Just received the MIcroscale Newsletter in my email and they are announcing 1/87 scale

Actually for my (mumble) era there were more of the NKP 3-bay offset side cars in service than the 2-bay, and there's no model that currently exists of that car either. The old MDC and/or the

The minikit came with decals for both C&O and Montour, those may be worth more than the resin parts alone. Andy

I will try to provide a bit of an update on that sweatingconcern. Looking atrecords of XM's constructed on the NP Ry in the later fifties, (beyond mymodeling timeframe) there are products

A parcel of goodies arrived today from Speedwitch including new sets of Fruit Growers and Western Fruit decals to do older cars, meaning those built to the 1922 and 1926 FGE designs as well as some

---In STMFC@..., <timboconnor@...> wrote : Interesting point Dennis -- Do you know whether "XF" box cars had wood lining above the load as well? I never heard of the sweating problem before but

To be purely prototypical, freight cars have sill steps, not stirrup steps. This is like the recent discussion about running boards and roof walks. Ed Mims Jacksonville, FL

Ben Hom wrote: “Do not depend on the kit instructions regarding brakelayout” I didn’t Ben. I noticed the difference fromthe photos in the Cyc. ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

Hi Andy, Yeah, with the Intermountain release those mini-kits are probably worth their weight in resin. I recently completed the NYC USRA offset side conversion. The castings weren't too bad. I

Thanks Tim, I do read messages form the website. Bill Welch

weird, unless you're reading emails on the web page .. yahoo never edits my email. alanhoutz at att.net

Andy Harman asked: "My question is - since Intermountain has released the very nice alternate standard car making lots of NKP and C&O fans very happy... would anybody be interested in this Sunshine

In a few weeks I will sit down with my buddy, Trevor Marshall, and crank out a couple of videos demonstrating how I work with some of my products. Thanks to all for the inputs. Pierre

Thanks Tim, could you send me the rest of Alan's email, Yahoo chopped off everything after the "@" Bill Welch

You mean other than the fact that you already own it, probably no one wants the minikit anymore, what the heck else can you do with the Atlas models, and where are you going to find accurate

One of the Naperville Sunshine Minikit giveaways was a set of side overlays to convert an Atlas AAR offset side hopper to the alternate standard, and it came with decals for Montour and Cambrian &

As you know I have kind of a drop bottom gondola fetish that, like my passenger train fetish, extends beyond my normal modeling era and scope. I actually have a couple of Challenger brass GS gondolas

Alan E. Houtz <alanhoutz@...> 440 Niagara Road Oconomowoc WI 53066 262-443-6788

Interesting point Dennis -- Do you know whether "XF" box cars had wood lining above the load as well? I never heard of the sweating problem before but lined ceilings make a lot more sense now. The N&W

From my detective work I think it was Alan Houtz that did the IWATA airbrush workshops at Lisle last year. I am wondering if anyone came away with Alan's contact information? Bill Welch