Nice work, Fenton. I like you cars, so I’m going to finally have to look at adding some Southeastern roads to my roster. At resent I have no SAL cars and only one ACL car. Nelson Moyer

Thanks for your quick replies. I saw the site about a week ago and couldn't remember how I got the address. Now that I see it I know that I got the address - right here!!! Richard

Fenton A good kit bashing job, did you drill holes for the Kadee roof walk? Last time I used one I cut of the fixings pegs and used canopy glue and got good results, I do like the slogan on the

Dave Parker wrote: A few more thoughts: Last, Andy I don't think one should have to count the boards on these SS cars. The MCB/ARA

Hello Steam Era Modeler: We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models has several Kit Series available again. The #2900 Series has received an upgraded One-Piece Body, parts and new decal

Here are two cars just finished. The AF-4 was first and I didn't do a very good job on the Kadee roofwalk, the AF-3 was second and is much better almost excellent. I'm learning. The AF-3 was a RC 40

A few more thoughts: I can't say I am a huge fan of the Gould/Tichy USRA car. Yes, it's better than the many that have what is essentially horizontal V-groove siding. But the offsets between

The St Louis RPM recently changed their web address due to their host switching to a new domain (IIRC). Here’s the new link. http://www.icgdecals.com/stlrpm/ I do my best to keep an RPM event

Try this www.icgdecals.com/stlrpm Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Can anybody direct me to the website for this meet. I tried the RPM site and there wasn't anything there. I thought that the Meet would have its own site but if it does, I can't seem to find the

Claus it does appear to be poultry cars in the photos. And you are correct, strings of poultry cars did stream into large metro markets, esp those that served a Jewish population. Jewish dietary rules

It’s been a busy couple of weeks catching up after traveling to the RPM-East prototype modeler meet. I’ve posted a short trip summary on my DesignBuildOp blog with links to the RPM-East photo

Hi List Members, Consider if you will for a moment this photo taken on the DL&W in Jersey City in 1928... http://www.railfan.net/lists/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-03-23-19/X6445.jpg On the left

The only kit (in HO) that I know of that made an attempt to do something like this is the Gould/Tichy USRA boxcar. Instead of scribing the wood boards Bill Gould placed the alternating boards at

Garth Groff wrote: My apologies for misreading your original post. Globe did make an 8000-gallon tank, but Athearn did not, thus my comment on what Athearn called their "shorty" tank. Your

Tony, Thanks for the tip, but I don't have an Athearn 10K tank. I have 8Ks and a 12.5K. The Mantua is a 10K though. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Thanks Dennis. I'll check the local Pot Shop. Bill Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Garth Groff wrote: Garth, if you measure an Athearn metal "shorty" tank car, you will find it is very close to 10,000 gallons. The measurement and calculation is simple, as I showed in a blog post

I looked at the photo you reference, and I agree the end of the car, while only partly visible, kind of looks like the top rib is rectangular. The Santa Fe Boxcar book by Dobyne doesn't show an end

OOOOPS! Guess I was thinking of grain doors. Thanks Lester. Bull Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone