Thanks for the kind words Elden. The EJ&E boxcar is indeed an ancient Sunshine #11.1. I love the way it looks next to the larger boxcars that dominate most 1950s layouts. I think the kit came without

Group: Thanks for all the positive comments. Jim Brewer asked: How were the Tichy decals to work with? I know that Tichy decals have been discussed previously on this list and some have said that they

Group, I purchased an old Walthers gondola kit at the PRRT&HS for a dollar back in 2019. I was not sure what I would do with it, but it was a bargain. One of my operators had some Shapeways spiral gon

Group, I am finishing up a build of a SC&F #2001 2 dome tank car (GATX 1638). On the only prototype photo supplied by SC&F, is difficult to make out the lettering on the car and there are no end photo

I wonder how many Kadee PS-1 boxcars every model railroader already owns? Probably more than is prototypically correct. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Group, I am working on a Sunshine #58.3 B&O M27B boxcar. I like to use Scalecoat paint and was wondering if someone could offer a color/color mix for this car in the early to mid-1950s? It seems as if

Sounds like a good solution. Thanks Ben Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

RE: Method #5 - plastic self adhesive tape from an electronic label maker - easier to apply than the bare metal foil and can be stretched a little if necessary. Easily cut into shapes (gusset plates e

Charlie, Attached is a photo of one way to add weight to a flat car. In this case I used lead shot on my F34 kitbash model. I have monthly operating sessions. I run it empty and it operates without an

Group, I am working on this kit and had to sand the saddle portion of the tank dome to properly symmetrically fit the tank. I am wondering if anyone can give me the correct height of the tank dome so

Group, Some photos of the CB&Q XM-30 boxcar have a placard on the door with Burlington Route. Does this have a black background or car color background? Thanks Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Sorry group, As often happens when I comment, I made a mistake. I should have said that the verticals on the Sunshine Mather boxcar kits are Z bracing, NOT the diagonals. I don’t believe that the P-20

Hi John, As I remember, I do not think that the P-2000 Mather boxcars have the Z diagonal bracing, just angles. Also, I am not sure that they match the correct height for all the roads that they model

Thanks Eric, Joe and Kai for responding to my request. I appreciate your help. It looks like the C&NW, CMO and RI are all on the same data sheet with the same 4 pages of instructions. Thanks again, Ch

Group, I purchased a kit without a data sheet or instructions. The Sunshine Models kit #2.1 is for a C&NW 65000 series, steel side rebuild USRA DS boxcar. Does anyone have this information who is will

Hi Andy, I received the kit today. Thanks. Chuck

Thank you to everyone who has responded to my questions. I have a couple of steps that I can now try to get rid of some of that silvering. The car pictured was painted with Scalecoat and I did not let

Group, I have problems with the decals on some of my freight car builds. I have attached a photo of one of my models and in places you can see the decal film between the lettering where it ideally sho

Clark/Group, The tank car NATX 3406 has the walkway only on one side. Is this specific to this prototype or this particular car? Thanks Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Thanks Tim. Nice photo. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM