Wow who ever offers them I hope they have a better photo to do so. Hubert Mask

CDS set #594 is for the 1952 D&H PS-1's. Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I just repaired a brass model (loose freight car bolster) with canopy glue. In the past I have used epoxy for this kind of thing (epoxy is definitely safe below freezing and even

Thanks, Fenton I ordered a set. The herald isn't correct, But I also ordered one of their hopper sets which looks to have the right one. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel

I believe K4 has the decals you need. Google K4 and look up D&H Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Folks, Can anyone provide a source for decals for D&H 40' PS-1 boxcars, series 20000-20249, Built in 1956? There is a photo here: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/dh/dh20150bs.jpg There is also a photo

Eric- Let me know when you need to finish your model of this facility. I have several friends down the road from our house that have horses….. Charlie Vlk

All- Before the era of this group but I think interesting to this discussion, there was a spur off the 1864 “Chicago Branch” (aka the CB&Q “Racetrack”) just west of the Chicago city limit

It isn’t model paint information, but FYI, there is a nice video of a train wreck showing a GN car in April 1954 at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtnVk2M3YU Rob

From the Carroll Schmitt collection I think everyone is missing my point. The B&W photos of the State of Maine cars establish the problem facing the photographer; Without a filter, both the red and

I am sure the notation on the glue bottle refers to the glue in that liquid form. It certainly does not refer to the glue when polymerized and set as an adhesive. I have had some challenging material

So I was going to start build on a couple of resin kits, thought I would try canopy glue this time, and then someone here (or another list) posted about taking models apart, putting them in the

Thanks very much for this photo, Brian. Aside from the question of stripe color, it looks like many of the details of this car differ from the Rapido offering. Dan Miller

Thanks for the clarification. I have shots of 5194 and 5196. 5194 has an X in front of the number so I assume these are probably company service numbers and not revenue cars. -- Charlie Duckworth

Let me add that sometimes gons of manure were just hauled to a remote yard location, ie in the country somewhere, and unloaded into a wet or swampy area. Of course this was all in the days before

Before motorized vehicles dominated the streets, cities had to clean up the waste left by horses and teams. An August 1912 photo if the Pennsy's Try Street team yard in Pittsburgh, PA, captures a

Before 1925 or so horses were the dominant form of "horsepower" in urban areas. Stables were everywhere to house wagon teams. And everyone who was upper middle class or rich had one or more. A horse

Charlie, The Westerfield GN 50' single wood sheath box car is Pratt truss construction correct for the 42000-42899 series, 42900-42999 with full end doors, and 43000-43049. The 43050-43499 had 3/3/3

I have never heard of a farmer selling or giving away manure, but that might have happened. That was a very useful fertilizer for the farmer. Usually the manure is a product of large stock yards or

The Resin Car Works minions have been busy. Updates on three kits have posted to the blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/rcw-update-2/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy