Been experimenting with various polyurethane clear coats to find a non/less frosty one. So far Mission Models clear coats have been the best performer in my opinion. The color coat will always get lig

Lots of interesting chalk marks on that one. "No good for ingots" is different. Scott McDonald

Neat photo! I wonder if that is some kind of uranium ore from Durango heading up to Grand Junction for refinement. Could be anything I suppose but they are are not going through all that for sand or g

Night shift is great. I ordered the clear coats from VMS hobbies that he calls magic juice and he wasn't lieing. Virtually no frosting and very minimal color shift. The finished texture is smooth too

How would that end up in a field in Nevada? Sold off from a derailment or something? Scott McDonald

Well, this one has a mineral red roof on it and a 1948 re-weigh. I guess I have been painting them wrong all this time which is disappointing. I thought they still had black roofs then. Certainly make

Here is a color scan of a slide I bought off of EBAY of the FGEX aluminum reefer 40000. No photographer name on the mount. Certainly would be an interesting Resin kit (hint hint). Scott McDonald

What product was Monon moving with these cars? Sand for glass? Scott McDonald

How long did the brown paint scheme last? Scott McDonald

RJ, Great work! How long did the truss rod stay in service? Reefer + Truss rods is a win win in my book! I know how long projects like that can take. I volunteered to upgrade and custom paint some Roc

Bill S, Rio Grande Models posted it on thier Facebook page. I am excited to see it I still need a NG ballast spreader. Scott McDonald

I miss seeing the fall colors around Chicago during the RPM. Scott McDonald

Thats some big coal in the N&W gondola in the first picture. What industry in St Louis would use something that big? Scott McDonald

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I agree with Eric the architecture of the era is amazing. Maybe somebody versed in semi truck trailers can give us a rough date. That is a neat looking vinegar car for sure. Scott McDonald

All of the cars in that series that didn't have end doors where rebuilt in 1940ish to 6ft doors cars. Scott McDonald

Which group is that in Eric? I would like to see that. Scott McDonald

The photo below was posted on the Rio Grande Historical Society Facebook page by Parker Wilson from his collection. I am reposting here with his permission. Does anybody know what the silver car is? I

Wonderful model! Great photography too! Do you do any photography clinics? You clearly know what your doing (pun intended). Scott McDonald

My understanding at some point they replaced the door with a more conventional plug door. Is the proto photo the original or replacement door? Fantastic model Ed! Scott McDonald