All, I've posted a couple of photos of a diesel shell that I recently subjected to air honing with Aluminum Oxide. Pressure was between 80 and 140lbs (the max of my compressor). Look in the Photos

Its in the flat car project photos file, but waiting to be approved. Chad Boas

Hi there, I'm working on a couple of the Fox Valley wagon-top cars - unfortunately both came lettered with the same car number. The good news: - the lettering comes off very easily with orange based

Chad wrote: Where? Thanks. -Jim Davis

Bill, imo perhaps that is one of the few advantages of Baking Soda; it is environmentally friendly and shouldn't clog up your lungs. The other is that it is exceedingly cheap! But I have never been

Yes Larry That was the message I remembered. I found the product, but given the amount and the price, I was happy to find it in a smaller quantity and price to give it a try. Bill Welch

Yes Derrell I agree. I do this routinely now outside with Baking Soda since I don't have a Media Booth. The rain takes care of the BS residue. Bill Welch

Hi Bill, perhaps you were thinking of message 103911? I've used Locktite 770 for years and been very happy with it, and bought it from Small Parts via

Bill, This is good to know. Thanks! If I may add the idea of air honing the slick and difficult plastics first? This is where again, Jacks's thoughtful and clever air honing booth in the Feb. RMC

Mark, Have you found decals for this car? If t I may try to see if Jerry Glow has any interest in making them. They are colorful.   Rich Christie ________________________________ To:

Todd,   I believe that was kind back off the Raceland-Russell interchange track and Raceland disassembly yard where they could take a hopper or gon down to its working underframe assembly with

Al, As best as I can recall this was down near the welded rail shop. The car was sandwiched in a group of other cars being used for storage. Todd Horton ________________________________ To:

Bill, I have limited experience with it; but always had very good results.  I found out about it around a year ago, while watching an episode of "Cody's Office" on Model Railroader's web

Thank You, Ben I should have thought of this list on steamfreightcars. The car places at a build in 1938 and appears to have trucks similar to accurail. Mark Morgan

Gentlemen, I have FS a new-in-the-box Westerfield, HO scale #4452, Fowler Modern Box Car, CStPM&O "Omaha" box car with decals (no trucks/couplers). Kit is new in the box. I opened it for a brief

Paul Hillman writes: "This is slightly off-topic, except for the mention of the name, "Mike Brock"." Who? Never heard of him... "Just received my HO Rapido C&EI 6-4-6 Sleeper, the "Pitch Pine",

Some time back during one of the occasional and perennial discussions about adhesives, someone mentioned there was an adhesive now effective for adhering slippery plastics. I cannot find the

This is slightly off-topic, except for the mention of the name, "Mike Brock". Just received my HO Rapido C&EI 6-4-6 Sleeper, the "Pitch Pine", passenger car, and it's a beautiful model.I had it on

Superior also entered the plug door business during the mid fifties, their products are shown in the '57 CBC IIRC (it's at work), and continued making plug doors at least into the early sixties. I

I have posted photos of the GN 66000 welded flat. It is just about ready to make the mold. I am working on the rivited 50' and 52' cars now and am having the deck cut for the 43'. Please send