This little set of parts is one of the best kept secrets in our hobby, the quality is equivalent of Cannon & Company. I keep waiting for kits #1001, #1002, #1003, .... Bill Welch

Jared, See messages 87336 (!!) 87355, and

Has a similar article (or any) been done on the 6 panel car? Jerry Glow

Could any scale be used to check the light weight of a freight car? Did scales for the reweighing of freight cars have to meet some special or more stringent standards? Was it required that a

Don, Thanks for adding the clarification. Gene Green >

GOOD NEWS! I heard from Jerry today so all is well, thankfully! Allen Cain

I unsuccessfully tried to get away from it for a few days. I will be contacting people and or sending out work ASAP Jerry Glow

These cars are basically flat cars with National Car Co. reporting marks that held two removable Borden's, Renkin's, Dairyman's League or Sheffield milk tanks. Users of these "demountable" tanks

I have a set of brass trucks which I believe are Overland. Stock number T-018. These are NYC/B&A 4-Wheel Suburban Trucks. I bought these from Bill Badger a few months ago and if you remove the

Gene and all, The second part of Richard's article, in the April 1993 issue of RMJ was actually on how to convert on of the Accurail cars into a 1 & 1/2 door boxcar. It was the inspiration for

Don't really think you want the short wheelbase trucks being suggested here. Can't put my hands on my National Fitch drawings right at the moment but believe the correct axle spacing was 7 ft. How

Richard Hendrickson wrote a two-part article in the February and April 1993 issues of Railmodel Journal that addressed prototypes for the Accurail 4000-4100-4200-4300-4400-4500 series single-sheathed

Guys, he must be on vacation, or living at The Villages, still partying, but I had an email from him last week. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC

Mark, Badger now makes an airbrush with a gravity cup that will swivel down for a siphon feed by attaching a bottle. Can't recall, but Iwata may have one as well. I have Pashaa, Badger & Iwata

Um ... me too. Apologies, Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Well, Jared, there are two, at least, in the files area. One of them is my inquiry into accurate prototypes for the various versions of the Accurail 41' gon. Look in Files for Accurail 41'

I thought someone on this list looked at the Accurail kits to determine which ones are prototypical with what paint and lettering schemes. I scanned the files but didn't see a list there. Is there

Group: I use a double action gravity feed brush. I have a few different size cups and find mixing small amounts of color especially for weathering a definite plus. My brushes are all Thayer &

Bill, If I remember correctly I used BCW #129 Erie express trucks on my car... Bill Schneider Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:24 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Trucks for F&C Twin Tank

Athearn/Roundhouse 90387 trucks might work. They ar a 5'4" wheelbase four-wheel truck with metal wheelsets. Steve Lucas.