I needed some square stock for the FGEX Reefer Mini-Kit and had lost my gifted square stock I received from Bill Welch. So i decided to try and make my own from some brass rod. I began by taping some

Today on the Steamtown site. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-11-10-19/X7994.jpg Brian Rochon

Bill that is a very nice looking build. This will be a great help with my Mini-Kit Love the attention to detail Question! Do you have a photo of the underframe? Model or prototype or

Consider purchasing a “draw plate” from a jewelry supply. You can make your own square stock. Gene Deimling

Brad: The Southern was a big fan of “double drop bottom” (DDB) gons. In pre steel hopper days, they were referred to a “coal cars”. Here is a much cropped and resolution reduced part of

All: Thanks for the information. Mike

There is quite a bit of info in Hinman’s book on MDT. Tony Thompson

Armand, ERDX was one of the reporting marks owned by Merchants Despatch Transportation Corp. My January 1952 ORER lists ERDX 9900-9999 as the only series. They were 42' long RB's (bunkerless reefers

Seeking information on The ERDX fleet of Reefer.Any help will be appreciated.Armand Premo

. . .this link will take you to photos on an unpainted Sunshine kit of the same car: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VobZE8Ywfi0a74ME97BaSVwzIlnk7Br1 Note the flange along the bottom of the

Southern open top cars were Black. Bill Welch

I think it says the wire is Nichrome! [Genuine Sandvik Nichrome 80 !!] -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserSPROG UserNMRA Life member

Brad Andonian wrote: Like all these cars, they were DESIGNED by Enterprise, but built by the buyer's choice of builder. Enterprise did not build cars, but patented their designs and had

Gentlemen, I just acquired an O scale Southern six door drop bottom steel gondola from PSC. Might anyone have any info on these cars ie build date correct paint color [red or black] etc. The box

If you need shorter pieces, the leads on LED's are square. Like the type once sold at Radio Shack. Aaron Gjermundson

I don't remember what options there were when I ordered my 100-foot reel of .4mm x .4mm that is .019" x .019" from Kidney Puncher. The wire is steel and comes off the reel pretty straight and it is

https://www.kidneypuncher.com/n80-square-wire-30ft-spool/ .3mm = ~1" .4mm = ~1-3/8" John Monrad

Which reminds me, I recall someone found a source for square brake wheel shaft material. Search of the archives has lots of results, but none specifically relevant. Anyone know of a practical source?

This advertisement from Intermountain's Trainfest flyer got me to thinking just how far freight car modeling has come in the 30 or so (plus or minus) years since the "resin revolution" ran headfirst

Texas & Northern -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*