Denis, I am no expert on reefers. I know they work for PFE, at least for the time period I model. Probably most others too. SFRD had those funky sawtooth (for lack of a better word) latches. So, someo

Larry, Plano does make latches but they are not the correct style for the SFRD. Tom

The things that hold the hatches open! I think the rests are the triangular part for the hatch to “rest” in the full open position. Tom

Does anyone make SFRD Ice Hatch Latches? For whatever reason I am missing most needed to complete some Sunshine SFRD Rebuilt reefers. Thanks, Tom

Hello All, Do any of the tank car fanatics on this list have a photo they can share of these cars circa ‘30’s or ‘40’s? I am looking for the “as built” lettering. In particular I want to know if the r

Hi Everyone, My apologies for the poor photo. What are opinions on this tank body? It appears to be a radial course body and quite large capacity. More importantly if you wanted to model the body what

Hi, New Years and time to thin the herd a bit. I have 8 Westerfield, 7 Sunshine, 5 F&C, 3 Intermountain R-40-23, 2 Speedwitch and 1 NEB&W kits/cars for sale. All Steam era cars. Email me if interested

I have a 2018 Chicagoland RPM Mini Kit (FGEX Reefer). I have no idea what happened to the instructions. Could someone send me the instructions so I could build the car. Thank you for helping! Tom

I have a copy of this book for sale. It is in great condition, like new. $75 gets it shipped to you via media mail. Please contact me (not the list). Thanks, Tom Lawler

Hello, Slightly off topic but relevant enough...I need a Champ HD-81 set (Box car data, 40T, 36 and 40 ft, white gothic). If you can't spare the set then what I really need is the dimensional and weig

Hi all, I just listed a 1953 CBC on ebay. It is a 3 day auction. Item number is: 230313668299 or you can try the link below. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI

I have not seen this model but I am under the impression that this is an S-40-5 car (the model). WP had S-40-8's which would mean that a significant error would be that the ends are not correct. There

Hi all, I have a friend that needs instructions for Sunshine kit 78.7 which is the Soo/WC Saw Tooth box car. The kit he purchased contains incorrect instructions (we believe) which were for SS CB&Q, S

Hi everyone, I needed some replacement decals from F&C for their 1923 BAR cars. They sent me 6 sheets total. This was more than enough for the 2 cars I had to finish. I have 2 unused sheets, 2 with so

Hi all, I ordered and received a bunch of the new PSC Hose Brackets after hearing about them on this list. I was really hoping they looked good since I ordered them sight-unseen. Yesterday I put my fi

I finally dug out all the P2K Stock Cars I have and decided to put them together. It is not too bad, I only had 6 not built. Since they have been stored for a long time ,and I am far more educated abo

Hi all, I am painting a Oscar Mayer meat reefer. The ends and roof are "medium brown" which the instructions state: "The shade of brown seems to be similar to the Union Pacific Leaf Brown used on the

Hello all, I am getting rid of some of my last Kadee trucks and instead of ebay I thought I could try this group. There are two pairs of Andrews trucks with solid back wheels. These are painted box ca

Hi all (especially BAR experts), I am getting ready to decal some F&C BAR 1927 (and later) built SS boxcars. I model mid 1950. Would it be appropriate to have a car with the BAR shield? If I could put