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I just saw this post, which caught my interest... If you wanted to be very daring and scratch build or kitbash something, you could try building a model of one of the two LPG / Anhydrous Ammonia cars built by Union Tank Co. In 1963. Commonly called "Guppies," one survives in Galveston, TX at the Galveston Island Railroad Museum. Here is the description from their roster website: [quote]QUOTE: Union tank car #83699, built in 1963 by Union Tank Car Company. This is the largest tank car ever built by Union. It is a 4 truck (16-wheel), 89-foot, 50,000 gallon, 104-ton capacity, LPG or anhydrous ammonia, 1-dome tank car. Donated in 1983 by Union Tank Car Company. Painted white. Introduced in 1963, this car received the Best Industrial Design award from the American Iron and Steel Institute in 1965. Painted white.[/quote] [url]http://www.tamug.edu/rrmuseum/FREIGHT.htm[/url] My father worked on this car when he was with Union Tank. Ironically, I was at the museum last weekend and showed the car to my girlfriend. Had I seen this post, I would taken some pictures. I do have photos of the car, but I have just moved and don't know where anything is! [:(!] If there is enough interest, perhaps I can find the photos and scan them and post or e-mail them to the interested parties. Let me know.
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