I am sorry my photos did not make it into ioGroups. Let's try that again. Here are photos of S scale SAL pulpwood cars the SAL made from flatcars with a simple addition made from used rails. Again apo

Nice work Bob and good choice of interesting prototype. Seaboard must have been snooping in the L&N shops - here are a couple cars in S scale based on pictures from a pulpwood loading guide SAL publis

Hit the wrong key, I was saying... A very intelligent question for anyone designing the trucks to be sure. Chris Rooney

Bud The axle length of the NWSL 110 wheelsets is 1.28" and the axle length of the American Models wheelsets is 1.25" nominal. A very intelligent

Nice work on the Vulcan trucks! If they were available in S scale I would swap them out for the modified American Models trucks under the bashed Louis Marx bodies used to make the B&LE hoppers. These

Fenton I just looked at the Joe Pennington RPC article you referenced and would call your attention to the difference in paint color between newly repainted 162234 (pg. 71) and a similar steel sheathe

Fenton It sounds a little counter-intuitive but it is always worth consulting a purportedly matching TruColor chart of freight car colors. The Frisco color mentioned there is TCP 184 1944 - 1960 bc re

What a treasure trove -- just skimmed the C&O and that is a collection in itself and of such high quality. Thank you to all involved. Chris Rooney

Looks great Rob. You mentioned a 3D drawing, do you plan to offer via Shapeways or other store? Please be sure to shar completed pix. Chris R.

Nice work Bill, would you share with the C&O group? You attached hi res full pictures and I thought I was looking at G scale for a minute - - nice detail execution. Chris Rooney

You are turning Covid into a reason to celebrate for the rest of us seeing your work! Very nice work Fenton - looks good enough to be S scale and I assume it is HO. Another inspiration to stop procras

Thanks for the fascinating historical details Bob. I have recently acquired the S scale kit and look forward to building it to correct details. Am I correct in interpreting your painting comments that

Bravo Claus, this is one of about 5,000 such cars all basically the same that C&O rostered into the 1960's. And aren't those Barber 50 ton trucks with spring planks under there? Are you listening in J

Beautiful job Fenton. More stimulus to break my inertia and build the two S kits one complete and one accumulated but nearly so that I have above the workbench. I consider these to be among Jim KIng's

Thanks for that Bob. Good intel as I build up the will to finish 2 of Jim King's S scale versions. Chris Rooney

Tony I frequently refer to Paul Faulk's Color Guide to Seaboard Freight and Passenger equipment. He says the SAL's policy was to paint boxcars according to their equipment and intended use. The silver

Beautiful job! Perfect attention to detail with the Raceland paint stencil and the light weathering. Chris Rooney

Bill Here courtesy of the Soo Line HTS is a definite answer to your question. http://www.sooline.org/Publications/Drawings/freight_car_box_51-59.shtml Glad you asked this will probably improve my mode

Lester Great job on this "redo" and I must say a bit intrepid to highlight the grating or expanded metal parts. BTW the useful tips on beauty swabs and the article right below this on on your blog wil

Thanks for the pix of the actual prints. So infrequently see the real results. Agree that in HO the striations (stepping) are not objectionable. As you move up to S scale, I am tempted to think from y