Hi Ted Great to see you back up and running as the decals come on line I will be ordering quite a few, need the Caswells in particular. Thanks for the info and all the very best of luck to you with

Welcome back Ted – you’ve been missed!! All the best – Clive Riley.

At the risk of jumping in on a “me too” post… Me too! In fact, there are two freight car articles in a row if you consider the continuing DL&W/C&IM caboose series. In the spirit of equal

Jeff, I found a Yahoo phone # but it said "Too busy to answer your call" and hung up. For me, this is quite a nice Yahoo-mess that they've gotten me/ (us) into to. Paul Hillman

Thanks Jeff, but I tried all of that. The "Purple" buttons seem quite logical in their suggested functions but they don't fully work. The "New Topic" window doesn't provide any space to type a

I realize that the cars I tested the Dollar Store product on aren't representative of "Steam Era Freight Cars", but I gave LA's Totally AWESOME a try on a Robins Rails 60' auto parts boxcar and a

That's cool. Are you going to do the Wabash car again? Always regretted not getting one. Scott McDonald

Not in my experience. Pierre Oliver

Pierre, I thought that other folks stated that brake fluid and Scalecoat stripper would ruin a resin model. Not so? Regards, -Jeff

Tony – I agree. I thought it was the best article of its type indecades. – Al Westerfield

Ditto,Armand Premo

I've sent the following message to Railroad Model Craftsman: Congratulations to author Mike Evans and to editor Chris D'Amato for the outstanding article on the tank car to covered hopper

That's a darn good question, Jeff. I've never tried to strip a model completed through the use of both materials. Having recently found a pair of proper sized replacement gloves for my North

I've had good success with 2 different products; Brake fluid. I've yet to have brake fluid ruin a plastic model. I have found though that modern brake fluid has a shelf life for this usage. Scalecoat

Has anyone figured out a way to strip a resin kit that contains BOTH resin AND styrene parts? Is grit-blasting the only way? Regards, -Jeff

Dave, The following may help you to decide - and hopefully will make the process a lot easier to do and at the same time end up with freight cars you like more. I have a "standard practice" that

Paul, --- In STMFC@..., <stmfc@...> wrote: I saw the recent discussions here about the new Yahoo formats, but hadn't tried to post anything in the new system. Then I tried to post some photos to 2

For those interested, Mr. Gilbert of Sylvan's name is CLARE,not Claire. Chuck Hladik In a message dated 9/5/2013 8:53:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,va661midlo@... writes:

Excellent news Paul Doggett England

This is a test. I am using the web interface to create a new message by clicking the purple "New Topic" button. -Jeff Aley, Deputy Moderator, STMFC