Those HD trucks were included in the earlier ore cars but more recent kits and R-T-R versions feature their regular freight car trucks. I've had good luck finding the earlier versions at swap meets. I

Don Valentine asked: "As most of us are aware, many railroads began rebuilding their USRA double sheathed box cars in the mid to late 1930 with most using "kits" of new sides and sometimes other

Please excuse what may be an off-the-wall question for many but may shed some light on things for others. As most of us are aware, many railroads began rebuilding their USRA double sheathed box cars

Full size decals available on the tractor restoration market, surely some enterprising individual could make scale decals from these.Written as I sit on my McCormick Deering Farmall A. "If it ain't

Don Valentine wrote: "Three bay MDC hoppers for the B&LE sounds about right to me, Richard. Some of them were purchased 2nd hand by the B&M and they all had trucks with double clasp brakes. Can't

Three bay MDC hoppers for the B&LE sounds about right to me, Richard. Some of them were purchased 2nd hand by the B&M and they all had trucks with double clasp brakes. Can't help but wonder who else

Sad to say, I did not see any photos or any links to photos in the first message. Here is an LV 'wrong way door' box car I built in O scale, after seeing the HO F&C kit some time ago. It's a chance to

I too partook in the insanity of building these tractors too. Here's a photo of them when new 25 + yrs ago. The flat car deck was removable so a plain deck could be a replacement. Load in/empty out

I'm working on an interior for a ribside boxcar and I'm wondering is someone can tell me if the inside of the doors were painted or bare metal? I have not been able to find any pictures in my

If I recall correctly the decals were included in the tractor kit Martin offered. Building these tested my sanity too. There are over 50 parts in each tractor! I added a few things like MV lenses

That's a humbling request coming from you Rob. Sure you can. Would you rather wait till the couplers/ cut levers are installed and the car is on the layout? CW Propst

I have a question on seat color. As I remember the Formal 300 we had, had a plastic like cover that was silver in color. It was our first tractor with any kind of seat covering. before that the seats

http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=26%27+Ore+RTR&CatID=THRF&OA=True&RN=SP Ed Edward Sutorik

The SP ore cars. Tony Thompson

I think it was the MDC 3-bay hopper for B&LE

Does anyone remember what freight car - MDC or Athearn - they went under? My memory banks failed me on this one. Todd Sullivan.

Tim: I recall this coming up shortly after Martin released the kits. All thet I recall I s that someone questioned their sanity after doing a load. The tractors in Mr. Sandifer's post look super.

That's a super nice looking load of Farmall H and/or M series tractors, Steve Cordially, Don Valentine

I did this one probably 10 years ago. It is a regular runner in my op sessions. J. Stephen Sandifer

I found this to be true of the Kadee "laser sharp" decals - The white is translucent. It's a shame because 99.9% of their lettering is perfect. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*