All: I have eight lists for brass and resin items left over from the Paul Lyons' estate. Most of the brass is Southern Pacific. The document is an Excel spreadsheet and each list is on a separate

Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:21 am (PST) . Posted by: _"lnbill" lnbill _ (mailto:fgexbill@...?subject=Re:%20:%20completed%20helium%20car%20model) Military Modelers commonly use slightly lighter

Bill, According to a number of photos, FW&D 8001-8500 series box cars built in 1944 came with Ajax hand brakes, wood running boards, steel-plate brake steps (also possibly Morton but cannot confirm

Bill Pardie asked: "I have had some great help on this list in completing a FW&D boxcar in the 8300 series. As I am about to complete the car I have found an end photo of CB&Q car #32611. This car had

I have had some great help on this list in completing a FW&D boxcar in the 8300 series. As I am about to complete the car I have found an end photo of CB&Q car #32611. This car had a Miner hand

Richard Hendrickson wrote (in part): Hear, hear. This is especially true of dark colors, for the reasons Richard elaborated in his full comment. A "correct" Southern Pacific Dark Olive color,

Good grief! Why can't North American railroad modelers wrap their minds around what Bill aptly calls "the scale effect" when it has been well understood by aircraft and armor modelers for

Hi Andy- let me know if you have any of these and how many?  HB315 SP 1937 40' box car (I think) HC120N PRR MOW black HC294 PRR F39 TOFC HX24 PRR R50B EH78F PRR cab diesels F3/7      thanks Chris

Hello everyone, I have over 1000 sets of Champion Decals which I wish to sell. 97% freight cars, with boxcars being the predominant number. Far too many to list. If anyone has a specific Champ set

I remember C&BT coming to Trainfest in Milwaukee with quite a large display, talking to the owner and even buying a couple models. Lately I made up a model want list based on documented loads that my

Military Modelers commonly use slightly lighter shades of paint to compensate for what they call "the Scale Effect." Bill Welch

Bill Daniels wrote: Bill noticed that I deliberately chose a lighter gray to reflect both fading of elderly paint and also the effects of indoor lighting. I am sure he is correct that the

I was reading Tony's excellent blogs on the helium cars, and I remember his comment about painting them using SP lettering grey. While I cannot fault Tony's choice, I did spend my military duty in the

Don, This probably won't mean much, but I had the pleasure of seeing helium cars passing through Southern Arizona for about 10 or so years, from the mid 70's through the mid 80's. The only cars I ever

Don Valentine wrote: No need to wonder about this, as Jay Miller made a superb clinic handout over five years ago, with COMPLETE rosters and photos of all the helium cars built over the decades. I

Hey guys, I have spent a few hours today working a Facebook page for WrightTRAK Railroad Models, LLC, https://www.facebook.com/denis.blake.9?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/375448339215969/ I have also updated

This makes into a nice model, Tony, and one that also reaises some questions for me. Some years ago I was given a batch of ACF car drawings. Few were labeled as to the road they were designed for.

Bruce Smith wrote: Well, mine is from the 1942 batch of cars. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Brian, I know I'm looking forward to that - been agitating for an updated car for years... just so long as it is one the WWII cars and not a later one ;^) Regards Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn,

The operating group I belonged to in Illinois had a common car for all layouts: an AHM helium car lettered for DinoGas. This gas was converted from dinosaur dung during the many years since the