Hi All While we are talking about CNW boxcar colors and TCP. Cansomeone recommend a TCP paint that would be suitable for the Westerfield CNWFowler boxcars? An article in The O Scale Resource states

Tony, I second that opinion. I bought the yellow and green depotcolors (need to get the trim brown too) as well as Daylight Red and Orange(which is also PFE Orange) and they look perfect as well. I

Paul Here's a prototype lettering document you can buy http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=13677 Found it with Google Image search. Tim O'Connor

Norm Buckhart wrote: And Rick Galazzo at TCP has been calling on other experts for color information too. I shared with him my SP color chips (Bowles Color Drifts) for SP depot colors, and can

Fenton Wells comments- >I've never used these paints [TCP Tru Color] so maybe this is a good time to >try. I've got to figure out where to buy them. These are indeed extremely fine paints; very

Ya know, I saw an incredible variety of TCP "box car red" colors for sale at the Big E train show, and I even bought a few bottles. But I basically chose them by COLOR, not road name. WHEN are people

Thanks Richard, Someone sent me the 1946 & 1952 AAR Code of Rules on lettering the aircylinders. I model 1950 and it showed the info as you mentioned and the diagramsfor it. Paul Hillman

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Most lettering drawings for railroads will say something like "stenciling to conform to instructions shown in Interchange Rule No. 60." Maybe Guy WIlber or someone can

Paul, brakes were serviced more or less annually, like truck journal repacking, and the railroad, location, and date were stenciled on the reservoir or reservoir mounting. Richard Hendrickson

Tim O'Connor asked: Definitely an Alton & Southern RS2. And since the image is flipped, you're looking west or southwest. The sun angle makes me think it's close to midday. Time frame is early to

You should be able to research magazine articles without logging in. Just click on the "Magazines" button and go from there. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantment I

Hi Bob, I have the same problem.The message I got was verify my information and I could log into my account with no problem.I tried and now I am told I have to wait until my account is approved

I just tried to log into Train Life after following the link to the story on C & O boxcars. I get the response that my account still needs to be verified. Since I submitted my e-mail & password, etc.

There were only about 40 left in 1950 Paul Doggett England

TCP-183 is Freight Car Brown for CNW from 1944-1960s while TCP-190 is for CMO. for the same years. gary laakso south of Mike Brock Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 12:06 PM To:

The TCP 900 series are part of a group developed by TCP for Protocraft with Ed Hawkins as a consultant. The 900 numbers are not in stores but can be purchased directly from TCP individually or you

Thanks Norm, I've never used these paints so maybe this is a good time to try. I've got to figure out where to buy them. Fenton Wells On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Norm Buckhart <norm@...>

Fenton - I heartily recommend the new TCP paints. They have put a great effort into mixing the correct formulas to match the original ACF and P-S paint chips. Ed Hawkins is a consultant on this and

Thanks Gary, that is what I thought but I wasn't sure. fenton wells

Ted Culotta used Floquil boxcar red for the CNW single sheathed boxcars inhis Essential Freight Cars #7 in the October, 2003 RMC. From the JackDelano photos, we know that paint faded to brown. gary