Tim, 14 stake pockets is not necessarily the spotting feature! Some of the same series of flats have only 12 stake pockets. This is mentioned and evidenced by photos in the Santa Fe HS book. Sorry don

So sorry to hear. My prayers go out to his friends and family. That is a big loss! Rich Christie

The Ft D DM & S are all ex- Rock Island Rich Christie

Group, From a modelers standpoint, National Scale Car has the former Speedwitch decal line. Set D107 includes a car from that lot, 703-B (not 702-B) Rich Christie On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 01:

Group, I will be thinning my herd considerably in the coming months. These will include resin, plastic and some wood kits, many undecorated and hard to find. I will also be selling some locos (DCC equ

This car was the subject of an earlier Resin Car Works RPM build. Rich Christie On Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 02:23:27 PM CST, Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote: Thanks to all who sent

Bob & Tim, I agree with both of you. There is a major hole in both PFE & Santa Fe mechanical models. I hope the Rr-56 spawns more models for both of these roads reefers Rich Christie

Tim, The old Golden Spike models by Silver Streak had a close stand in kit for these (NYMX) Rich Christie

Seth & group, I agree with Bill on the sealing of end doors. That appears to be the case in my 1965 ORER. The 1955 ORER lists.573000-099 classified XM, no end doors Rich Christie

Group, The Burlington had near identical 52' flats like the NP & SP&S. They were classified as FM-12. There are minor differences notably where the deck lines up with the stake pockets. The FM-14 is a

Jerry Hamsmith has decals not only for the FM-14, but for many other pieces of Burlington rolling stock. His decals are top notch! Rich Christie http://resincarworks.com/Hamsmith_orderform.pdf

Hello Group, looking to buy the following: Speedwitch K119 NP 52’ Flat Car Please contact me off list Thanks Rich Christie rhcdmc@...

Cannon & Co. makes a bifurcated end Rich Christie https://shop.cannonandco.net/product.sc?productId=158&categoryId=20

Rest in Peace, Allen. So sad to hear. We lost another Rich Christie

Another true modeling master of our hobby. My prayers go out to him and his family wishing for a safe recovery. Rich Christie

Upon further review, the Branchline body is incorrect. It gas a 5-8 pattern. The Proto 2000 is the correct 4-6. If you want to get to a rivet counter mode, you would need Archer Rivets AR88030 to corr

Mark, I tried contacting you off-list, but your email bounced. I am definitely interested in your list Thanks, Rich Christie rhcdmc@...

That hit me like a ton of bricks! This is so sad. Hubert and I were pretty good friends. I met him initially at Walt's Hobby Shop, when he was just getting started on his decal line. I immediately bou

Brian, It did get gobbled up into the GM&O. My understanding is it did not stay lettered for Alton for very long. Rich Christie

Ted, Those are vents designed by USRE/Evans, still in use today. Rich Christie