Good stuff Charlie, thanks for sharing Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

IIRC, mice also like them. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Nelson Moyer <npmoyer@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Charlie That’s really great work. Paul Doggett

Ed Hawkins and I exchanged emails on the roofs on the CB&Q 40’ Intermountain boxcar I’m building. The car built by the railroad are thought to have been unpainted galvanized panels. The ribs were

I would like to get just one and then make a mold for other copies…

I just searched resincarbuilders under pinvise and got nothing. I tried pin vise. and got all the posts related to the topic.

Both Jack Burgess and I have written about pin vises and drilling technique in detail, so check the resincarbuilder archives using the search entry ‘pinvise’. There may also be information in the

A friend used Anise seeds for a beet train, and after a few months the cars were infested with bugs. If you use Anise seeds, you better treat them to discourage bugs. Perhaps run them through an

Pete, I know one SP modeler who swears by Anise seeds for sugar beet loads ... Jim in the PNW

I've been following this thread and I agree in principle with Scott Chatfield about the length of exposed bit in a pin vise. I expose the bit the thickness of the material I'm drilling through, plus

Ken Adams wrote: > "72 grabiron holes taking at least 15 #78 drill bits." You are either chucking the bits wrong or drinking too much scotch.* The proper way to chuck a small diameter bit is with

I am looking for Bill Welch's Plastic Freight Car Builders, Part I. Could someone please send me a copy. Thanks. Jared Harper

Hi List Members, Image of tank car SDRX 25149 built by GATC from Petroleum Age July 1926 pg 60 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

I was going to recommend that as well, I’ve got an handheld that takes 3 AAA batteries and my ratio of broken bits dropped significantly -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

I took the BLI floor and tossed it, replacing it with a Tichy box car floor. Trucks mount properly and it looks fine. Otherwise I completely overhauled the car's body and replaced much of the coarse

Ken Hahahaha!! Sometime about 30 years ago I realized that if I bought a good drill press it would eventually pay for itself in tiny drill bits !! It's been pretty

Ken, You should invest in a motorized drill for small bits. I haven’t broken a bit for three or four years. I use a Holland can motor outfitted with a small chuck. I use a 9v battery for power.

Really nice. Again I like the body FCR which appears a more "rusty" color. As I am confined to acrylics I'll have to do some research to match. I need to differentiate foreign road cars from the

Hello, My newest and 24th shippers guide reprint, is from the Illinois Terminal RR .The 70 page book has a traction orange cover. The St. Louis industry listing is 20 pages long, listing both online

Wanted to buy: Chooch sugar beet loads - HO scale If anyone has old Chooch sugar beet loads (HO scale) that they no longer need, I'll be happy to purchase them and take them off your