When Intermountain came out with their 70T flatcar I negotiated a "bulk buy" of the Protowest kits. I always thought they built into nice models and I was using them as the basis for DT&I flatcars tha

Hi all, I picked up a couple repainted and unlettered Accurail 3600 double-door boxcars at a swap meet a while back. These look to be 10'6" IH with improved Dreadnaught ends and a 13' door opening. I'

Has anyone produced an HO model, resin or plastic, that is prototypical for Phillips 66, circa 1952? J. Stephen Sandifer

A quick blog post about a new kit The SOO Line stock car https://elgincarshops.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-resin-elves-have-been-busy.html It'll be on the website next week -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincars

Can anyone help date a ca. 1930 wreck photo? (I'm not sure I have permission to post it) but there is a wrecked boxcar - L&N 8650 - partially visible (looks like Murphy ribbed end) Anyone know when th

Tony Thompson wrote: "The company was WestRail and was indeed Richard Hendrickson’s business. There were four types of kits, based on the starting bodies, and roughly a dozen total ones were issued. A

I did not know him personally. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA Charles Vlk Obituary (1945 - 2023) - Legacy Remembers

A prototype box car discovery is the latest blog feature. I’m sure local modelers know of this gem, but it was new to me! Prototype finds designbuildop.hansmanns.org Eric Hansmann Media, PA

Tony and others- The dreadnaught ends I purchased from Richard's table at the Eugene NMRA '87 event were made of poly ester to my recognition. Lots of early resin casting was done in Epoxy, such as th

Got a call from Carol at Caboose Stop Hobbies in Cedar Falls Iowa. She has several "Line West" Milwaukee 2 bay hoppers. I don't know anything about them to offer a sales price. Would like this groups

Does anyone have a suggestion what might be the best model to build this tankcar? It's 10,000 gallon and 31' 9" long. I'm admittedly not the best tankcar guy... Ryan Reed

Track One(Athearn) DL&W offset side twin hopper #85007, Atlas 1893-1 NKP offset side twin hopper #33307, Tangent 26010-02 Southern Railway PS-1 boxcar # 30552, Intermountain T452901 NYC panel side hop

Rapido is producing a Canadian (National Steel Car & Eastern Car Company) mill gon. Nice looking model: http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonewscurrent.html#anchor2 Is this model accurate for, or very c

Need to make room for new kits coming online. Hope these long links work? Clark Propst https://www.ebay.com/itm/115695889061?hash=item1af0032aa5:g:4cwAAOSwrxNj3vPU&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsJ2LfQpJpL%2BAQ

Hi Group Is Trucolor 842 flat reefer orange a good match for SFRD orange. As this and Badger are the only paint I can get in the U.K. Many thanks Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Postcard: LPTC 766 A post by Stacey Huber from the Facebook Railroad Images of Bygone Days group. I don’t see the usual car name over the door. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railway Bull Shippers Group https

Does anyone have pics of Warren or Roma Wine Type 17 insulated tank car domes? I'm aware of the ones on Tangent's website but would like some closeup shots in order to fix the arrangements of the dome

I just received suspicious? e-mail from William McKown titled "Checking In" and requesting a reply. It comes from a Rosilyn McKown. If this is from Bill McKown from W&R Enterprises which has been clos

Would anyone have a photo of a B&LE hopper 45001-45100 built by Pressed Steel in 1935? I am hoping to find one to use as an illustration in an article so one with 300+ resolution would be even better.

All: I have 3 resin kits I won't build anytime soon. All three happen to be steel rebuilds, a popular list topic recently Since there are only 3, they are listed below. Shipping extra per USPS Priorit