

You're right about the quality of the website being commensurate with the kit instructions..... The fact that the deck plates are separate, and not welded together, is an indication that these are a l

Now for some model questions -- I noticed the F&C kit for the F34 heavy duty flatcar (kit 8470) is not on their website at present. But there's one on eBay. Has anybody built one? Is it sturdy enough

Welding, yes, that happens all the time. But I don't think cutting holes in a steel flatcar deck was ever a common practice, especially on cars with those 'keyhole' mounting holes as described. For on

Anybody know of a source for the 3-4 resin end that Stan Rydarowcz made? The one I'm thinking of has no intermediate ribs or any significant flat space above the topmost rib. Ron Merrick

In 2008, we dug up some redwood pipes from a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, that had been installed when the site was first developed in 1918. Ron Merrick

It could very well be hide loading. I can't blow up the photo enough to be completely sure. The balance of the lettering reads 'WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO AT&SF RY. SANTA FE SPRINGS CALIF.' I know Santa Fe

Brian: That's a big help. Thanks for the additional information. Ron Merrick

The other Bx-11 cars in the 41200 number series that are shown on rr-fallenflags also have that emblem, or at least the evidence of that emblem being painted out. These cars were photographed at locat

What's the truck under this car? http://rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf042298rsa.jpg and this one? http://rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf212483ajs.jpg According to the Dobyne Santa Fe 40' boxcar book, these

Maybe this is not relevant for the purpose of upgrading and painting a car, but Branchline did a set of four Soo cars each with a slightly different lettering arrangement based on cars built over a sp

I too get a 404 error. And Shorpy directly is often freezing, so I haven't gotten to that image directly, but I've been close. That could be my internet connection, so I might try tomorrow. Ron Merric

I can't confirm this because my stuff is half moved, and where I am today I have some other Sunshine mini-kits including one for the Santa Fe Bx-41 - Bx-49. But I haven't turned up that one. I seem to

There was a mini-kit for a Duryea underframe. Is that what you're referring to? I picked up a couple of them, perhaps at the only time I was ever at Naperville. But I don't know the answer to your spe

Interesting discussion, and I'd like to hear from a knowledgeable Nickel Plate fan. Ron Merrick