SOLD I have two of my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kits. These have the Equipco fan. These two kits lack any underfloor/frame parts, and would be good uses with Tichy underframes or

Is that the original kit underframe or an Accurail replacement? Eric Hansmann Eric -- Good eye! Yes, it's Accurail. Time for the back-story -- this was a "boxcar rescue". The original Varney

Hello- I have two of my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kits. These have the Equipco fan. These two kits lack any underfloor/frame parts, and would be good uses with Tichy underframes

Bob, No blasphemy here. You have up-graded a post war Varney box car to a level good for at least 40 years later. To me that is “Model Railroading” at its best. U remember well the post war era

Sorry Eric no mention of where he got it from, that sure is a ding in the gondola. Ed thank you for your information. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Steve Busch wrote: "The Carl Shaver book containing information on the flatcars, is actually: Chesapeake & Ohio Freight Cars 1937 -1946 , Copyright 1980, 1989, and 2014, Chesapeake & Ohio Historical

OPPS! My bad, The Carl Shaver book containing information on the flatcars, is actually: Chesapeake & Ohio Freight Cars 1937 -1946 , Copyright 1980, 1989, and 2014, Chesapeake & Ohio

Nice work, Bob! Is that the original kit underframe or an Accurail replacement? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Claus Schlund passed along the nice link to a C&O 125 ton flatcar: “Hi List members, Nice image of a C&O six-axle heavy duty flat in what is clearly the steam era on the Canadian National.

I am planning my April op session on my Santa Fe Alma branch layout. I need two more people for one of the following dates: 4/6, 4/7, 4/14, 4/27 or 4/28. My op sessions begin with Lunch at noon.

Neat Bob, Al Kresse

Bob Chapman wrote: "This may border on blasphemy, but I recently had some fun upgrading this Varney steel boxcar "legacy model" with new running boards, ladders, grabs, stirrups, handbrake, etc. -- as

Ben -- This may border on blasphemy, but I recently had some fun upgrading this Varney steel boxcar "legacy model" with new running boards, ladders, grabs, stirrups, handbrake, etc. -- as well as some

Randy; There were water treatment plants all over the country that received chlorine in small 105's. Producers/Users included PennSalt, DuPont, Niagara and many others. You can easily justify use

That ship with a white diamond on the stack and all those ventilators, is a United Fruit Co. "banana boat," in service between US ports and company plantations in Central America. Besides New Orleans,

That's a nice string of ventilated boxcars. L&N is the easy one to ID. The next one back looks like it is lettered for Central of Georgia. I wish we had a better look at those gondolas. Check out the

List, I was asleep at the wheel and missed out on the recently offered Resin Car Works #11.0 Great Northern Mid-century wood-sheathed boxcar. If anyone has a kit they're willing to part with, please

Hi Randy, Acid and acid-like compounds were typically shipped in special acid tank cars, such as those produced in HO by Tangent and Resin Car Works. I was just up in the Toronto area, and Credit

Based on the size of the reporting marks on the L&N vent car, this is very early. Bill Welch

Jim to answer your questions. 1. I use both PBW and Detail Associates wire both. I have both in stock. The PBW easier to obtain and more cost effective if that is a concern; however, not easier to