Rich, Thank you very much for the reply and the link. Just to be a bit of a pain on this, what would be a safe bet for the as delivered trucks on the early (1935 built) H30? If I remember correctly

Patience Young Skywalker! Let us get the test runs sorted out. All in good time. Pierre Oliver

I found this out by accident when trying to strip paint from an assembled whitemetal kit. A strong solution of caustic soda unglues many epoxies quite well. On the other hand I wouldn't recommend

tony@... writes:

Denny, who we have not heard enough from lately, said: [Epoxies} all can serve as a fillers, inasmuch as they do not shrink, are sandable, and when cured are all but impervious to all solvents.

So: Next generation for modelers is laser-cut 0.012 stainless??? Where do we send our orders? (or WHEN???) -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

OTOH, replacement OPEN GRID walkways for the Atlas, Red Caboose, and Intermountain tank cars -- that would be sweet. After 1950 I think they stopped being built with solid walkways. As Pierre said you

Pierre Oliver wrote: Nope. As Tim O'C corre4ctly stated, the Apex grid bars are 1 inch high. The Plano etched board is 0.0085" which in HO is 3/4-inch. The Kadee, to cite one of the best plastic

So part of the issue with etched running boards is a limitation of the process. Current etched running boards are indeed too thin, compared to the prototype. When designing an etched running board,

In the Walter Frost Collection at the Vancouver Library there are three 1937 type New Haven boxcar photos apparently painted in May 1955. Two of the photos are slightly different views of NH 36141 in

Greg I've posted before -- an APEX running board is 1" thick, and theclosest in scale to this is an etched stainless steel running board. The Kadee runningboard is 100% oversize in thickness.

I'll take a stab at this one. Back when perdiem for freight cars was starting there was an increasing penalty for hanging on to empty cars. Before perdiem the cars were on a mileage basis and roads

Thanks Eric. Very helpful. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Michael Watnoski wrote: Similar, yes, but not the same. For one thing, it's not as strong when fully dry. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Yes I have. And my preference remains with etched. I concede that the Plano etched running boards can present challenges for mounting, but the variety of flexible adhesives available can solve most

Lumpy? Oversized? vs. smooth and undersized? And in some cases the wrongvisual profile. Pierre have you actually tried them? Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs

I have used the Tichy running boards see my article in the Zephyr of theSioux City Dressed beef NX reefer. I know Stand Rydarowicz swears by them. They can be trimmed easily to shorter lengths with no

Denny, You mention the Squadron products. There are two that I know of: Squadron Green and Squadron White. I have tried both but have found Squadron Green more useful. What is your view? I have

Jack, Thank you. I overlooked the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Ken Montero

Bowser offers the open grid running board that comes with their covered hopper as a separate item, two to a tube. For a forty-foot boxcar they need to be spliced together which is very easy. It is a