The Tichy flat car is nearly correct as is for ACL, CG, CN, FEC, GN, L&N, NC&StL, SAL, SP&S, SSW, and T&P Champ produced an excellent decal set for the kit

Bill, Check this link for the June 1993 RMJ. Some of the magazines on the original Trainlife site can be accessed. http://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/148/10699/june-1993-page-5 Eric

Garth Groff wrote: Garth, I thought it was the single-sheathed cars, originally numbered 15001-16000, that were renumbered into the 26000 series and some of them given roof hatches. The

I checked the Michealsand Hobby Lobby websites, and they both carry Beadalon square German styleartistic wire. Michaels carries 20 and 22 gauge silver plated, copper/brasscore wire. Hobby Lobby

On 11 November Dennis Storzek wrote, in part: "Aluminium is a favorite for CNC machining of cavities because it cuts easy and doesn't break small cutters. The old Front Range line was completely

I have this photo of an ERDX 11000 series car. The lettering follows the MDT font. I have seen these cars with the circular sunburst (?) logo too. The 10000 series were of lower height but I don't

Doug, From your photo, it looks like this car originally had 5-5-5 ends, which suggest the base was a USRA boxcar. If so, easy-peasy. You have lots of choices. FWIIW, RMC had plans for a similar car

Sean, There is a 1961 color photo on page 64 of CLASSIC FREIGHT CARS, THE SERIES, VOL. 1 by John Henderson. In case you don't have this book, or can't find same, I will describe. The car has fairly

Fred, I just ordered some decals from them a couple of weeks ago - the set for their six-pack of 40-fot, 50-ton flat cars.  I found them to be clear and sharp, but unusually thick as you mention.  I

Eric, A Monon carman told me that when replacing individual wood running boards on freight car roofs they always painted them so they could charge more work to the car whether a home road of

Lester, Curious about what happened to MINX 1040? See my Groups IO photo album at https://realstmfc.groups.io/g/main/album?id=45161 . Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Since I was stuck in moderator limbo for several days, I discovered a previous thread on these cars and specifically a message from Eric Hansmann compiling some very helpful prototype info from the

Uh, Fred, Since you model the early 1950s, if you want NIPX 8 and want it to be accurate, you might check some ORERs to see when this car (and this reporting mark) went out of service. NIPX does not

While I generally try to stick with reality, my current layout is freelanced, but set in possible reality. The Virginia Midland serves Madison, Virginia, and some of its industries are based on real

I'm working on a six pack of HO scale Tichy 50 ton, 40 foot flat cars and have decided to letter them for six different roads.  I model the UP in the 1950-1953 time frame so I'm thinking of using UP,

Friends, Some of the Delano photos taken of the CNW yard in Chicago show this sort of track, and even a few of the hand-pushed narrow guage cars. Yours Aye, Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge 🦆

Tim and Friends, Add WP to your list. By 1940 some of their double-sheathed boxcars from series 16001-18500 were renumbered to series 26001-26125 and were assigned to bulk plaster service out of

Friends, For what is worth to this discussion, Kodak Verichrome Safety Film, an orthochromatic film was available from 1931-1956. Kodak's panchromatic Panatomic X was introduced in 1933, and their

Stephen I recall someone (perhaps at the St Louis RPM) told me that Tichy's printer uses a type of "plastic" transfer method to create the lettering. If so, they

Jim that is awesome!! And they did it all without computers or email - or evidently even the phone! I would never have thought a load of CORN in a reefer would be partially