Jerry Michels wrote: As a general statement about modeling, Jerry, I am in full agreement. But for PFE, since they washed cars frequently, I think the statement needs adjustment. Starting with the “ri

Nelson Moyer wrote: I never heard that from him, but will emphasize that he had an excellent eye for color, often effortlessly matching paint on pre-painted models. I watched him do it a couple of tim

Ed Mines wrote: I’m sure it did in general. For PFE, the shop data exist at CSRM., and I have tabulated all of it. For World War II, PFE continued to paint about three-fourths as many cars as in years

Ro Kirkham wrote: You’re welcome, Rob. We definitely had that idea in mind. Tony

As mentioned yesterday, I have posted some additional comments about PFE orange, in prototype and model form, in my blog. If you’re interested, the link is below. https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/20

Edward Sutorik wrote: This was to prevent rotation around the long axis of the tank, before the introduction of center anchors for tank cars. Tony Thompson tony@...

Nowadays I prefer Tamiya “German Grey” for wheel faces. Tony Thompson tony@...

Very good-looking car, Charlie, with your usual excellent touch with the locations and degree of dirt. I too have always liked the Katy yellow. Tony Thompson tony@...

!Wow, Doug, those are some photos of beet piles! Photos I have of rail-served plants in California show the beets all disappearing into the receiving bins. Tony Thompson tony@...

Then the State Belt, not SFBelt. Tony Thompson

Hey, PFE had the biggest fleet. What’s the problem? Tony Thompson

Yep, after every trip with cattle. Tony Thompson tony@...

There are examples of this but plenty of older (pre-1970) brass that pulls wonderfully. Tony Thompson tony@...

Or is otherwise a good runner. I have a Max Gray brass engine that, though not wonderfully detailed, will pull the paint off the walls. I wouldn’t dream of “repowering” it. Tony Thompson tony@signatur

Rob, it’s well known that PFE orange weathered/faded to a yellowish color. That’s what you see. Tony Thompson tony@...

Good looking model, Charlie. Tony

Yes. The PFE CMO that I interviewed told me it ws a great relief right after WW II when a BCR version of car cement was offered, as the roofs and ends of reefers no longer had to be painted. Tony Thom

Texture? Oh, yeah. One SP employee described the application of car cement to caboose roofs as “mopping it on with a string mop.” But at 1:87, I’d say the texture is non-existent. Tony Thompson tony@s

Exactly why I no longer install these on cars for my operating layout. Tony Thompson tony@...

I’m late to this topic because I was out of town, but my blog contains several posts about model tank car placards. I might recommend this one, if you’re interested: https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com