I agree with you. Recent events have disappointed me and I will no longer pre order. If I miss out, so be it. My life well go on. Jan

Folks, it appears that the concept of pre-ordering models months before they are manufactured is becoming standard in some areas of our hobby. I understand that this is a safety feature for

Jim I have an image of an "Explosives" card that is lettered for the Minneapolis & St Louis. So it would appear some railroads had their own cards printed. I also have an image of several cards that

Thanks Richard, I recall Jon's really well done clinic at Cocoa Beach two years ago regarding the kit. That was my first visit to Cocoa Beach and I'm afraid I absorbed more about the kit and assembly

Thanks Tom and Rupert, I shall investigate the Sunshine offering when I get back home. Regards, Charles Hostetler Goshen, IN

Hi Rob, I always bend my own grab irons. It seems that the commercial never match exactly. Many of them use too heavy wire or a material that is too hard to clip without chipping my good wire

Hi Jim, Avery makes self adhesive white and transparent labels in various sizes designed to be run through laser or inkjet printers. I use #8660 clear inkjet labels for Christmas letter addressing,

Brian, I was looking at blueprints the other day of two-level Dalman trucks (with you know what railroads marking in the lower right corner to sweeten things). If you need the blueprints to get

As a musician I've used many retired guitar strings on models, .008" mostly on standard grab irons since they are much tougher than brass of the same thickness. E Strings (smallest on most guitars)

Another alternative to brass wire would be phospher bronze.  This wire bends very well and makes great grab irons.  You can find some at: http://www.tichytraingroup.com as well as other sources.

Tony, ===> THANKS !!! <=== As you know I model "the transition era" for about 95% or more of what I do. The timing of your post and blog entries are 'spot on' for my

Ashley, Yes, this has been discussed here many times. The tank can be used with a type 27 frame (IM) to build the WWII USGA tanks. The frame can be used to model a series of NATX tanks (for which

Alan, As is, the guitar string make nice lagged piping. Chuck Hladik

Question if I may? Can the Tichy car be used as the basis for conversion of other tank cars. For instance the chassis can be used on something else to make it better, or the tank can be put on

I will try to throw in a couple with any order placed if you ask. Jerry Glow http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals/

Another source for music wire is guitar strings,they are sold by diameter,if you know someone who plays guitar ask them for the old strings next time they change them or go to a music store and tell

Details associates packaged a lot of their brass wire about 20 years ago which were from a bad batch. Wire from these batches would break when brought to any near a right angle. Since the DA packaging

Great stuff, Tony, and I thank you. Very informative and well-photographed. I have several of those placards which I will share with the group when I have time to photograph them. In the meantime,

I am a huge fan of the phosphor bronze wire that Tichy sells. Not as prone to fatigue, stiffer than brass yet much easier to cut and work with than piano wire. Craig Zeni "Bother", said Pooh as

I use .010 Detail Associates Stainless wire. ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office: