I have had good luck with Kadee ladders and grab irons.Armand Premo

Bill, Which came first IMWX cars of the Gould (later Tichy) cars? I thought the Gould cars camme first. Tom Casey The seminal styrene kit I think it could be argued was the "Innovative Model

For the record the N&W gondola was produced by list member Jim brewer under his Pocohontas Models banner. Bill Welch

As some of you will remember from posts I made in the fall of 2011, I want to put together materials to create a history of modeling freight cars more accurately and more prototypically. I now have

Andy, There is a drilling jig available for the Kadee bracket grabs. A member on this list, Peter Aue, had made one available. I've used it and it's spectacular. All future bracket grabs for me will

Are these still available? How do they compare to the ladders that come with Branchline and RC kits? Andy

And if properly adjusted you can play Foggy Mountain Breakdown on your truss rods :-) Andy

Andy, I have had relative good luck with Ted. I purchased several kits off eBay and got quick shipping and some additional parts I needed for my Southern endeavours. I also have 7 or 8 of his kits

I couldn't have said it better... the things were extremely tedious to put together but well worth the effort in the end. This can still be quite effective as Rail Yard Models has done on their kits.

Has anyone installed code 88 wheels in these yet? I was looking at the Reboxx web site and they recommended a 1.115" axle length for the older Kadee trucks. I tried them in a pair of the new A3s

Andy, I agree with your observations and I now feel better. I installed them on a Westerfield kit and had an interesting time installing them and getting them to 'behave'. They did look nice and

I ended up with a grand total of two... the Wabash box car and the N&W gondola. I was just thumbing through his ebay (completed) listings... I could have used that P&WV postwar box car but oh well.

I have installed them on a few cars, they look great but take some getting used to. The self-centering mounting system is sort of a built-in suspension. It doesn't play nice with other mechanisms

It depends on what size bridge you are modeling... Richard (STMFC: ... that the the freight cars traveled over!)

I've been waiting 7(?) years for a replacement roof for the piece of bacon that came with my NYC/Rutland baggage car. Andy

Details west makes stainless wire as small as .010 which I use for all sorts of piping. It will not bend as easily as brass. ______________________________________________ J. Stephen (Steve)

Let's see now, 0.025 in. wire is equivalent to 2.25 in. in HO scale. Those are some bodacious truss rods! Nelson

That sounds too large to me. How large is the prototype truss rod (diameter)? Tim O'Connor

Hello Friends, I read with interest a review in the June 2012 issue of "Model Railroader". On page 72 Steven Otte reviews a Accurail 40'Steel Plug Door Reefer. He states the Prototype for this Kit was

Pierre Ladders have different widths (sometimes variable width), and different heights, and different numbers of rungs. Some cars can be found with different ladders (e.g. MILW ribsides, B&O