IMO the MDT, NP and PFE colors were pretty close, with the MDT and NP colors just a notch further down on the brightness scale. They fade differently though. NP colors would bleach to almost yellow. S

And how about this PFE R-50-1 ?! Hubba hubba. https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1004047 :-)

Dick It just occurred to me that Sunshine never did an R-40-20 either, did they? I always thought it was just the ends that needed to be replaced (which Details West offered)... :-(

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Although I have not compared them with Dick's new Microscale sets (which are more complete and certainly easier to use) to Champ's old PFE super-set, I used the Champ set to replace most of the letter

Very interesting science of making something truly "black" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/science/black-fashion-physics-animals.html

Tichy ought to try producing decals for actual raised lettering applied to the prototype, for example for steam locomotive smokebox number plates. Something about turning a pig into a purse comes to m

my bad Staffan

I beg to differ Bill - the prototype hand brake had a square cross section rod. :-D

The Tichy flat car is nearly correct as is for ACL, CG, CN, FEC, GN, L&N, NC&StL, SAL, SP&S, SSW, and T&P Champ produced an excellent decal set for the kit HC-646 NOT - UP, SP, WP, D&RGW, AT&SF or C&N

Stephen I recall someone (perhaps at the St Louis RPM) told me that Tichy's printer uses a type of "plastic" transfer method to create the lettering. If so, they ARE similar to vinyl letters. :-D

Jim that is awesome!! And they did it all without computers or email - or evidently even the phone! I would never have thought a load of CORN in a reefer would be partially unloaded in one place and t

The monad goes back to some time after 1893. It was applied to some rolling stock in the 1920s.

Yawn. It's a ridiculous argument. The PRR served the industrial heartland and it was an enormous and important corporation. It was also one of the many that suffered from the postwar migration to the

That list of route miles traveled by two cars is fascinating. And only 9 round trips in 13 months!!

1960's rebuilds

yep - until they weren't any more. kinda depends on WHEN. In 1957=1958 a large number of oxide red hoppers were delivered. https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SOU-281526-1000

ERDX reefer (attached) Later on there were at least two groups of insulated box cars.

This advertisement from Intermountain's Trainfest flyer got me to thinking just how far freight car modeling has come in the 30 or so (plus or minus) years since the "resin revolution" ran headfirst i

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