Thanks for the answer on this one!! I'll tuck it away in case an ACF Type 17 does see the light of day at some point in the future. -Ryan

Does anyone have a suggestion what might be the best model to build this tankcar? It's 10,000 gallon and 31' 9" long. I'm admittedly not the best tankcar guy... Ryan Reed

50' Viking roof on D&M 2634. Ryan Reed

Does anyone know of pictures out there showing Trojan Powder tankcars? I've been searching for about two weeks with no results. I thought Sunshine did the TPX tank, but maybe not.... -Ryan

Pierre, That new CP boxcar looks stunning and definitely good for at least a onesy in every freight car fleet but I have to tell you, I am REALLY looking forward to that Wabash autobox coming out!! Ju

I was under the impression the big purge of kits below 50.0 was taking place because Martin was overwelmed, but if Sunshine is sold in the future or divided up into pieces, there's no longer a reason

FWIW, I know some modelers who shy away from tru-color because it doesn't coat well to medal. It took me a while to figure this out, but my new standard is to use Alclad 2 primer (shoot it at about 15

I think the bigger question with Champ is the artwork which wasn't too bad. Perhaps if the asking price ever comes down to a reasonable amount, either MS or someone else could pick it up and that woul

Has anyone else had trouble with those wheel sets wobbling on the insulated side? Maybe I just got a bad batch. Ryan Reed

Awesome!!!! Milwaukee Road modelers will sleep happy tonight! I don't even want to guess how many of these I'll end up buying. Ryan Reed

When it comes to roof height, it's always been a standing rule with me that one inch off prototype is generally okay. Two inches, it depends on the car but it's probably not going to be okay. And thre

I'm late to the party here, but I think I can add a few tidbits about stock movements in the Pacific Northwest. Quite a few pictures of the Armour plant in Spokane exist. Of the hundred or so stock ca

Everytime I see "Sunshine Models" in the header I hope there's some great news about the company coming back with a new caster or being sold. Meth withdrawal is bad. Sunshine Models withdrawal is wors

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who posted! This morning I looked through my 1955 ORER and found that there was still 157 original G25 gons listed as PRR 315867-317341 with drop ends and w

Aaron, Really nice work!! I think those dents turned out perfectly. Good job! Ryan Reed

Does anyone know of early (1950s) images of PRR G25B gondolas? I'm currently building the Westerfield kit and for the life of me cannot find any images either in my library of books and magazines or o

Yeah, it's because of the data Tony shared on his blog that I'm holding out. Actually, worst case I'll build the kit with the AB's, use one of the car numbers from Tony's data and give the model a ver

Bill, I know exactly what you're talking about. I spent several days trying to decided what to do about it and in the end, I decided to do what you're suggesting. I don't think the payoff is worth it.

I looked a little deeper at the imagery I have and indeed I found several CB&Q SS and DS cars with red paint on all surfaces - fair enough. I also found several cars that clearly have black underframe

Based on photos I have, I'd say you're looking at a black underframe and trucks. And if I'm not mistaken, I think that was the standard CB&Q painting practice for boxcars. Ryan Reed