Thanks for the quick response. I was unable to view the latest issue of MRH at he time it came out. Thanks for reminding me to look at it and thanks for another good article. The info was just what

Al Brown wrote: Despite the severe criticism of Mr. Hendrickson, I too have tried to improve these cars, mostly from the days when we had few alternatives. It always intrigued me that the

I think gasoline and fuel oil could be unloaded by gravity, through the bottom outlet. Tar and viscous oils would be heated first by running steam through heating coils inside the tank, and then they

I humbly suggest that this car can be improved, with some work but without undue difficulty. Pending the moderators' approval, I've posted a few photos in an album called "Upgraded Walthers Tank

Scott Kremer wrote: Scott, I wrote an article in the on-line magazine Model Railroad Hobbyist, March 2014 issue, about bulk oil dealers. If it is of interest, you can download it for free from

I am in the process of building a model of a 1955 wholesale bulk petroleum facility that would handle oil and gasoline for sale in a mid sized town. I would like to know how tank cars for petroleum

Found a nice shot of an LG-2; from series ATSF 108305-108504 converted 1953-54 from GA-8 gons (though the slide was taken a bit after this group's era

Mask Island Decals pleased to announce the following steam era decals. 87-257 Rock Island 40' Route of the Rockets Biddle build 1948 87-258 Rock Island 40' Rocket Freight 1949 Available, listed

Sometimes a pig with lipstick is just a funny looking pig… Marty McGuirk

Tod and friends, This is the Walthers tank car in question: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/910-1001 . As some people have pointed out, this is similar to the 1950s Varney tank

A rare and beautiful shot of a BR-40-10 riding on Symington-Gould trucks! http://www.ebay.com/itm/400683411351 Tim O'Connor

Is it a Kromer Cap? Chad Boas

By "400 mesh" does that mean "400 to theinch"? If so, that sounds pretty fine to me! Tim O'Connor At 3/28/2014 07:53 PM Friday, you wrote:

Before all of you go to Walmart and spend your hard earned dollars oncoffee filters, be aware that I sent Bill Welch a sample of 400mesh stainless steel that I prefer for window screening in HO scale.

I found it in the sewing department. They had a display of rolls of ribbon. The stuff I found was black, and has wire along along the edges to make it stiffer than regular ribbon. If you hold it up to

It's would be good to define the material a little better. Going to Walmart and using that description would probably end up making me want to strangle someone [grin]! -- Jon Miller For me time

I found some ribbon at Walmart that was made of a sheer material that looks just like miniature screen. It is much more see-through than most metal screen that I've used, like the Clover House stuff.

Tod, it’s the model Walthers describes as a “36’ 10,000 gal. AC&F tank car.” Don’t confuse this model, whose origins go way back to an even worse piece of Varney junk, with the former

Thanks Tim. I actually kind of forgot about this Walthers release. Yes, it would need a lot of work to make it into a much more accurate car. Tod Dwyer (Ohio)

This was their tank car inherited from VARNEY! So the tooling precedes the era of the commercial jet aircraft. :-) http://www.ebay.com/itm/191109900168 Tim O'Connor