I saw this Kar-Line model of a Wabash 50 foot 2 door boxcar on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/334320448798?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160727114228%26m

-- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Attached is a picture from eBay of the car in question

Photo: Coal Yard Scene (Undated) Photo from the Missouri Historical Society. Nice assortment of truss rod boxcars. Description: Chouteau Avenue and Missouri Pacific Railroad. Vandeventer Coal Company

Photo: Damaged Ford Parts In Boxcar (1926) Photo from University of Utah Marriott Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=541310 Photo can be enlarged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: B&O Boxcar (1944) Photo from the Missouri Historical Society: https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0403-12572-02-4a?fullscreen=1 Taken in 1944 in St. Louis. I’m guessing the car number is 27

Canadian Pacific Boxcar 230000 With Drop Doors Photos from the Old Time Trains website: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cpr_rolling/230000.jpg http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos

It is my understanding from a couple of members of this list that Bill’s models are in good hands and are being inventoried. I do not know if they will make it onto a platform, such as eBay or Stouts’

As a footnote to the discussion on buying and selling built up models here are two examples of models that I purchased from other modelers. I was extremely happy and pleased to obtain these. Bill Pard

Link not working. -Hudson

Hi Guys I have just finished a Funaro and Camerlengo Virginian BX10 boxcar I used National scale car (old Speedwitch) decals, it’s an interesting car with its plate steel ends. The paint is a mix of B

Hi Ray - was wanting to ask a question about one of your articles on the Design Build Op blog. Can you send your email address to rdkirkham at live dot ca? Rob

Thanks for the pointer. I fund this (new to me) car:https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0403-12111-03-4a?fullscreen=1 On Jul 1, 2022, at 12:09 PM, Charlie Vlk <cvlk@...> wrote: All- Truncate the l

The book has been sold. Thank you, Paul Paul Krueger Seattle, WA

The references to the sale of built up boxcars bought to mind a topic that I had almost forgotten.A reference was made to the work of quality modelers selling at a premium. Bill Welch has ben a major

Photo: Monsanto Tank Car MONX 901 Photo from the Missouri Historical Society: https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P0403-04227-01-8n?fullscreen=1 Taken in 1932 in Saint Clair County, Sauget, Illinoi

Hi, My brother spent a lot of years in trucking - first as a driver and then as a dispatcher. Smallish company with all flat bed trailers. Once, while he was still driving he had a container of hides

Very nice, Paul! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 7/1/22, 11:12 AM, "Paul Doggett via groups.io" <ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io on behalf of paul.doggett2472@...> wrote: Hi Guys I have just finished a Fu

As I continue to scan and recycle old paper, I found this single page item that is attached. Dating to 1950, it covers a goodly amount of the membership I would believe. To all of you that fill out wa

Fritz; Here is my model of an offal gon, done at the direction of Al Buchan, who witnessed these cars in action. Apparently, they used gons on their last legs, coated on the inside with asphaltum, but