I've written a Blog post about the information I have discovered in the Archives at Modeling the ATSF Valley Division Third & Oakland Districts + the Alameda Belt: A Visit to the National Archives

I don't mess with the hobby shop solvent cements at all anymore. To keep my Testor's square jar full, I get methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) by the gallon at my local paint store (which, curiously, is next

My latest foray to a hobby shop to purchase liquid Testors to refill my 20-year old square bottle resulted in purchasing two partially empty (or full depending on your perspective) bottles. Did not

My recollection is that I used Testors before I bought the 2 too fast drying plastruct solvents and it was slower drying. But I must have had that jar for years. In my last job I had a drum of MEK

I am planning an operating session on Santa Fe's Alma branch in June on either Saturday, June 11, or Saturday, June 18. We will gather for lunch at noon, retiring to the basement to operate before

I made a 3" square of 1" thick hard plastic foam and made a hole in the center for the bottle, and I save old bottles without the safety caps. I transfer about 1/4" of cement from the new bottle to

Bill Welch wrote: Bill, I'm with you on the "untippy" old bottles. And you don't have to fight with the "safety" cap. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN Anyone have any of the old square squat jars they want to pass on? Bill Welch

Ed, Try Testors plastic cement.It is slower to dry- gives you several secondsto adjust parts.Although some people don't like it, I have had good results withit. I also Plastruct orange and white

I do not think anything could be better than good old MEK. Jared Harper Athens, GA ---In STMFC@..., <sullivant41@...> wrote : Hi Ed, I still like Testor's Plastic Cement. It has a decent working

Hi Ed, I still like Testor's Plastic Cement. It has a decent working time, and I use it 95% of the time in assembling plastic models and parts. It actually can be used to clean brushes that have

Has anyone recently bought plastic solvent cement that isn't too fast to evaporate? I bought white label plastruct solvent cement which doesn't gack up the brush like orange label, but it dries so

In reply to my inquiry on modeling the subject cars, Ben Hom asked "Which cars?" and provided great pictures. My response: Any of them would be acceptable. Thanks. Fran Giacoma

Hello Ben, Thanks very much for posting the three NYC auto-box photos. Is #56000 a rebuild of one of the type initially constructed as double sheathed cars from 1916? Can't believe it was built

Fran Giacoma asked: "Enjoyed the subject article and would like to add a car to run on my HO 1956 B&O Shenandoah SD layout. I'd like to model the later (1940's) all steel, 40' car. What HO car would

Bless you or great sage!!!! ;>) -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-1144 srrfan1401@...

Patience Grasshopper, I am pretty sure these are in the works from one of our Resin purveyors. Bill Welch

THANK YOU ever so much Mr. Rich Yoder for posting this video, It is truly sad how the veterans are just set aside by so many and not given a moments thought. Who would defend our country? Surley not

HO scale, 40 ft boxcar. Does anyone make an ACF Car-builders roof for this car? I seem to imagine an old AHM car with that but my brain is very suspect. Any help would be

---In STMFC@..., <benjaminscanlon@...> wrote : A 'wrecker' car, maybe? Already had discussions in years past about Ga & Fla's SOO sawtooth car and there are a few others like a DS USRA boxcar. That