Hi List Members, The kit at the link below is indicated as "Red Ball" and also as "Wabash Valley Lines" in the instruction sheet. Can anyone tell me, is there an actual prototype for this Red Ball kit

G'Day Gents, I started assembling a couple of Yarmouth Models Works NP resin boxcars, and in both cases, managed to rub ribs (cast to thin?) off the roofs with my thumb and fingers while gluing in the

Jerry Hamsmith shares details on an alternate AB brake arrangement for the Resin Car Works NYC steel gondola kit. It’s the latest post on the RCW blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-drop-b

Anyone know of a HO source for the T-section trucks? I know of the Kadee version, but those flimsy springs and operation are a non-starter (plus look just silly) The T-Section trucks look unique and a

Folks, Workbench Wednesday time! The workbench is a little crowded with Non-PRR cars right now! There are 5 Rapido cars, three GATC reefers and two NP boxcars, as well as the two Broadway Limited Impo

I've been carefully studying the Ed Hawkins/Ted Culotta tabulation covering almost 93,000 AAR boxcars built between 1936 and 1947. Having chosen long ago to model the time period from fall 1940 throug

Does anyone know what body style of the atlas 1932 ARA car I need for Missouri Pacific prototype? There used to be a description of the body styles on the atlas website but I can’t find it. Brian J. C

Yesterday I completed NP 5418, a 50’ single sheath auto boxcar built from a Speedwitch kit. I adding Intermountain 0.088” wheelsets to the TMW Dalman trucks, Kadee #178 coupers, and HiTech Details 603

I bought five Sunshine CB&Q GS-5/7/8 and one CB&Q GS-2 rebuilt gondolas shortly before Martin passed, and after looking over the kits and instructions, I laid the kits aside to work on other projects.

First, I was wrong about the number -- these cars were numbered 84000-84009, not 80000 as I stated erroneously. So that's not an issue. But I would probably need a major overhaul of the model to make

There are times when delaying the completion of a model works to one's advantage. New information often becomes available. There are times when this works against you as parts or information go missin

Years ago I built one of the 10 early 40' PS-1 that were built with cushion underframe. It's on my rip track now because the roofwalk has come loose, which is not my focus for this inquiry. I think th

Thank you, Fenton! Todd Sullivan

Is the Atlas 4-hinge reefer close to the Swift 4-hinge prototypes? I've compared the Atlas reefer (a CRLX prototype) to photos at the below link, and the bodies seem pretty close to me beyond differen

Got reasonable offers on the last cars I posted, so I’ll offer three more... https://www.ebay.com/itm/114612774682?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/114612780340?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.co

I assume many of this group are on the OpSig group that discussed Live Stock Operations today. The question concerned the 50’ Mather stock cars. Mather cars were generally leased cars. Beginning in 19

Bowser produced an H.C. Frick GLC hopper car. Did Frick indeed have hoppers and if so what happened to them. Larry Smith

Yet model flat cars continue to have raised bolt heads on decks . . . Tony Thompson tony@...

Photos: UP Company Service Boxcar 912040 (Former Express Boxcar 9149) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/83945/rec/290 Click o

Photo: Texaco Tank Car TCX 723 (1936) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67558/rec/79 Click on the double-headed arrow and the