All sold, thank you.

Blackstone caboose and tank sold.

I’ll take the Caboose for sure and I’ll look at the others. Direct email to follow

Hey All.... I need to thin out my collection For Sale.... C&BT east broad top steel hoppers $30 each ...7 available Rail line D&RGW idler flats $15 each ....3 available F&C EBT

Dale as a practical matter there is definitely going to be a bit of slight-of-hand (artist interpretation) in my MDC tank conversions, no matter what I find in the research... =) I really need to

There was a built up Sunshine class 23 6000 gal. tank on Ebay this last weekend. The guy wanted a crazy ridicules price for it. $200.00! That’s like 4 times what the kit sold for brand new and

Thanks again John. I will report anything I find here..... I think Robert is the OP of this thread and hopefully our comments were close enough to be useful..... =) -- Brian Kopp Jacksonville, FL

Mike In general, for any given capacity, the earlier shells have more sheets in them. Early shell designs were limited by the size of plates available and perhaps the size of the bending rolls. So

Brian Thanks for the update. You have gone well beyond the limits of my knowledge on this. So keep at it and let us know what you find. John Stutz

John, please remind me of the difference between 1920's shell designs and earlier shell designs? I can't find the earlier email with this info. Thx, Mike Conder

Thanks John. That Resin Car Works history of the UTLX Class X indicates that 3 builders each built 150 Class X cars (one builder was ACF). Another builder for whom there is a book out is Standard

Brian Regarding COLX #8, I am going by the photo: Specifically because I find nothing that is incompatible with the 1906 CBD drawing, and others, of the UTLX Class X tanks. The brake wheel placement

Many thanks for the info John! After digging on the Resin Car Works website I found the Class X history document you are referring to. That was new info to me. I would love to find the history of COLX

Or the HOn3 Annual…. Chris Lane - Editor HOn3 Annual chrislaneon30@...

Brian Almost all North American narrow gauge tank cars were either standard gauge tank cars on narrow gauge trucks, or standard tank shells on narrow gauge flat cars or made to order frames. The

In a message dated 7/24/2020 2:08:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, kc5lpa1@... writes: Sorry Robert. PLEASE keep us posted.. -- Brian Kopp Jacksonville, FL

Has anyone written(or preparing to write) an article for the Gazette on all that has been discussed here?

Thanks Dale About what I expected. John

Sorry Robert. PLEASE keep us posted.... My manners are going to crap without as much social interaction these days........that's my story anyway. =) -- Brian Kopp Jacksonville, FL

Robert keep us posted on the casting project. If the price is right I would buy some frames....... -- Brian Kopp Jacksonville, FL