Jack,There are at least 2 others of this class not in museums that I know of. One is near China Lake, CA on the ground looked to be in reasonably good shape as far as the body is concerned, and the

Jim Betz wrote: It can't literally be the SAME product. Looking at my containers of each, they are different-looking liquids, and if you rub some between your thumb and forefinger, they feel

Thanks Richard...I was hoping that you would chime in! I'll pass it along. Jack

Jack, ATSF 213612 was a Bx-12 class box car, one of 3,500 single sheathed cars originally built in 1930 to a modified American Railway Association standard design. From 1940 to 1944 most of these

I knew the strips were sawn because you can see the saw blade marks as Dennis pointed out. But I am stunned that they make the I beams that way!

I have recently spoken to an Evergreen rep (hence my topic). Everything they MAKE is sawn/milled. The sheet, of course, is not. The rods and tubes are certainly not. The half and quarter rounds

Mike, Try MicroScale Krystal Klear - it is an excellent adhesive. Yes, I know it has a drying time that begs measurement using a "glacial ice thermometer" - often that turns out to be as

Oh great. My wife just picked some up for me in town today. Aaron

I'm not aware of any in the Midwest. Dennis

Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:31 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: Attaching Kadee running boards to plastic roofs I always grit blast styrene and resin materials before assembling with any

There is no such thing as a Z channel in structural steel. They are just plain "Z's  There are channels, Z, angles, and Ts.  Check any engineering handbook and you can find the dimensions of

The Pacific Locomotive Association has in it collection box car ATSF 213612. It is described as a 40' single-sheathed composite-construction car with a raised roof. It is in need of restoration and

Exactly 90 degrees, at least on the 1 to 1 scale Northern Pacific single sheathed boxcars I have worked on restoring. Richard Wilkens

Dennis, Oh,oh, the freight car police are going to get you. They will probably kick you off the list. 8>) Jared Harper Athens, GA

Even a few different size "hat sections" with overscale.010 flanges would save a lot of work.  Most of us use 0.10 anyhow.   Francis A. Pehowic, Jr. sunbury,

Yes. Dennis

I just read Tim's message again, this time for content :-) What he's asking for is a forming tool, kind of like a jeweler's draw plate, although it will have to form the styrene by scraping rather

Ed For those hidden weights I've always used DAP silicone caulk. You have to let it dry overnight but it is NEVER coming loose. :-) I've never been able to find Barge cement for sale so I use

I have one of the built-up Taurus kits for the Rock Island reefer. Although the kit is still available, I wish I didn't have to buy the kit just to get the decals (Walthers does not show them

Jeff you may never have built the Tichy rebuilt USRA box car then. :-) This kit is completely injected molded, and includes door guides with a .010 slit which takes an even thinner molded shim that