I used to use Floquil Gray Primer for my covered hoppers, now I alternate between Scalecoat II UP Covered Hopper Gray and Maintenance of Way Gray. Rick Jeswionowski

The N-G ratios are for fleets of cars they don’t get into the individual makeup of the cars within the fleet numbers. I touched on my approach to this aspect back when I did my presentations in

Eric Lombard, Ray Breyer and Larry Ostesh have done a lot of research along these lines with regards to boxcars which can be found in the files section of this list. Such as

To carry ratios a bit further would be the ratio of wood to steel freight cars per era one is modeling.Armand Premo

Back in the last century when I was constructing a mid-50s seaport layout, I painted a good number of covered hoppers to serve the cement translating facility at the port. My choice of light grays

Notice the roof on the reefer in the foreground. It appears running board repairs were done "on the cheap" Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I like SCII primer, then gloss Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Group, The last email about this subject did not provide a lot of responses which I kind of figured on as it is really obscure. Let me try this another way: If you have painted a covered hopper gray

Don Valentine asked: "Does anyone have enough familiarity with Boston & Albany triple hoppers to comment on the Marklin B&A hopper listed on eBay as Item #372692339988? Not a bad looking car in which

Hi folks, Does anyone have enough familiarity with Boston & Albany triple hoppers to comment on the Marklin B&A hopper listed on eBay as Item #372692339988? Not a bad looking car in which I

Paint, decals, and a gloss coat finish are the latest steps on a couple of box car kits. Those summaries and an RPM reminder are in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

Randy, all, "Understanding your road's traffic is very important" can't be emphasized enough. Bruce mentioned Reading traffic in his PRR area of interest (Columbia, PA, about 20 miles south of

Steve Wintner wrote: We can provide the variation in color and texture pretty easily. I have written a couple of blog posts about how I do so. If you're interested, here are a couple of

Plano offers etched metal running board brackets that you may wish to check out. Nelson Moyer

Steve, Did you get a hold of Jim? Greg Martin Why Yes I have done some modeling... Sent from AOL DesktopIn a message dated 9/10/2019 11:42:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, shile@... writes: -- Hey

It was not just the reefer fleet that the BAR needed only for the potato harvest, it was also motive power. Until the BAR worked a deal with the Pennsy that sent BAR power to the Pennsy during the

Randy Hamill wrote: "Although I generally agree with the Gilbert-Nelson approach, along with Bruce Smith’s percentages, they are very dependent upon the road you model. Bruce models the PRR, so 75%

I would hesitate to overdo it. I guess I would attempt building one up using styrene, cut into individual boards. My own attempts at that would inherently have a bit of wiggle and warpage. Add a bit

Hi Jim – Tichy makes running board supports. Part 3081. Rob Kirkham

... suggestions for my word "process" in the prior? I'm speculating that maybe wetting the wood and then sandwiching it between two pieces of glass to eliminate vertical warping ... Ideas for