A friend was in Omaha looking in antique stores...I don’t know why? Hepicked up three Ertl cars for five bucks each on my behalf. So now I own a boxcar, gondola and flat car. What to do with the box

FWIW, a reasonable bottom shot of a 3-bay offset hopper. Curt Fortenberry http://www.ebay.com/itm/371969459778

Folks, I have been using jp's Brown Nymphing Mud "Soft Tungsten Weightavailable at Cabelas Outdoor Centers for weight. It is moldable andgreat to work with on open cars. Tom VanWormer Monument

Thanks to you Pierre and your pattern maker. Very much appreciated! David Jobe, Sr. Saint Ann, Missouri

This seems to make a great deal of sense, Dennis. Lead, handled safely, should cause few problems, finger-lickers being the exception. Michael Gross Facebook.com/ActorMichaelGross

I know it's very close to cars of a number of roads - often aquestion of the exact inside length, and height, and of course the end braces.It would be great if Athearn would do what they did with the

If anyone wants a piece of extremely thin lead sheet (thinner than hobby shop stuff), please contact me OFF LIST and I will bring to you at Collinsville. I have a large roll that I'll NEVER use except

Dave, I believe Ian Cranstone developed this extensive CPR freight car roster list from studying the CPR entries in 88 issues of ORER from 1901 to 2006. Here is the link to the CPR freight car

Three of the five photos I have of these cars—sent to Pierre today in case he needs them—have a very wide lefthand door presumably resulting in the 13.3 or 13.6 width Dave notes in his message. I

John: I have no idea exactly how Ian put that tabulation together, and certainly not how he strove to reduce the complex history of these cars into a single-line entry (impossible in my view). My

If he didn't do it via water displacement, all bets are off. Just fror grins I went to mcmaster.com to see what they have for lead... Lead shot, .080" dia, wish it was smaller:

Dave, Are are saying the evidence of the extensive ORER entries of many years isnot reliable ? Is it inaccurate ? John R

The other interesting thing about these rebuilds is all of the ones I've seen have the early Barber S-1 trucks that came out around 1934, which would make them not original equipment.

Pierre, merci beaucoup. Dave Parker Riverside, CA On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:58 PM, "Pierre Oliver pierre.oliver@... [STMFC]" wrote: Ask and you shall receive!

John: The new Yarmouth kit represents cars in series 297500-297799 built in 1923 with 13-6 door openings. With all due respect to you and to Ian, this statement is not at all consistent with the

Pierre, That is amazing news! I will surely be buying this! I am so excited! Corey

First regarding George's response I don't think the Interstate owned any USRA twin hoppers or copies of same. Second, the Athearn Rib Side Twin Hopper is very close to several thousand cars owned by

Assuming the reviewer measured the bulk density correctly (hmmm...), and assuming the beads were at least approaching closed pack density, the the density of the mystery metal was in ballpark of 5.6

David, I'm modeling Southern's Natural Tunnel route, which interchanged with the Interstate. This was a heavy rail branch that ran from Appalachia, Virginia to Bulls Gap, Tn. There was a cut off

Tim O'Connor wrote: If the actual density is even REMOTELY like the 4.15 g/cm3 claimed in the review, it sure ain't tungsten. You could look it up. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature