New Accurail kits for June. Are these legitimate models of actual prototypes? #48351 Pere Marquette #4846 Pennsylvania Close to each other at the lower right of this

I'm finishing up a Sunshine model of a LV 60000-60499 series wood sided boxcar. Besides the ACF builder's photo which was in the kit, there is a photo in Bob Archer's book Lehigh Valley Railroad of

I just learned at RPM-East last weekend that I had messed up my blog post about models at Cocoa Beach, and credited Eric Thur with some of John Johnson's models (Eric pointed it out to meK). My

Tony, Richard, There's no need to argue about anything. I like Prismacolor pencils too. I have a few in different colors and use them often. Andy

Thanks, Bruce. I wondered if there might have been a connection. They have also not been smart enough to offer the B&A version in more than one road number and, at least from what the Grubba's told

That mold is feeding on the paper, and you may get rid of the smell however not kill the mold. The next time the humidity rises the mold could come back to life. And if you place these by other books,

Larry I've had success with these methods 1) get a bag of kitty litter and put 2"-3" in the bottom of a plastic bucket that you can seal. 2) Put the book standing up with as many of the pages fanned

I went by Lowes in Reno this morning and they HAVE 2 GALLONS on shelf and normally carry MEK (NOT SUBSTITUTE) Alan

I wrote: This is the same issue that I have with the Athearn "Rebuilt USRA boxcar"... CORRECTION - ATLAS "Rebuilt USRA boxcar".  Thanks to Brian Carlson for pointing it out. Ben Hom

The MSTL list recently raised funds and purchase Acid Free boxes, etc. for storage of the MSTL AFE files that Gene Green is currently working with. We got them from Gaylord, who regularly offers

Al Kresse wrote: "Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately." They're not that bad - I pick up magazine storage boxes at the local comic book store for $5 retail, and the price per unit

Jan Podganski Jr wrote: "As I wrote in my original post, they are a decent stand in for a plywood side R-40-24. I did upgrade a model with new grab irons, and replace the ladder rungs with stand away

Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already:  activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter.  Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately.   Al

My wife would say set it in the sun for a few days. IE let the UV rays kill off the mold/mildew. She also sprinkles cinnamon around the corners basement to remove the odor. Google can help:

Larry, Al; Follow this link to Northeast Document Conservation Center. http://www.nedcc.org/ask/frequently.php#q9 Information is available, plus good hints for further assistance. Good luck Steve

you might ask a local museum. eric

Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife.  Al Kresse Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old

Try putting dryer sheets in between some of the pages and put it in a box for a few weeks. Pierre Oliver

Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty

Anecdote. I bought a set of the Atlas Hart ballast cars decorated for Missouri Pacific a few years back. They had oxide red interiors, and I thought this couldn't possibly be right, so I