Nighttrain posted:Great looking cars Rick, you have created a model that has been the standard for rail coal transportation since the 1970s. There were thousands of these cars in the coal fields of Wyoming that traveled across the United States. While they carried different reporting marks for various companies I'm looking forward to seeing your finished and lettered models. Keep up the great work, Best Regards: Gene
Thank you Gene! You are so right! These cars set the scale standard on my layout now for unit coal drags...they really convey the weight and volume of modern coal hoppers. At almost a foot in actual length, they build into a long realistic coal train fast! I'm enjoying them.