I have always felt that the NMRA RP was too heavy and, for many years, have arbitrarily used 100gm. as my target weight. I have a large fleet of freight cars of every imaginable construction material

I'm agree with Eric on this. You can see the PRR viaduct on the left side of the photo. Plus the flood level is too low to reach the PRR tracks. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Fenton, I, too, am impressed with the build of this car. Very sharp looking. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Bob, Beautiful upgrade of that old kit. That turned out to be an outstanding model. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Eric, It also came through for me and I also kept the file in a folder for reference. You also have my appreciation for your work in this. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Thanks, Tim and Bill. That will be very useful reference information. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

It was done by DesPlaines. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV David, Des Plaines Hobbies offered the special run of A&EC models that were made by Innovative Model Works (IMWX). The kit I purchased is catalogu

Chuck, Very good looking build. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Lester, Another very nice build. I do enjoy reading your blogs as they are full of very usable techniques that are useful in my own projects. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

When I lived out East during the 1980's there was a small water treatment plant in Lansdale PA that still received these cars. I believe that the cars were returned with empty canisters aboard. I neve

Those brass models were imported by MTS way back when. I made new tanks out of aluminum tubing, making the car lighter but still on the heavy side. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Rich, I. too, would like to express my appreciation for your fine work on this car. I do like those single sheathed cars. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Jack, That is one beautiful model - Well worth the frustrations you encountered. Thank you for sharing. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

George, Please contact me at your convenience. Jim Kubanick jekuban@...

Elden, I'm not sure if this fits into what you're looking for, but I have attached a Howard Ameling photo of a B&O O-63d coil gondola, FYI. A group of O-59's were modified for coil service and re-clas

Lester, That is a cool addition. Thanks for showing us and telling how you did it. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

A beautiful looking car, George.Thanks for showing your build methods. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Bill Thanks for that tip as I had a similar problem. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

As usual, a great looking build, Bill! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Lester, Good to see one of those old TM hoppers turned into something close to a prototype car. very impressive! Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV