Yes, the Trout Creek ladders are the old Taurus ladders. They also make an O scale version, although I can't find it on the new web page. If you have questions, you should be able to reach them by

Charles, Taurus Products was taken over by Trout Creek Engineering. Website is hard to find and their former website is defunct, but here it is:

Red Caboose made an "Ice Service" PFE reefer -kit no. 4114f (PFE orange). Westerfield made (1) a B&O (ex-FGE, ex-PRR) R-7 Ice Service reefer, kit no. 11664; (2) an AT&SF BX-3/6

Great idea, Andy. I will have to dig around my old kitchen stuff I had when I lived in Cali for a skillet. If I try and use one of my wife's, I will be moving into that apartment on your property,

I have found 2 additional Intermountain undecorated war emergency box car kits. One Intermountain Kit #41070 with rectangular panel roof. In the box there are decals for NKP, GM&O and Alton asking

Rarely were any of the commercial resin kit's castings heat cured. A heat cured resin casting gains strength, and its memory is solidified. A partial correction of a thicker warped casting may make it

I'll comment that the "preheat to 150 F -- TURN OFF -- put part on a flat plate (cookie sheet) for 10 min" is in Sunshine general instructions and it works. My additional comment is that this works

About a year ago, I looked on the back of several DA parts envelopes to see if I could find any contact information. I found two different PO box numbers, so I sent a letter to each one. I offered to

Thanks Pierre , I thought I read about that procedure in the past. Gary McMills

Hi Gary, I have straightened out warped floors on several kits by preheating the oven to 150 degrees, then turn the oven off. Place the warped floor on a metal flat pan and slide it in the oven.

straightening warped resin is easy Very hot water, not quite boiling, immerse the part briefly. remove and lay on a flat surface. let cool. repeat if required Pierre

Contact the manufacturer would be best advise. Hubert Mask

-------- Original Message -------- Hi Gentlemen, I recently bought a Funaro & Camerlengo USRA double sheath Boxcar kit at a show and I have noticed that both ends of the car floor are bent about

DA is a one-person, part-time maker. Discussion in Dec 2021 (two months ago) on MFCL posts say that the business is alive, if not well. I think there is a lot of old unsold stock

Slightly off subject, but not much.... Does anyone know if Taurus Products, which made etched (?) brass caboose ladders, is still in business? I installed a pair of those ladders in place of the

There were many "ice service" refrigerator cars. I have seen pictures of ART. FGE and PFE cars lettered for this service. Intermountain produced a model (47739) for a wood FGE car. I was introduced

The last time I was in Full Steam Ahead hobby shop in Altoona PA, (2 years ago) they had a 4 drawer file cabinet full of detail parts, including Detail Associates. Mark Rossiter

Raymond, They are not closed even though it may seem like it. After not being available for years, I have recently purchased parts at various hobby shops that are new runs. They are slowly

At the risk of spreading disinformation, I believe that the company is done. The remaining owner seems reluctant to admit it. I've been trying for years to get a response with zero success

Does anybody know for sure whether Detail Associates is closed and dead as an HO scale detail parts source? I notice that I have some of their freight car and diesel parts on back order with Walthers