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Clark Propst
 

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst

O Fenton Wells
 

Well done Clark. I especially like the finish on the MoPac boxcar(StLB&M) 
Well done 
Fenton 


On Mar 2, 2023, at 7:56 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

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BRIAN PAUL EHNI
 

St Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico. 

Thanks!
Brian Ehni 
(Sent from my iPhone)

On Mar 2, 2023, at 7:18 PM, O Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@...> wrote:

Well done Clark. I especially like the finish on the MoPac boxcar(StLB&M) 
Well done 
Fenton 


On Mar 2, 2023, at 7:56 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst
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BRIAN PAUL EHNI
 

The Muncie& Western sister car had to have strip styrene glued to the side to form the channels. It was one of my first builds. 

Thanks!
Brian Ehni 
(Sent from my iPhone)

On Mar 2, 2023, at 6:56 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst
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<StLB_M 17551 3.jpg>

Kenneth Montero
 

Clark,

St.L,B.&M. = Saint Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway. Here;s a Wikipedia link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Brownsville_and_Mexico_Railway

Ken Montero

On 03/02/2023 7:56 PM Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:


I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst

Paul Doggett
 

Clark 

Two very nice builds both nicely weathered as well.

Paul Doggett.      England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 


On 3 Mar 2023, at 00:56, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst

Attachments:

nyc3001 .
 

If I’m not mistaken, the subject of the minikit is now available from RCW.

-Phil Lee


On Mar 2, 2023, at 8:54 PM, Paul Doggett via groups.io <paul.doggett2472@...> wrote:

Clark 

Two very nice builds both nicely weathered as well.

Paul Doggett.      England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 


On 3 Mar 2023, at 00:56, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst

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Jerry Michels
 

Clark, St.LB&M is Saint Louis Brownsville and Mexico, affectionately called the Brownie. Part of what was collectively called the Gulf Coast Lines part of the Missouri Pacific.  All the subsidiaries were merged into the Missouri Pacific in 1956 when the MP finally came out of receivership which started in 1933. Jerry Michels

Jerry Michels
 

That is a darned nice paint job on the StLB&M car.

Eric Hansmann
 

Nice work on those, Clark!

 

I’ve got a Sunshine 36-foot Mather box car kit among the moving boxes. I should put that onto my 2023 model build queue.

 

 

Eric Hansmann

Philadelphia, Penna.

 

 

 

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I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over $50...Shoulda procrastinated another day or two...I uses a subsidiary's initials. Have no idea what they stand for, but something different than MP.  Weathering is Pan Pastels

The Mathers car is an old Sunshine yellow resin kit. I would guess by looking at the box it's had several owners over time. It finally found one that'd built it! The kit had an envelope with cast diagonal channels with Mont's name on it. I used them. Weathering is a craft paint washed using Windex and a bit of Pan Pastels.

Clark Propst

Clark Propst
 

Built these after the last two. They're a labor exchange for having sound installed in an SW1 for me. I thought about just slapping brake rigging from a plastic kit under the M&StL car and did use some bits, but beings it seems these XM1 cars had a third brake lever it wasn't that simple. I left the painting and decaling of the CGW car to it's owner. The M&StL car was painted with Tru-color CNW BCR and Speedwitch decals made specially for this model.I gave them a shot of gloss coat. I didn't add any reweigh or repack dates, leaving that to the owner.

This time I'm doing a newer F&C one piece body...Nice change  ;  ))
Clark Propst

O Fenton Wells
 

Looking good Clark, good way to get the sound installed.  I've done that as well
Fenton

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 12:37 PM Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst=q.com@groups.io> wrote:
Built these after the last two. They're a labor exchange for having sound installed in an SW1 for me. I thought about just slapping brake rigging from a plastic kit under the M&StL car and did use some bits, but beings it seems these XM1 cars had a third brake lever it wasn't that simple. I left the painting and decaling of the CGW car to it's owner. The M&StL car was painted with Tru-color CNW BCR and Speedwitch decals made specially for this model.I gave them a shot of gloss coat. I didn't add any reweigh or repack dates, leaving that to the owner.

This time I'm doing a newer F&C one piece body...Nice change  ;  ))
Clark Propst



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Fenton Wells
250 Frye Rd
Pinehurst NC 28374
910-420-8106
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Clark Propst
 

I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

Tim O'Connor
 

Clark

kinda depends on what STYLE of PRR decals you want...

On 3/6/2023 4:50 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io wrote:

I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

--
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

Brian Carlson
 

Use these

On Mar 6, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

--
Brian J. Carlson, P.E.
Cheektowaga NY

Scott H. Haycock
 

Clark, Look at K-4. 

https://k4decals.com/search?q=pennsylvania

If you e-mail them, they can help you figure out which set will work.
 

Scott Haycock

On 03/06/2023 2:50 PM Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:


I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

Bruce Smith
 

Clark,

John Frantz at Mount Vernon Shops does a beautiful HO scale X37 set.

https://www.mountvernonshops.com/products/ho-prr-x37-x37a-x37b-boxcar-decals

 

Regards,

Bruce

Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL

 

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I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

Scott H. Haycock
 

Clark,

Probably more info than you want to know...

http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=X37

Scott Haycock

On 03/06/2023 2:50 PM Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:


I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

Ryan Mendell
 

O Fenton Wells
 

Try K4
Fenton 


On Mar 6, 2023, at 5:06 PM, Brian Carlson via groups.io <prrk41361@...> wrote:

Use these

For any (almost any) PRR F&C kit I just buy John’s set. He has replacement decals for most. 

Brian J. Carlson 

On Mar 6, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:

I just finished the F&C one piece body kit. It's a Pennsy X37b door and a half 40' box car with Superior doors. I thought they were very nicely done castings. Then I pulled out the decals it was the same old (I mean old like Walthers decals old) piss poor lettering. I cut the ones for one side out anyway, wet them and laid them on the model when I went to slide them off the paper they broke up. I just bought the kit last summer at St Louis. 

Does any one have a suggestion for a better decals for this particular model???

Thanks 
Clark

--
Brian J. Carlson, P.E.
Cheektowaga NY

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