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Re: Anyone make this?

Hendrickson and Kaminski's Billboard Refrigerator Cars shows several Northern Refrigerator Car Co. cars in the 3600 series. The standard portion of the lettering looks correct, and one of the

By Jim Gates · #164552 ·

Re: Anyone make this?

I just tried to search the MTH site. I have never been able to negotiate that site. Roger Huber Deer Creek Locomotive Works

By Roger Huber <trainpainter@...> · #164551 ·

Re: Anyone make this?

Hello, Atlas O also offered that car many years ago in O scale. Their research might be somewhat better. Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353

By Ted Schnepf · #164550 ·

Re: Anyone make this?

Tony, Not sure! It appears to be a real company from my limited research. I saw a similar car on the Art Griffin site once. This O scale model is by MTH and we all know they are sticklers for

By Roger Huber <trainpainter@...> · #164549 ·

Re: Photo: Delivering A 1957 Chevy

Bob Chaparro wrote: "Photo: Delivering A 1957 Chevy End door boxcar: https://66.media.tumblr.com/c3b25a8a106e913adac4a0061d1acb77/tumblr_n7jd1n0aG81qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg Actually enclosed bi-level auto

By Benjamin Hom · #164548 ·

Re: Reading decals - was Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

Don, The anthracite herald appeared at least as early as 1942. I have a photo of READING HTs 67300, new, 9/42, in this scheme. For a color photo of HTf 89252 see page 38 of the Reading Color Guide

By Bruce Smith · #164547 ·

Re: Reading decals - was Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

Don, I can't give you an exact date off the top of my head but the "America's Largest..." herald was introduced in the early 1950s on an order of offset side, two bay hoppers. Cars rebuilt received

By Drew M. · #164546 ·

The Spring issue of The Keystone Modeler is available

Folks, The Spring issue (#108) of The Keystone Modeler is now available on the PRRT&HS web site at: http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith,

By Bruce Smith · #164545 ·

Re: Anyone make this?

Is it a real scheme or just a dream? Tony Thompson

By Tony Thompson · #164544 ·

Photo: Delivering A 1957 Chevy

Photo: Delivering A 1957 Chevy End door boxcar: https://66.media.tumblr.com/c3b25a8a106e913adac4a0061d1acb77/tumblr_n7jd1n0aG81qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

By Bob Chaparro · #164543 ·

Re: Reading decals - was Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

Reading hoppers with this paint have given me sme grief. Can anyone advise me with any certainty as to what year the red patch herald began t be used. Did it only come through on new cars such as the

By Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...> · #164542 ·

Re: Results, was Re: Super Clean Degreaser to remove lettering

It looks good to me. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #164541 ·

Rapido NP DS Boxcars

The car fleet ended up with many duplicate numbers, so the weekend hobby time has been spent upgrading the cars and changing their numbers. Kadee scale couplers became and the replacements and

By gary laakso · #164540 ·

Anyone make this?

Does anyone make either this car or decals in HO? Thanks, Roger Huber

By Roger Huber <trainpainter@...> · #164539 ·

Results, was Re: Super Clean Degreaser to remove lettering

Okay, I added the Ghost White replacement numeral. What do you think? Dave -- Sent from David Bott's desktop pc -- ____________________________ David Bott, modeling the A&Y in '34

By A&Y Dave in MD · #164538 ·

Re: SAL AF-5

Thanks for the update Chad. Keep us informed when you are ready to release. I'll be good for an order ! Brent ________________________________ Dr. J. Brent Greer

By Brent Greer · #164537 ·

Re: Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

...and that contrast flare can make '8' and '6' nearly indistinguishable, as well as 'O' and 'D' or even 'B' and 'E'. I have yet to identify a complete rounded serif freight car lettering set from

By Richard Brennan · #164536 ·

Re: Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 11:29 AM, Richard Brennan wrote: More caveats: - Even before 'named' trains.. the road name lettering on engines and passenger cars was NOT necessarily the same as that on

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #164535 ·

Re: Liquid Poured On A Grain Load

There were/are lots of liquid grain fumigants applied as you describe,some brand names were Weevil-Cide, Phostoxin and many others. Application of these fumigants was more common many decades ago.

By George LaPray · #164534 ·

Re: Printing White Decals - 'Fonts'

At 06:53 AM 5/27/2019, Nelson Moyer wrote: Absent a full set of railroad stencil drawings; Basing the lettering on car photographs is the ONLY way to generateaccurate artwork... at least for the

By Richard Brennan · #164533 ·

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