Irv Athearn lead a rather frugal lifestyle, just he and his wife in a double-wide trailer a few miles from the office. What made me remember that was seeing the Cadillac's in the Blue Box auto carrier

And did any of these (in this advertisement), ever match a specific prototype? All that I have ever seen is "similar to, but not an exact match to...." Jim Lackner

This is why I laugh when I see panic over the retirement of Athearn Blue Box kits...some of them were in continuous production for over 50 years by the time kits were discontinued in 2009. If you

Ya knows, your opinion is always welcome here in these USofA. So is counter opinions. It always amazes me when I see people slamming anything from, in this case, Microsoft. It also happens with

Jerry, Jim is correct, the Tichy set #9310 has text that reads "The Buycrus Co." in text that looks right for the boom of their derrick. The way I've spelt it here is the way it is on the sheet, so

Thanks Jerry

Andy, it happens. The best thing to do is to contact an administrator AFTER first checking the web site to make sure you are still subscribed to the mailing list. A lot of email services are

I received this email this morning from Group io. It said to resume subscription to click there. I have not received any STMFC emails since, though I complied with their instructions. Do I need to

I have used epoxy to attach parts to brass with excellent results - including a trip through the 150 degree oven to "bake" the Scalecoat paint. I would never trust CA for this application. For tiny

Tichy might have something you can use in their set for their wreck crane kit. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Thanks Tim. Curious. I tried a Google search and did not find this site. Oh well. Sorry to take up time, but I thought someone might have used Bucyrus decals before. Jerry Michels

Jared, I don’t foresee any major problems. We all wash and grit blast CA applied details all the time. As Paul noted, make sure the surfaces are clean. I would consider grit blasting the brass

Thanks Jerry, the decals are from Speedwitch and are beautiful.

Hi Jared I would suggest cleaning the model prior to adding the NBW castings, then handle as little as possible while adding the castings and finish up by cleaning the areas with NBW castings using a

I created a PDF of floors an interior walls to print on light cardstock and glue inside a car. Guess I should add some of these marks near the door opening. BTW feel free to use the file.

Microscale has a set of MOW decals that has Bucyrus lettering in black or white. I don't remember the stock number off hand.

Hi Jared, I suspect it depends on how you will clean the model before painting. For example, I've found that soaking models in water for an hour or more will cause CA bonds to detach, but I suspect

I have been detailing a Balboa Santa Fe gas electroc to resemble M.177. So far I have been soldering everything but I have gotten to the point of wanting to attach nut-bolt-washer castings to the

try Google? https://zyconmodels.com/oc/index.php?route=product/product&path=12_13&product_id=398&sort=p.price&order=DESC -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I recently purchased to HO-Scale Bucyrus cranes from Reynauld's Euro Imports, Inc and was wondering if anyone knew of a source for Bucyrus decals? I want to load the cranes on a flat car (freight car