At the Springfield show last weekend, I picked up a couple of Ted Culotta's new kits for the ERIE, The are postwar AAR box cars, with either an Apex Tri-Lok running board, or a USG running board. Those are etched metal boards. This kit is a conversion of a Branchline shell, with ends to substitute for the ends you'd get in a normal Branchline kit. There are some othe detail parts provided and it builds up into a very good representation of these cars, 82000 - 83199. A chart gives you which numbers match up with which style of running board. The only criticism I have of the kits (which I have not yet built) is that Speedwitch uses a fold-up style box. But then, you're not >supposed< to leave it in the box! You can see it here: http://www.speedwitch.com/Models/kc109.htm You will note that Ted supplies yellow decals, shown on the web page. But he also supplies other diamonds, black and white, with both the taller gothic lettering and a shorter version with gothic letters, including the 6' diamond they all eventually wore. In fact, Ted's also selling a nice set of decals: http://www.speedwitch.com/Decals.htm which will letter up to three cars (if you use all the various size diamonds). SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce! The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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