I recently picked up an HO scale B&O wagontop boxcar imported by Fox Valley, that has the large B&O lettering. It's a beautiful model and I really prefer it over the older, smaller lettering, but

I picked up one of the Intermountain-made SP F-70-6 bulkhead flats. Very nice. A lot of my other cars are in storage, so I can't check what I did before, but I looked at the prototype photos in the

Chuck Brass polish should do it. Same stuff you'd use on brass candlesticks. Note that most brass has a lacquer clearcoat -- a bath in lacquer thinner will remove this, followed by a warm bath in

A Mainline Modeler article, August 1990, recommends FLOQUIL #74 box car red FLOQUIL #88 DH10 caboose red I used this formula and it turned out ok. The NP colors changed after the war to a darker

John Ebay makes it easy to find the whacky auctions... just do a search of completed auctions and select a minimum

I can't top the price, but I think I can top the item. I was talking with a man yesterday who told me about an item that went for $1000 on ebay. It was a color slide of a N&W steam switcher. John C.

The real danger with any formula that uses Floquil D&H Caboose red is that it is notoriously variable from batch to batch. The joke was, when Floquil was in Cobleskill NY next to the D&H, that they

What I really like about these photos (which are really cool to see the way it worked!) is that the shafts are bent. Like most of our models. Schuyler From: STMFC@...

I'm currently building some W I & M (Washington, Idaho & Montana) wooden flatcars, and the last thing that I'm stuck on is the drop-down brake wheel assembly that they had. These brake stems could be

Bill, The chart in RPC, Vol. 3, give the NP color chip match for Floquil as: 1 part Boxcar Red and 1 part Oxide Red The only mixes in the table using D&H Caboose Red are for Alton, CB&Q,

The other half of the mix is boxcar red. gary laakso south of Mike Brock vasa0vasa@...

A while back someone on the list submitted a paint formula for Northern Pacific boxcar red that utilized Floquil D&H Caboose Red. Could the source or anyone please contact me with this

List, Any suggestions for removing light tarnish on my brass, Nickel Plate Products, steam era freight car? TIA, Chuck Hladik

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In the interests of providing closure to my rather cranky post of a few days ago... I am happy to report receipt of my PM Auto kit. I hope the high quality kits we've come to expect from Speedwitch

I think the seller "Mr.Happy" will be changing his name to "Even_Happier" I wonder if this comes close to a record price for a piece of STMFC HO rolling stock? Al Campbell

Hi, I have the following Flat car kits in HO which I am offering for sale. All are new, in their undisturbed original packaging. I have multiples of most cars listed. Intermountain #43799 70-Ton

They used to pound this into us at work. Instead of just communicating so that you can be understood, you should try to communicate so that you CANNOT be MISUNDERSTOOD. Ken Olson

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I have been asked about the PRR F30A, which, with 1,500 cars, was one numerous flat car, and which of the phases the Bowser and Sunshine cars

Gee, I guess saying "You know what I meant" does cutting it here... Clark Propst