This may be pushing the envelope a bit, but it is about flat cat and gondola loads. Does anyone know of a source for HO scale boats such as the classic sleek, wooden Chris Craft runabouts? I'm

David Allen wrote The Class S-40-1 through -3 are indeed covered and pictured in my Volume 1. But it is not true that they are "readily kitbashed" from the two kits mentioned, because they had

Bruce F. Smith wrote: Very cool! I note the dual gauge trackage and that the overturned car is a Union Pacific stock car (#14572?) with a pressed steel fishbelly side sill.

Sadly, bogus. CN stock cars, with very few exceptions, were converted from CN boxcars, and I think the BLI lettering was meant to represent (in a very general sense) cars converted by CN in the

Hello Bob, BLI made it very clear to we buyers that only the PRR had some model accuracy, but what we were buying was the sound aspect. The UPs I bought are not accurate. When I want accurate, I

Bob Moeller wrote: "Somehow a PRR designed car in CNR livery makes me wonder what happened. Its a nice looking car, I don't remember cars that looked like that, but it was a long time ago. I'm just

On 3/20/2014 9:37 AM, Claus Schlund HGM wrote: One of tank's flat has arch bar trucks. What type of gas, the tank looks like it might be pressurized. -- Jon

I have a record of a CP car in central Texas about that time. But the only plastic cars know of that were Canadian were the Proto 1000 cars of some time

Hi List Members, CN flat with top mounted tank labelled GAS TRANSPORT in 1937 http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/60338/rec/1293 - Claus Schlund

Saw the BLI CN stock cars on the internet and am wondering if they or any other stock cars came from Canada (CN to CV) in the 1947-1957 period. Somehow a PRR designed car in CNR livery makes me wonder

Microfasteners have a limited range of 1-72 in brass. Micro Mark have some shorter brass 1/72 in both round and flat head. More expensive than Microfasteners but they have sizes MF don’t

Hi Bill, Another good source that I didn't see mentioned is www.microfasteners.com. They have a good selection and are reasonably priced. Joe Melhorn Sahuarita,

why does the number look like it's a series of tiles with numbers on them? Schuyler Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote: The car in this photo is definitely all silver. The

Micro Fasteners carries many different head type miniature screws. I've been using 2-56 button head allen screws for truck mounting and 0-80 button heads for Kadee 802 coupler mounting (S scale). They

Others have already given you plenty of leads, but here's who I use: http://www.microfasteners.com/ -- John

and there is always, "small parts" down in miami mel perry

I get small screws from Ace hardware,they even have metrics down to 1mm in bulk. Alan

Thanks Randy, Fenton and Bill! Matt Goodman Columbus, Ohio Sent from my mobile

Yeah, but Bill was looking for LESS expensive. Doubt anyone charges more per unit than Walthers. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

 Walther's carries everything from 00-90 to 2-56 all in about four differentlengths. John Trulson----- Original Message ----- From: fgexbill@... To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, March 19,