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Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

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By Jared Harper · #192498 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Thanks for the remarks; I got this kit on the afternoon of May 2nd and finished it last night (almost a Clark build). Mrs D is out of town so had no interruptions 😈. -- Charlie Duckworth

By Charlie Duckworth · #192497 ·

Re: 1925 recently appeared at Hathi Trust

Oops! Thanks... Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #192496 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6.000 gallon tank cars

I put my Brown Company car on Tangent 215s. A much better match than the factory trucks. -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

By Dave Parker · #192495 ·

Re: 1925 recently appeared at Hathi Trust

Claus, you are looking at ORER listings. We've been talking about the CBCs. -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

By Dave Parker · #192494 ·

Re: 1925 recently appeared at Hathi Trust

Claud asked: “Dave, can you give me some hints on locating this?” Search; “Car builders' cyclopedia of American practice” There are six issues available; 1879 to 1925. Guy Wilber Reno,

By Guy Wilber · #192493 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Simply amazing!! Mansell Peter Hambly COQUITLAM, B.C. Sent from Mail for Windows

By Mansell Peter Hambly · #192492 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Nicely done as usual. Thanks for sharing George Toman

By gtws00 · #192491 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Good looking model, Charlie. Tony

By Tony Thompson · #192490 ·

1925 recently appeared at Hathi Trust

Hi Dave and List Members, Dave wrote: "and the 1925 recently appeared at Hathi Trust" I'm logged into Hathi Trust with my login credentials, but I'm not finding it. I searched on "railway

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #192489 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6.000 gallon tank cars

The trucks look sort of "hokie" on my BLI HOKX Tank car. What were the trucks actually supplied on the prototype? Maybe what's on the car is the best we will get but the selection of new trucks from

By Bill McCoy · #192488 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Thanks, a quick search on this group disclosed the star was used by the NYC to signify the car was for grain loading. I’ve got three feed mills and three elevators so it fits in very well. --

By Charlie Duckworth · #192487 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Nice looking car Charlie, good finish Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

By O Fenton Wells · #192486 ·

Re: Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Charlie Nice work as always. Paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #192485 ·

Westerfield NYC 1916 Modernized boxcar off the workbench

Just finished this last night, was a delightful build. I wanted a faded brown and used TruColor MKT Brown mixed with ART yellow. NSC decals used. Charlie Duckworth -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha,

By Charlie Duckworth · #192484 ·

Re: Black Car Cement

... everybody has talked thru the texture of black car cement. What I want to hear about is how you represent a car with black car cement. For example a car that has been recently mopped - or one

By Jim Betz · #192483 ·

Re: Black Car Cement

Thanks to all of you – I now know a lot more about car cement, and sealer. Jim van Gaasbeek Irvine, CA

By Jim and Barbara van Gaasbeek · #192482 ·

Re: Black Car Cement

I think Tempura paint was in use on the Japanese National Railroad's cars for shrimp lading. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

By Alex Schneider · #192481 ·

Re: Westinghouse "K"-Series Brake System

Ok...thanks, Dennis (for the '22 extract) and Dave (for the reference to the '19 CBC). Yeah, the downward bend/right angle handle seems to be more prominent than the "D"shape, at least in photos I've

By Charles Greene · #192480 ·

Re: Black Car Cement

You might want to look at Tempera paints. Years ago I did tar paper roofs using Tempera and mailing labels, it had the right look. -Hudson

By Hudson Leighton · #192479 · Edited

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