RDG had no 50' outside steel truss box cars. Theonly cars remotely similar were the USRA 40' cars. Eric N.

Rich Gibson wrote: "The braces on the model form a Howe truss. This is not the Northeastern SP model, as far as I can tell. It does not have a fishbelly underframe and the side bracing pattern is

Is this the kit with cast soft metal side posts and braces? If so, it's a Quality Craft kit, although I forget the intended prototype. Dennis Storzek

The braces on the model form a Howe truss. This is not the Northeastern SP model, as far as I can tell. It does not have a fishbelly underframe and the side bracing pattern is very different from

In regards to the Athearn 65 foot mill gondola: I wrote to Athearnand asked them about it, and they said that sold out models are listedunder "retired" models but this does NOT mean the cars will not

³Marinetex² is another good one. It can even be drilled and tapped; and not just 2-56: we¹re talking 1/4-20 and larger. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To:

For those interested here is the information on the display card etc for the product I have been using: The small # on the upper righthand side of the packaging is 31345 and it is called "Devcon Home

Its a thought cheers Chad. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "chadboas@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: I have used short pieces of Evergreen 3/32 tube and press fit

Thanks Rob Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "robev1630@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: I have used Aileens flexible craft glue for all my roofwalks, Kadee, and

I think the car you are describing is the Northeastern Scale Models SP 50' A-50-5-6 model. The instructions show car 67099 which is a A-50-6 car in the series 66800-67999. Photos are on pages 58-65 of

Group Let me thank the folks that made this project a success. Thesefolks have worked hard behind the scenes and absolutely deserverecognition. This project started with the help of

ok, that makes a lot sense. Thanks gents. Off to the basement to find one of those Tichy jigs. I've been listening long enough to have a stash of pie plate to work with, so will give it a go. Can't

I have used Aileens flexible craft glue for all my roofwalks, Kadee, and etched. I also use it on my metal weights. Sincerely, Rob Manley Midwest Mod-U-Trak "Better modeling through personal

Thanks for posting Dave. RichardBale

I'm ornery. I want them all drilled for robustness...so I drilled them all. What I ended up using was the foil off the top of a bottle of scotch whiskey; I think it was Glenmorangie...cut to width,

Rob, I will give you my solution and Craig Zeni has another and SchuylerLarrabee has another. I used a jig to create the holes as they need to be the same on thesides as the ends. For the styles

sorry – drop rung, not run. Rob

I’m slowly working through the 2014 Shake and Take project and have come upagainst the end ladders. I’m looking for suggestions others have tried to improve the looks of the finished product.

I finally got my images processed from this years meet http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/cocoa2015&page=all Dave Hussey

Rich, do the posts and braces form a Howe or Pratt truss? Eric Lombard Homewood, IL -- Eric Lombard Homewood, IL rericlombard at gmail.com elombard at uchicago.edu