I've got one of the Sunshine kits, too, along with their work car; both were
part of the estate Don Heimburger was disposing of at Duluth.
More a midwestern prototype than the big enclosed plows with flanger
characteristic of northeastern roads; the predecessor of a lot of the former
was Paul Larsen's article in MRR in the 1950's. Since it is snowing and
blowing in Minnesota right now, both feel quite appropriate...
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> Jace, I own one that my friend Tom Henderson found for me that is fairly
> nicely built so I can't help with the construction. At one time I did
> own the kit, which was a work of art at the time.
>
> Years ago Kent Singer who is an expert modeler (from our past) got his
> club members to all build their kits together with some wonderful
> results. If you can get a hold of past Dispatch convention issues from
> the late 80's you will see several fine examples of that fine kit.
>
> I have a couple of the Sunshine gondola/plow kits that are near the
> bottom of my 'someday' pile of things to do. It actually suits my
> branchline railroading better.
>
> Bob Werre
> > More than fifty years ago I remember seeing these kits in MRR ads (I
> > did build one of the plain wedge plows in HO, long since sold off).
> > Now I finally acquired one at the same hobby shop which had produced
> > several other choice second-hand S scale items. It is at least
> > half-done, not badly so, so I look forward to completing it without
> > needing to redo much. Northeastern Andrews trucks, even, with it,
> > although unhappily the deep-flange AF type wheelsets.
> >
> > Since I am a great believer in not re-inventing the wheel, I'd
> > appreciate any hints or insights from list members who've built theirs.
> >
> > Jace Kahn
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