Back into action

Model and photo by Jerry Hamsmith

Frank Hodina is on the mend after several months recovering from a stroke. Physical therapy has him up and walking with the assistance of a cane. He’s working through back orders and it’s time to catch up on Resin Car Works things.

Resin Car Works introduced three kits at the October 2025 RPM Naperville meet. Here are links to the Kit Extras pages that contain instructions, photos, and prototype details to help in building these kits.

Chesapeake & Ohio/Pere Marquette 40-foot steel automobile box car, seen in the lead image of this blog post.

Photo by Chris Vanko. Models from left to right built by Chris Vanko and Jerry Hamsmith

Northern Pacific 40-foot mid-century composite wood-sheathed box car.

Model and photo by George Toman

Fruit Growers Express 12-foot, one-inch interior height, 1921 design wood reefer mini-kit.

All three of these kits are now available to purchase at the Resin Car Works Kits page. A new mini kit is also in the works and will be announced soon. Frank thanks everyone for their support and patience.


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