Sun-a-rise early in the morning...

I picked up a selection of Morning Sun reference books at Benson, including a duplicate copy of Color Pictorial Vol 2, as they were so keenly priced it would be a crime not to buy them.

These morning sun books are an excellent resource for modelling reference, and each volume covers a specific time period or subject.

I'm planning to use rolling stock from the late sixtes/early seventies for Godinez, and these books are a goldmine of suitable reference.

The most in-depth of the books I bought is the Rock Island Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, a comprehensive 120 page guide to the boxcars and wagons that roamed the 7000 miles of the Rock Islands many routes.

I have a couple of Eastern Car Works kits for the ACF 70 Ton covered hoppers that I will be repainting for Rock Island, the kit is an exact match for the picture on page 58.

These hoppers were used to haul cement, so it's not exactly right for the grain silo on Godinez, but the kits were cheap and at least they are correct for the railroad.