This may be off topic, but I have several freight car under construction, and I’d like to move away from Dullcote. I have bottles of Tamiya X-20A acrylic thinner, but no thinning instructions are on t

The roof and running board set new standards. Nelson Moyer

Beautiful build, Lester. Westerfield has a plethora of single sheathed boxcar kits for those who haven’t explored their catalog, and they build into eye-catching models, especially when coupled betwee

Can’t beat modeling from color photos. Very nice. Please post another photo after Dullcote, etc. for comparison. Nelson Moyer

That car has a reweigh date of 1975, so lettering changed over time as Ed pointed out. Time stops for me in 1953. Nelson Moyer

Thanks, Ed. As always, we can depend upon you for definitive information. Nelson Moyer

Maybe they didn’t use the slogan on 50 ft. automobile cars because it would go where AUTOMOBILE is lettered? Nelson Moyer

Thanks Jeff and Tim. I’m doing background research in preparation for building the RCW square corner boxcar kit, I wanted to be sure the slogan fit my era, which it does. Nelson Moyer

When did IC start using the Mainstreet of Mid-America slogan on repaints of the 18000 series square corner boxcars? Nelson Moyer

BREX cars are reefers painted according to FGE, WFE,BRE consortium standards. CB&Q boxcar paint standards are entirely different. Nelson Moyer

According to the information I’ve accumulated, the CB&Q used pigments ground from a mineral mined in Wyoming. While it may be apocryphal, legend says that the pigment was measured into paint base ‘by

Yes, after Steve posted the photos, I went back and looked at the original photo and realized the error. The rail on the other side of the car fooled me. It ran across the bottom of the side frame, ma

Thanks for the clear photo, Steve. The railhead on the other side of the car runs across the bottom of the front side frame in the original photo, making me think it was an Andrews truck.

They’re a variant of Andrews trucks, I don’t know is there is an exact match, but I would use Tahoe Model Works Andrews trucks. Nelson Moyer

Jim, I think you misinterpreted the brake pipes penetrating the center sill. They aren’t connected to the brake levers. For fishbelly center sills, it’s common to terminate the pipes from the air rese

Yes, the underframes get pretty grungy and have a dirty muddy appearance. However, most of the roads in granger country painted the underframes and sometimes used black car cement. For those that pain

The information I have says that D&H series 17601-17899 cars were painted freight car red on sides, ends and roof, but I have no information on the underframe and trucks. Were they freight car red or

Thanks, Charlie. I’m guessing the extra lettering is for O, S, and HO, am I right? Nelson Moyer

Since several of us have purchased the RCW Kewanee boiler flat car load, we would all appreciate it if you would upload the photos to a folder in the photo section of the group. Nelson Moyer

These photos are a treasure trove of freight car roofs. Besides the color variations and types of paint failure, many boards in running boards are warped, giving the running board a wavy appearance. W