I need at least one and preferably three of C&BT's 7-foot Youngstown doors from their boxcar kits. Two that I had warped and shattered when I tried to flatten them. Can they still be purchased?

Tim O'Connor wrote: are in the same tan/brown color packages. No, Craig is correct. Initially DA's brass parts (which were made using their plastic parts as investments) came in nearly white

Composite wheels, yes. Paper wheels, quite possibly but not necessarily. The Allen paper wheel was perhaps the best known composite wheel and was often used under passenger cars because of its

"Paper" wheels were in use for at least 25 years, and performedwell. There seems to be differences of opinion on the performance of"paper" wheels (really, composite wheels)... but one thing everyone

The engine is 2-8-4 #4005, which was built in 1928-'29 (per Drury, "Guide to North American Steam Locomotives", revised edition): so the picture can be dated to 1928-34. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Actually, they are bolted together with restraining side plates…. not riveted. Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

Yes !! They look exactly like them ! Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

Could these be “paper wheels”….? Jack Burgess Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 6:21 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] What Kind Of Wheels Are These? This is a link to a

This is a link to a Leslie Jones image of a train wreck at Atlantic, MA.The date range for the image is a very broad 1917 to 1934.

Tim et al: I can't speak to later years, but the 1931 CBC variously refers to these as "transverse caps" and "mullion caps". Neither term appears in the Dictionary of Terms (nor does "seam caps"),

I think you're confused now Craig. All of my DA parts in brass &plastic are in the same tan/brown color packages. Details West used severaldifferent package colors for freight car parts, track parts,

Perhaps we can't find information because we call them SeamCaps :-) (Yes, me too, I've never heard anything else.) This is what the 1961 Car Builder's Cyclopedia calls them -- ROOF SHEET SPLICE

Garth Groff wrote: Usually the distinction was "finished" vs "rough" lumber. The latter of course was unmilled and, as someone said, "splintery." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Jim, If you have Tony's SP book volume 3, look on pages 213, 214, 225, and 249 for good shots of lumber loads on flat cars with bracing. It is my understanding that the best

Actually both are correct, sort of. DA did some of their parts in both brass and plastic in parallel product lines...the brass ones used a lighter brown/beige packaging card... Craig Zeni Cary NC

The first place I would go to is Owl Mountain Models. Jason has done a terrific job with trans era lumber loads. I have four of the kits and want to buy more. My favorite pic is on page 90 of Tony

Dennis Storzek wrote: This comment has been made before, as to why we don't see the paint failure on steam-era car roofs, and might be true. Real point for modeling is, as long as steam was

Jim Betz wrote: There are quite a few of SP cars in my Volume 3 in the series, Southern Pacific Freight Cars. I really like the Owl Mountain load kit. I reviewed it and showed an application

Hi, I'm getting ready to do several "flat cars with lumber loads on them" and am having trouble finding images of actual loaded cars taken in the transition era. I model primarily "the railroads

On Dec 18, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Eric Hansmann eric@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote: Resin Car Works would like to feature your work on the RCW blog. With the current discussion regarding