Larry Daily asked: "I can't seem to locate this site, which sounds tremendously useful. Would someone post the URL?" http://www.steamerafreightcars.com Ben Hom

I can't seem to locate this site, which sounds tremendously useful. Would someone post the URL? Thanks much, Larry ******************************************* Visit the C&O's Piedmont

Hi Rob, Thanks for the heads-up, man. I've got the Wabash HS magazine with the hoppers article so I'll look though it for details. Stan has been telling me for years that Wabash panel cars were

These sound interesting but I'm wondering how many of these doors lasted till the 1950's. In Ed Hawkins list of 1937 AAR cars I see a C&EI series and C&O series. Who else had them? I assume these as

I recently changed my HO web page names . the current detail parts page that shows the 10-0 Creco door is: http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/HO_detail_parts.html Sorry for the

I designed a 10-0 Creco door for my Tennessee Central car and sell the doors as part of my detail parts line. If these are the same doors that have been discussed recently, the work is already "done"

Ed, Refer to the Santa Fe Railway Painting and Lettering Guide for Model Railroaders, Vol. 1, Rolling Stock (Compiled by Richard Hendrickson) (Available from the SFRH&MS) See Appx. 5 (5.2) No Listing

Ed, RPC Vol. 3 gave the following: ATSF Floquil Flat Tuscan Red in the 1930s Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Volume 3 ATSF Floquil Flat ATSF Mineral Brown in the 1940s Railway

But the texture of stucco is 50 to 100 times larger than the surface of a casting. Even though the mold is made of sand, it is as smooth as a plaster wall, and unless part of the sand has broken away

Can someone tell me which Poly Scale paint color is best for a Santa Fe box car in the 1950s? I,m doing a 50 foot double door automobile car with map/train name. Thanks for the help. Ed

One thing I didn't consider when setting the price for the double Surperior doors was the postage to get them from Chad to me. Now that I've had to re-order twice that cost mounts up. I don't want a

Andy, Ed Hawkins posted a nice explanation of all the cars offered and their accuracy on December 12th. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/reservationflyers/RF1211HO2BayHoppers.htm I'm looking at the graphic for Intermountain's announced hopper... and I see they are showing the W&LE car with flat

The 5th Railroad Prototype Modelers-Valley Forge is coming up soon on March 23-25 2012. The location is the same great hotel as previous years, The Desmond Hotel in Malvern, PA, about 20 miles west

I'll second what Clark said and note that Stan covered these in his clinic at Prototype Rails and IIRC, he had some C&NW Quad models with him there. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Thanks to all who have made suggestions. As for those who say it would be out of scale, I agree that in HO scale much if not all of the characteristic foundry casting texture would not be visible.

Clark, I would sell them as pairs. I don't know too many other roads except the M&StL that use double Creco's (as on your model) The C&O and B&O used them on a series of 1937 single door box cars. I

I have one Stan made me years ago. Recently he asked if I or any of my friends were interested in anymore. Seems he has a small stockpile of his 'core' model. You might want to contact Stan if you're

I've received some orders, but there maybe confussion on my, or others part. I was planning on having Chad cast a single door, 1 pr. = 2 doors. If you wanted to do a double door car you'd have to

Guys, Alumina (aluminum oxide) is pretty hard stuff, but actually it is not second only to diamonds in hardness. Boron nitride, boron carbide, and silicon carbide, among others, can surpass the