Impressive kitbash in the Nearly iNvisble scale! Schuyler

Personally, I thought the star of the show was ERIE 94547 in the middle of all those tank cars . . . 😊 Schuyler

I know that is one of the variations. I suspect, for no good reason except I think I’ve seen a photo, the NH version is likely. Schuyler

Elden, I recognize that car, at least the general design, as a GSC 58’ depressed center flat. It could indeed have been an ERIE car, 7260-7265, rated at 125 tons, but other railroads had these as well

Pronounced “Frate Kars.” C&NW 48009 with LARGE load https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/51112096521/ and here’s the other side. That’s one big impeller. https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrige

Armco = metal siding. Schuyler

Effective and clever. Schuyler

Agreed the original image was dark, thanks for prepping it so we can see. I’ve seen archbar trucks like that before. But what I’m curious about is what IS that load? Schuyler

“lost artwork for photo-etched parts . . . “ There are those of us who can do such artwork out here. What parts are they in need of new artwork for? Schuyler

Thanks, Dan, that caboose appears to have a rounded corner on the carbody itself, which makes it different that the model I have to paint. I appreciate your sending along this image. Geez, this mornin

Mark! Thanks for this find, that is the caboose, EXCEPT that the trucks are different. The one in the linked images has outside hanger brakes, where as the trucks for the subject model do not. I suspe

From Brian Sones: 1) Car Ends -There is a rounded version and a Square (flush end) Square ends - carbody 2) The bolster ends. -There is a Square and Rounded end None visible on the model 3) Copula win

Thanks, Gary, that ties it down pretty well, I’d say. Two windows on the non-smokestack side 1965-66 The packaging is consistent, in my experience, with that time period. United model, so PFM (and it’

That helps, Gary. What year is the 9th edition? In response to Todd, the label (yes, on the bottom there was something over it) doesn’t say PFM, it simply says United Scale Models And at the bottom To

On further inspection I have uncovered a sticker that says it’s a United model. But I am still curious about the vintage. Schuyler

I am going to be painting the attached caboose model for a friend. I have three questions: Can anyone identify this model? Original date of manufacture? Importer? Maker? The box shown with the caboose

Thanks, Bruce, I spent about five minutes this morning at full zoom in trying to figure out what “foil” Mel was seeing. Schuyler

Dave Parker wrote: Which is not to say that other "baby standards" weren't present in New England, they were. Specifically, Indiana (Amoco), New Jersey (Esso), and Atlantic (the PA and DE territory) D

Where do you see “sheet foil?” Schuyler

In the future, historians and modelers will be exchanging speculation about the exact location of this marvelous photograph of these two prototype cars. They will be eternally frustrated by this. Gene