Fenton, Fantastic job on the ACL DD boxcar. Love the double rivet lines. I will be looking forward to the article. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

List, I am still looking for information on this car. I would like to either kit-bash it or if someone has a Sunshine kit #97.2-97.6 and they would be willing to trade for another Sunshine kit or sell

Thanks Lester, great post. I have found another source for eye bolts. Since the DA eye bolts have gotten hard to find, I have been using the ones from Barker’s Trains. These can be found on EBay. Bark

Hi Bob, Attached is a photo of a Southern Car and Foundry two compartment tank car that I built earlier this year. These are nice kits, I have built three of them. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Thanks Eric. I appreciate your response. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Thanks to Jim, Dave and Steve for the clarifications on this Sunshine kit. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Hi Everyone, I have a Sunshine Models Kit #21.25 that is labeled C&O 7000 series 1932 ARA boxcar with radial roof. The Prototype Date Sheet #21A for the standard ARA 1932 boxcar states that the C&O ha

Group, Has anyone kit bashed one of these rebuilt boxcars? I know Sunshine had a kit for them but I have not been able to come up with one. If anyone has information on kit bashing the XM-32, please l

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