It appears to be a Viking roof similar to those used on SP boxcars Gene Deimling

The Gibson car you cited in your email was built by Standard Tank Car Company. It was a single compartment insulated 8,000 gallon car. Southern Car & Foundry produced HO kits STC cars but not with thi

Thank you Tim. The earlier reweigh date I have was 1952. Gene Deimling

When did the Bangor and Aroostook start applying the three color State of Maine scheme to their 1932 ARA boxcars? Thanks Gene Deimling

I thought that I might share a little information on the design of the underframe for the wood reefers. You will find an extract of the general arrangement drawing showing the underframe and two pictu

Consider purchasing a “draw plate” from a jewelry supply. You can make your own square stock. Gene Deimling

Recently, I have been upgrading older model. One such project is this 1/4” scale plastic model kit offered by San Juan Car Company. I added some weathering using Vallejo acrylic paints. Gene Deimling

MEK is part a long list of things we are not able to use such as straws. It is only a matter of time before Tru-Color paints will declared illegal. Gene Deimling

I have been using Tamiya Extra Thin Cement with excellent results. It is widely available in the US even in California. It works on styrene but not ABS. Gene Deimling

Marty I have been pleased a company In Canada. Here is a link to their website. https://pdc.ca/rr/custom_decals/ They use a laser printer and do white. Here is a link to a post I did on their product.

The drawing I have shows it as a Universal. Gene Deimling

https://www.ishor.com/jeweler-burs-frasers/drill-bits-pivot-pearl-and-bur https://www.esslinger.com/mascot-flat-pivot-drills-004-050-sold-individually/ Here are two companies that I have purchased bot

Dennis Warren Weiss recently invested in a Form Labs Form2 SLA printer and is making castings for his scale. I suspect he will go back and upgrade some of his older cars. He built a Brill gas electric

The photos look like a large scale (2.5” gauge) model built by Warren Weiss fromSoCal. It is a B-50-13. I have attached another picture shown on his backyard railroad. Gene Deimling

The NP skeleton cars shown in the pictures and plan had a steel center sill. The railroad shops decided to leave them to keep the car together. Gene Deimling

Brian Nice find on the color images of the log cars Gene Deimling

I might be able to help with some information on NP log cars that were used on branches on the set side of Washington. I am posting a plan for skeleton cars rebuilt from from steel underframe trussrod

Michael very nice job on the weathering. Gene Deimling

It is my understanding that the railroad painting standard including the roof. They appeared to be either black or metallic brown. My source is Rick Leach who is knowledgeable in all things NP. Gene D

Bill Clouser was a pioneer model maker who mastered the art of casting with aluminum filled epoxy. He started with flat molds and later cast single piece O scale car bodies. Mike O’Connell was an earl