"Shot blasting media" suggests to me that these miniature balls are for shot peening, an industrial process which smooths over minute surface "risers" on steel parts, such as crankshafts and

Thanks for checking with Pierre about this car. Given that it was originally built n 1923 it would be great to have an original version available for my 1926 focus. Pierre, count me in for at least

Ask and you shall receive! I've had a conversation with the pattern maker on this kit and we've established that we can indeed offer a "as built" variant set of parts for this

​Well, I guess that rules out depleted uranium ;) Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Part of an on-line review stated, "I am not sure what metal is used for the tiny little "BBs", but it is not magnetic and after a few measurements I came up with a density of about 4.15 gr/cm3 (lead

I have been using rattle cans of Dullcoat for as long as I remember. It does give a flat finish but not always a uniform finish. I am not building contest quality models , just for me to run at home

​Clearly I cared more about what Cody was using to weight the car than the car ;) Regards Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: STMFC@... on behalf of Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC] Sent: Monday,

I have a photo of 40709 w/a reweigh date of January 1967 in very good condition w/what looks like fairly fresh paint and stenciling and a very wide left side door. It is stenciled "AB Brake." Also CP

I know very little about hoppers in general and less about railroads in the southeast but that said I’m looking at building a simulator route (for Open Rails) centered on the Southern railway in

Here here Dave! I feel that the original configuration would benefit pre depression and transition era modelers alike. I would love to own this kit, it looks gorgeous! Corey

Bruce, unless your MR is different than mine, the article is about a Varney gondola. Tony Thompson

​Don, Maybe I'm not into one-size fits all solutions ;) Lead sheet is great, as are tire weights, for specific applications. In the case I have in mind, F&C GR gons and FM flats, about the only

Guess it depends on what one is into. I shoot a lot and could pick up non-lead shot, which some of us use for reloading, but it is easier to pick up a little lead sheet from a roofing contractor or

Dennis Storzek wrote: Or you could apparently request them. When PFE started with mechanical reefers, they used the "original" type ends at the A end, since the barrier between the interior and

I just recently acquired an Intermountain Ga-2 (That's what it is lettered.) that has the operating levers on the end removed and a wood floor with the boards running the length of the car. (This

They always gouge on shipping. Flat Rate Priority Mail weight limitis something like 75 lbs!! I remember when I ordered a ton of stufffrom AZ Rock & Minerals years ago... came in one box. The

The cars I have seen closeup have early UMP dreadnoughts with the square corners. You're correct that SRE probably got all the early dies when they bought out UMP. I've speculated General American

I have communicated with Pierre about this off list, but I just want to amplify what Corey has said. As far as I know, there were 600 of these cars constructed originally in 1923, and they road the

---In STMFC@..., <rhinman11@...> wrote : 1955, possible rolling into the following year. My favorite unanswered question is where they found the 1930's vintage steel ends to put on these cars. Roger

Bruce: Looks like steel shot, but there is this video on U-tube describing use in "wagons" (in a charming British accent): Liquid Gravity - Handy Weighting System