Thank you Tim, Barry, and Rich for your responses. Given the black ends and roof, I was suspecting the trucks were black too, so without any evidence to the contraray thats what I'll go with. By the w

Regarding SSW/Cotton Belt PS-1 boxcars in the 1951 delivery scheme, were the trucks painted black or body color? Tony Thompson's wonderful Volume IV on SP boxcars doesn't cover them, and I've spent ab

I'm in the same boat as ken, except that I have three of them to correct. Ken is entitled to first dibs, but should a source be found for more than one car, I would be interested once Ken is taken car

Thank you, Tony.

With all due respect, I wasn't only asking if the paint scheme was correct for the Red Caboose car, but whether it was accurate for a different tank car. I am well aware of the group search function a

Thank you, Phil.

My apologies if this topic has been covered before. I've used the group search function and have searched the internet at large and I am unable to find the answer. Is the silver GATX "Flying A" paint

Regarding Kadee’s trucks made with HGC (high gravity compound), How well does paint adhere to them? Any types of paint work better on these trucks than others? Thanks in advance. Wayne

Thank you Tim, and all who responded. I haven’t snapped heads installing them; rather, they snapped in service. Still, I think Tim is on to something. I’ll try the new ones on one or two cars - ensuri

In the distant past, I tried Kadee’s 2-56 Delrin screws to mount couplers. Many of the heads snapped off in normal use and I quit using them. Slot or Phillips head - same results The 2-56 screws Kadee

I agree with William - Walmart 3x reading glasses for $5 or so. Work great.