I thought as much, just confirming the obvious. Nelson Moyer

Clark Propst wrote: "...but the car was in auto parts service at the time I model. I model a grange branch. These cars would not be seen there. On to another..." To be sure, check the appropriate

Nelson After loading the doors would be sealed as to keep moisture out of the car. I’m going to use this car as one that’s been recently coopered and when my local pulls the loads they’ll then

I use the Plastruct shingles too and am very happy with them. For rolled roofing I use toilet paper cut in strips. Jared Harper Athens, GA

On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 11:20 AM, Nelson Moyer wrote: This scene got me thinking about grain door and operation. Some modelers run grain loads with the car doors open, but I thought that doors were

It would be nice to see some close ups of the ladders and ‘Z’ bracing to judge the model more objectively as the image of the finished model these parts appear to be rather flat and not highly

I received a few comments about this kit. Please understand that I’m not trashing this kit. It does fill a need. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ Comparing several photos of CB&Q SM-16 stock cars to

Very nice car and doors, Charlie. The only thing missing is the RR ownership stenciling, and maybe those new boards are too clean. This scene got me thinking about grain door and operation. Some

I just had some Vallejo London Gray and flat brown and mixed the two with water for a stain. You might notice I added a few ‘rough’ spots with the bristles just to add some variations on the

The grain door looks really good! Thanks for sharing the technique. Makes a nice kit great. Bob Allan Omaha

I have been using two Pastruct products for several years now. Part # 91731 is a vacuum molded 3-tab shingle and part # 91656 is a random wood shake shingle also vacuum molded. They are listed as

Lost from my post. Charlie works magic on everything he touches. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Looks fantastic! What did you use to stain the wood strips? Danny Rodriguez

A very nice looking car! Jim Brewer

Nicely done Charlie. Innovative fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

This is a great reminder that despite the complaints that we have about some of the major suppliers their cars can look really great on a layout. Bill Pardie

Great job Charlie. I am getting grain harvest flash backs. O Keene Okarshi. Hubert

Perfect !! On 3/30/2022 1:06 PM, Charlie Duckworth wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

With the recent feedback on grain doors you all helped with I took an Intermountain Santa Fe boxcar kit I had and added grain doors. The kit is factory paint, all I did was to add a ATSF reweigh

Has anyone every done a deep dive on DL&W open hoppers, both prototype and model? I searched the archives and found several discussions on a specific series or car. I'm interested in the post-war