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Re: to UP fans: -B-50-25 Express Box - converting "back" to normal box car?

Many thanks, Tim. These cars are very nicely proportioned (lower height as pointed out by another user) - too bad that they became ordinary box cars in the sixties only. Johannes Modeling the early

By vapeurchapelon · #162561 ·

Re: to UP fans: -B-50-25 Express Box - converting "back" to normal box car?

Hello Bryian, no, not really. I just assemble a "good-sized" through-freight train (75-80 cars) with a strong western touch, where any UP box car would be a good match. Johannes Modeling the early

By vapeurchapelon · #162560 ·

Re: Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

Jack, I solved that issue by canting the thing to be bent, using say the set 3 in on one end and 2 in on the other. Not always perfect, I agree. I have contemplated adding styrene spacers to make it

By Bruce Smith · #162559 ·

Re: Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

I bought one of those tools decades ago and it doesn’t work for our needs since the spacing of the jaws is too wide. One set of jaws is too short but the next set is too long. Jack Burgess

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #162558 ·

Re: Mid 1950's Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Cars

Bryian, Check out the Shake n’ Take project from a few years ago ;) Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."

By Bruce Smith · #162557 ·

Mid 1950's Oscar Mayer Refrigerated Cars

Hi All, I'm looking to start a build project to model refrigerated cars that wore the Oscar Mayer Paint schemes in the mid 1950's I would like to get your input on the following: Sources for

By Bryian Sones · #162556 ·

Re: D&H Seley hoppers

Hi Don, You forgot three groups of rebuilt D&H Seleys covering the 6851-14000 number block. There were 2213 of these cars on the 1/1951 ORER, and they were all gone by 1/1955. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

By Ray Breyer · #162555 ·

Re: Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

Gang, Sounds like you mean this: https://www.micromark.com/Grab-Iron-Bending-Gauge Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the

By Bruce Smith · #162554 ·

Re: Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

Craig, A plastic or metal spiral with a hole in the center and a series of Vs cut in around the edge at various redii (that's the plural of radius). The center hole should be deep enough to produce a

By Spen Kellogg <spninetynine@...> · #162553 ·

Re: Sratch Brush

Lester, please wear a mask while working with hat brush. You do not want to inhale the microscopic fine fiberglass particles coming from it. regards, Fred Jansz

By Fred Jansz · #162552 ·

Re: to UP fans: -B-50-25 Express Box - converting "back" to normal box car?

The fact that these cars were significantly shorter (lower height) than standard boxcars of their era hasn't been emphasized enough here. I would point out, since none of the photos here even really

By mopacfirst · #162551 ·

Resin Car Works kit update

A kit update is the latest post on the Resin Car Works blog. A few tank car kits are now available, plus NYC hopper decal sets. http://blog.resincarworks.com/resin-car-works-kit-updates/

By Eric Hansmann · #162550 ·

Re: Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

Craig You didn't state whether your intent was to create straight, 2 bend, 4 bend or 6 bend grabs, nor if you were going to round wire. Then there is the end treatment process. In the wire world it's

By mark_landgraf · #162549 ·

Re: D&H Seley hoppers

Claus, From a posting of yours with follow up data almost 10 years ago https://realstmfc.groups.io/g/main/topic/17233131#93201 The claim was they were red until 1942 when the D&H started

By Don Burn · #162548 ·

Help me design a new Grab Iron Bending Jig

Hey folks - I'm thinking about designing a tool for bending grab irons that can be 3D printed. I know that Micro-Mark has a tool for sale, and I could use that as a starting point. But I thought I

By Craig Bisgeier · #162547 ·

Re: D&H Seley hoppers

Hi Tim, Armand, and List Members, The photo link provided by Tim is an image of mine that I uploaded to my Flickr account some time ago. It shows the factory painted (black) plastic N scale

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #162546 ·

Re: Throwback Tuesday: The Lindberg Line

Hello Group! Perhaps worth repeating now----- I spoke of the current availability of the former Lindberg trucks (E+B) back in August. Here's what I posted---- "The old C+D (actually E+B) truck line

By Schleigh Mike · #162545 ·

Sratch Brush

I have added a scratch brush tool post to my blog focusing on using a scratch brush with fiberglass bristles to remove lettering on freight cars. Photos and writeup are on my blog I started to share

By Lester Breuer · #162544 ·

scanned images

It never fails to amaze me on a group so dedicated to detail and exactness, how people submit haphazardly aligned scanned images. If it's worth doing, PLEASE get them straight.

By jerryglow2 · #162543 ·

Re: Throwback Tuesday: The Lindberg Line

I did artwork for decals when the article on the MILW stockcar came out

By jerryglow2 · #162542 ·

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