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

There was an article and drawings for these cars and the composite version in the August 1997, page 80, issue of RMC by Chuck Yungkurth. I also have a photo, from Bob's Photos of Reading 70056. It app

I have used a gray called SP Lettering Gray, available from more thane one model paint supplier. This is a mid-tone gray that looks good under a weathering coat of cement color. Jim Kubanick Morgantow

Back in the 1960's I worked as a color matcher for a major paint supplier, and one of the colors I was asked to match was a gray for Western Maryland covered hoppers.The color standard the WM used for

These were a common sight during the '50s and '60s when I lived in Pittsburgh. The molds were always loaded two to a car and placed over the trucks, due to their weight. And, yes, the RIX molds are a

David, Thank you very much for all the information on Reading hoppers. I will keep the attached documents on file for the HTn build and reference for possible upgrades to the F&C and Stewart kits I ha

Jack and Bruce, Thank you for your kind responses. I did intend to add the car number to my original post. It is 70056, so this appears to be an HTn. I'm leaning toward putting a horizontal brake whee

I have a photo of RDG 4bay steel hopper. It is a 3/4 view shot and I am using it to build an HO model. Unfortunately, the end shown in the photo is the A end and I cannot tell if these cars had power

Paolo, Welcome! I see you have received many excellent tips from the Group. You indicate that your resin kits are mostly F&C kits. It is well known by this group that F&C's instruction sheets are not

Please ignore my previous email as it was meant to go only to the local MRR club. Jim Kubanick