Inexperience question here. My understanding regarding backing is that it is intended to drive off the volatiles in the freshly applied paint. Is this correct? Also, I believe I read somewhere that

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I love modeling cars that are right on the edge of retirement, since there were so many of them in my era. I also have cars that I modeled (mostly

I would cite our own Richard Hendrickson as “influencer” #1 followed in short order by John Nehrich and the RPI Club. Once hooked, all sorts of other, familiar names and sources crop up… no

Tom Casey wrote: "Instead, the 'piles of crap' could be an excuse to model a nearly condemned / obsolete truss-rod gon to accumulate a load ready to be sent to some on-line scrap yard.  As a

Are those brake shoes stacked up like firewood? Mike Aufderheide

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Instead, the "piles of crap" could be an excuse to model a nearly condemned / obsolete truss-rod gon to accumulate a load ready to be sent to some on-line scrap yard. As a modeling exercise it would

I found the parts pile/stack for Fox trucks interesting. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserNMRA Life member #2623Member SFRH&MS

Lat year, when I visited the Strasburg Railroad (a time machine that takes you back into the steam era, with lots of steam era freight and passenger cars), I noted that their stock piles of repair

"Allen/Sellios-inspired "piles of crap"" hahahahahaha... Clark Cone

Bob Chaparro wrote: "Here is a link to a circa 1904 photo of the Merchants Despatch Transportation Company shops in Despatch (present-day East Rochester), New

Can someone provide a clue to the Jersey Central's boxcar color for late 1940's. Alas it does not appear to be in the RPC boxcar color table. I'm most interested in the general hue needed (oxide

I had meant to look this up anyway, so Gary identifying the builder just made my work a lot easier. CNO&TP 14850-15849 order reported 3,5-06. Based on typical lead times, delivery would have been late

I have 181 snap shots taken on the CGW at Stewartville Minn., with a fewtaken at Rochester, over about a 10 year period. Not all the cars are in grainservice. There are several shots of hoppers for

Gary: Thanks for finding, and posting the fabulous photos of CNO&TP box car 15104! I can add some information from the Southern Railway Historical Association’s archives: CNO&TP 15104 was one of

Hello Clark I do not know if those CGW shots are online but if they are it would be very interesting. What I am seeking is a 'snapshot' of a particular location rather than figures for how many

Hi In TT scale a manufacturer is making these and I am wondering if there is a plan someone might share that gives the essential dimensions. In particular for a model you'd want to know the

This may not be news since others have already said that boxcar grain shipments lasted well beyond the period I had direct experience with, but I thought some of you might be interested in a little

 Hi Greg, Of course, those articles were published in 'DING! Thanks for thecorrection. - Claus Schlund

Claus, It was actually Model Railroading. It was a great mix of the prototype andmodeling "how to". A brilliant piece of work. For me it start with two modelers, Mont Switzer and Richard