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Trainworm, Next time you mount a D&RGW Details West nose light, try removing that "chevron" shaped piece from below the lights... it never seems to look right on any model I see this DW part mounted on. It ends up looking like a chevron shaped lump under the light and the stripes are missing...

Actually, I think the lights would have been removed prior to the merger with the UP, not SP! Rio Grande Industries purchase the SP in 1988, and the noselights lasted into the early 1990's IIRC. I"m sure with some effort you could scare up some P2K SD50's. I see them on Ebay now and then...

I opted for the Athearn RTR version in D&RGW paint, naturally! First off, there are currently no HO plastic loco's for D&RGW which have the correct nose light molded in, sadly. There were only a few RR's with this syle (D&RGW, WP, KCS and FEC sort of), so plastic models don't come with them...

I've never paid more than $21 for the PC&F cars, but it still add's up.

Yeah, I got my 40 Osha training in 1988 and maintained my 8 hour refresher courses yearly until I switched to an IT career path. I'm rusty on those too.

Believe me Dean, I've already been tempted! While I can't see myself clear to two dozen of these cars, I am planning on a half dozen of the SP PC&F 8'+6' door 50 box cars you mentioned. I'd imagine that Athearn had a total sellout of the first batch of two numbers of SP & SSW cars, which I got...

I just did a google search but didn't turn anything up that would be of much immediate help. However, I'm wondering if some decal sets for corn syrup tank cars might include placard decals too?

First - the HO model: The following prototype pictures from Carrtracks.com gallery. Genesis PC&F Box Car 8' + 6' Door box car, here it is right ahead of that nice D&RGW caboose: BTW, I have a brass caboose painted just like that one, and a Walthers red Santa Fe auto rack, just like the...

Preety! Good job

This only reminds us that this isn't a perfect world, right! Walthers would be wise to add some kind of note on the package that some detail parts must be added by the customer. That way they'd be making an informed purchase.

Yep, it's definitely friendlier. I suppose the higher ratio of N-gaugers explains the activity level.

No problem, You were asking about Smudgeloco so I answered that. Really both here and Railroadforum are pretty similar activity - at least in the HO forum. Neither compair to Atlas in shear activity or obnoxious people for that matter! ;) I've noticed things have slowed down here and at...

In DCC, the Digitrax hand held controllers DT100, DT300 and DT400 all have two controllers too! :p

Allot of people criticize Atlas forums due to the ill behaving folks, but any forum with a high traffic in one or two sections is bound to have a share of bad apples. Add to that the fact the the moderators have other more pressing duties like running a model train company, so they can't "live"...

basementdweller, Sumdgeloco and a few others are at: http://www.railroadforum.com/forum/default.asp?Group=13

The sig say's it all!

Very Sweet!

Welcome Dave, I'm around yes - but I was out of town between July 10 and 16. I wasn't doing much internet while away. Good to be back though.

I too noticed the pilot plow looked odd. I'll have to do some research on it but it seems like it should be taller. Here are some comments on the horn from the email list: My attention span to Rio Grande units is limited mostly to before the early 1990's since I prefer Rio Grande units in...

Wecome Dean back to the land of RR forums! Good to see your cheery visage! I too am excited about the SD45T-2 and the Int Mnt double door box car - oh yes!