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Re: tank car identity

What would this car transport? Liquid sugar? Chocolate? Something else? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

By Bob Chaparro · #191108 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

With the L&N, one cannot go wrong having too many hopper cars. Chuck Peck

By Charles Peck · #191107 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

What is worse? Boxcaritis, or Gon-crazy? Asking for a friend…. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

By Eric Hansmann · #191106 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

As a follow up to Bob's remarks on L&N boxcar red, it varied. L&N would ask paint suppliers to bid on paint. There was a sample provided, I was told. L&N was a frugal railroad. A better price meant

By Charles Peck · #191105 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

Yes, “boxcaritis”, I’ve been having the same symptoms. This looks like a good remedy. I’ll have to look deeper into SP’s MOW fleet. I know Jason Hill has done a lot of work in this area.

By Jay Styron · #191104 ·

Re: Proto 2000 50' Auto Box Car

I have an undec version. Have no idea what to do with it. If anyone’s interested I would sell it for $20 includes shipping. Clark Sent from Mail for Windows

By Clark Propst · #191103 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

Thanks. A few hours later and I now have a collection of early ORERs that make me repeat “Ain’t the internet great!!” Rob

By Robert kirkham · #191102 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

Bob, Can you tell how you made the horizontal sliding window? What size styrene framing is used for the sliding track? Are you going to install window screen on the outside as well?

By Jason P · #191101 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

The download button is to the upper right, at the "tools" icon. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL On Saturday, March

By Ray Breyer · #191100 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

Thanks,. Know your a L&N fan. Just forwarded your article to a fellow L&N proto and modeler. Don't worry can always, like many, find another of many projects. Thanks!!!!!! Reuben @ Poplarville, MS

By reubeft · #191099 ·

Re: L&N Tool and Water Car

"Reubeft" asks: Is it all scratch built? Yes Do you use kit flat or boxcar frame? No -- just styrene sheet and strips Evergreen plastic for top section?

By Bob Chapman · #191098 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

Thanks for the offer Ian. I’ll let you know if i run into any additional questions. Meanwhile, let me repeat my thanks for your Canadian Freight Cars web site: - I doubt i’d have persevered on

By Robert kirkham · #191097 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

So far, i have not found a download button. So i am doing screen captures of the pages i need. Laborious work! Rob

By Robert kirkham · #191096 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

yes, having found it - it is a great resource. Rob

By Robert kirkham · #191095 ·

Re: Proto 2000 50' Auto Box Car

I’d use a UMM micro saw not a dremel and file. But I can be heavy handed with a dremel.

By Brian Carlson · #191094 ·

Re: Proto 2000 50' Auto Box Car

Apex is right I was looking at 87000-87099. They had Viking roofs and wood running boards. 87100-87199 had Viking roofs and apex. I posted the NKP freight diagrams here previously.

By Brian Carlson · #191093 ·

Re: Early ORER help? Western Refrigerator Transit 1048

Note some others are (were?) also available from Google Books. Sorry, I don't have URLs for them (it was a LONG time ago that I downloaded them), but (hopefully) if you know about them you can find

By akerboomk · #191092 ·

Re: Representing Boards In HO Scale

I work mostly with wood, much of which I cut and finish on my Byrnes table saw. I also use styrene if it is appropriate for the project. I have had great results by drawing both strips through a

By Dave Lawler · #191091 ·

Re: Proto 2000 50' Auto Box Car

Tom Madden cast up a bunch of resin 50 foot Viking roofs for the car and then as someone said Stan R. offered them as well - in both cases spliced DPH 40 foot roofs.

By Tim O'Connor · #191090 ·

Re: Proto 2000 50' Auto Box Car

Paolo That's how I did mine, with an Apex rb. I think I rough cut the roof out with a Dremel cutting wheel, then trimmed with nippers and then a good file to

By Tim O'Connor · #191089 ·

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