Noticed in latest Micromark catalog a scriber #60728 specifically for making siding. Charlie

I think there is a photo of one of these Wabash cars being repainted as N&W 361428 on the N&W archives photo server. Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Wabash David and Ben, The Wabash cars with the flush side sills are a result of a second rebuilding which started two years after the period of this group--- 1962. Car bodies from 83, 84, and 85000

RF&P 2598, rebuilt 9/39 with 5-panel sides and 5-panel welded doors, what looks from the side like a Viking roof, a power brakewheel, and inside dimensions of: 40'6" il; 9'2" iw; 10'3" ih; which

The full title is: "Steel Construction Manual of the American Institute of Steel Construction". I find it very useful. When all you have to work with is an old General Arrangement drawing it's very

Bruce.... Time to fall back to the old dental tool method for making siding if you can't find an Evergreen stock item to match. Rather than take up everyone's reading time with this here on the

James D Thompson wrote: There were some clone rebuilds that had flush sills, Wabash comes to mind. Also, RF&P's lone s/s rebuild had flush sills. As for the brackets, some rebuilds used a t-shaped

Trix, the 2-rail DC subsidiary of Märklin, has recently announced the following: 20pack of UP B-50-24/27 with Kadee-compatible couplers and RP25 wheelsets for EUR 538 (T24900) as well as the CA-4

Right! 4th, 5th edition, USED, for cheap, is what you want. If you have one of these, and realize what you're looking at in a photo, you can approximate scale a lot better . . . SGL

Not precisely, but a good start. It's a simplified version for architects (I am one, so I can say that!) SGL

There were some clone rebuilds that had flush sills, Wabash comes to mind. Also, RF&P's lone s/s rebuild had flush sills. As for the brackets, some rebuilds used a t-shaped piece rather than a

Hello all, Normally I try to avoid posting info outside of my scale, but I just posted a reply on the Pennsy list concerning these cars and I thought I'd share of my thoughts here with the list,

Now, I really know better than to open this can of worms, but having to face a project on my desk, I just have to ask... I'm working on building a PRR wire train rider/tool car, and wanted to use a

Ted Culotta wrote: That's cause they're the real thing... original photos and photoshop. They look just "modely" enough to confuse people. And I thought they even read Mike Brock's backdrop

Tim O'Connor asks: http://www.steamfreightcars.com/modeling/new%20products/marklin/upmodelsmain .html > My very first stop during the National Train Show at Lauderdale will be at the Marklin booth.

--- Don Winter <guaruba@...> wrote: That's cause they're the real thing... original photos and photoshop. They look just "modely" enough to confuse

Bruce, That's weird. I've never seen anything like it. Your guess is probably close to correct, maybe mounting points for snubbers of some sort. I would not be surprised if the car originally had

Wow! Those cars are VERY realistic! Don Winter

Afternoon y'all, I am reposting this to this group with the author's permission. I have put the photo on my site at http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/BFSpages/NavGenCar.jpg The car appears to

--- Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> wrote: http://www.steamfreightcars.com/modeling/new%20products/marklin/upmodelsmain.html They're not due until this