In a message dated 11/2/99 7:25:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, "rastaff_@_iguana.ruralnet.net" writes: > that a new firm called Railroad Warehouse is coming out with the > old Cannonball Car Shops troop sleeper cars. One version is of a > express car with sliding box car doors. Looks like it would work for > a DLW express car. Has anyone on list seen and compared these > as of yet? In the old days these were rather crudely done and very difficult to obtain. Later Cannonball Car Shops came out with that car as a flat resin kit, and they did an even more crude job. I built one of these and it turned out acceptable, but only because it's painted Pullman green. Anyway, frieght car purist and friend Tim O'Conner was at Chicago and had the following to say about the new models: >> Troop sleepers -- Gack! Urf! I think I'll just wait for the ___ model which will be vastly better. << Also, the picture of the car on that website shows an eight-foot door, whereas the Lackawanna had a six-foot door. Caveat Emptor ....Mike ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net ------------------------------
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