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To the EL List Members,

    I'd like to clarify a few incorrect statements that have been made
regarding the NEW Cannonball Car Shops Troop Sleepers.

    1.    This is a BRAND NEW plastic kit.  This is not an old resin
kit. These are BRAND NEW molds.  As such, it features thin wall castings
and see through vent screens.

    2.    This is a flat kit DESIGNED for kitbashing.  The prototypes
saw untold modifications after the war so this is an excellent starting
point for projects ranging from DL&W, Erie, and EL head end and camp
cars to a Bangor and Aroostook caboose.

    3.    The kit is available with or without trucks.  The supplied
trucks are from Eastern Car Works and do not have wheelsets.

    4.    Cannonball Car Shops is not a new company.  It has been owned
by the same gentleman for nearly two decades.  This is a small company
dedicated to producing ACCURATE models that have not been well
represented to date.

    5.    For a detailed history of the cars, the roads that ran them,
and the uses that various roads put them to, check out this web site :
http://www.mrrwarehouse.com/  and go to the Products button and then
select Cannonball Car Shops.

    6.    There are pictures of these cars in the EL Color Guide from
Morning Sun.

    7.    Finally, on a personal note.  When we post messages on mailing
lists or forums on the internet, as a group I'd like to think that model
railroaders and railfans are doing so with a thought to their personal
integrity and honesty before they hit the send button.  Verify facts
before you send the email, not after.  A recurring thread the last
couple of days dealt with the "the good old days" when the Railfan Press
was noble and a Fairbanks-Morse locomotive was identified correctly.
Well, the internet has become the unofficial press and everything that
is posted becomes part of the greater "public record".  Please get it
right and if you slam a product or a person and you don't have the
personal integrity to include your name, then I should hope that people
will question your motives.  Freedom of speech has a price and it is
called responsibility.  Enough of the soap box.  Thank you for
listening.

Sincerely,
Jason Cook



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To the EL List Members,

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd like to clarify a few incorrect statements that
have been made regarding the NEW Cannonball Car Shops Troop Sleepers.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a BRAND NEW plastic
kit.&nbsp; This is not an old resin kit. These are BRAND NEW molds.&nbsp;
As such, it features thin wall castings and see through vent screens.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a flat kit DESIGNED
for kitbashing.&nbsp; The prototypes saw untold modifications after the
war so this is an excellent starting point for projects ranging from DL&amp;W,
Erie, and EL head end and camp cars to a Bangor and Aroostook caboose.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The kit is available with or
without trucks.&nbsp; The supplied trucks are from Eastern Car Works and
do not have wheelsets.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cannonball Car Shops is not
a new company.&nbsp; It has been owned by the same gentleman for nearly
two decades.&nbsp; This is a small company dedicated to producing ACCURATE
models that have not been well represented to date.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For a detailed history of the
cars, the roads that ran them, and the uses that various roads put them
to, check out this web site : <A HREF="http://">http://</A><A HREF="http://www.mrrwarehouse.com/">www.mrrwarehouse.com/</A>&nbsp;
and go to the Products button and then select Cannonball Car Shops.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There are pictures of these
cars in the EL Color Guide from Morning Sun.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Finally, on a personal note.&nbsp;
When we post messages on mailing lists or forums on the internet, as a
group I'd like to think that model railroaders and railfans are doing so
with a thought to their personal integrity and honesty before they hit
the send button.&nbsp; Verify facts before you send the email, not after.&nbsp;
A recurring thread the last couple of days dealt with the "the good old
days" when the Railfan Press was noble and a Fairbanks-Morse locomotive
was identified correctly.&nbsp; Well, the internet has become the unofficial
press and everything that is posted becomes part of the greater "public
record".&nbsp; Please get it right and if you slam a product or a person
and you don't have the personal integrity to include your name, then I
should hope that people will question your motives.&nbsp; Freedom of speech
has a price and it is called responsibility.&nbsp; Enough of the soap box.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening.

<P>Sincerely,
<BR>Jason Cook
<BR>&nbsp;
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