Thanks, Mike Bruce

The Y/G cars had green ends. LK

Thanks. I don't know what to think I bought it new at Amherst a few years ago and have never used it.

On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 12:49 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: I forgot to add that I like those two photos I sent because they clearly show that running boards and hatches were painted an oxide red color

T’is a painful time, downsizing. Moving along a lifetime’s collecting. In the early 2000s, Westlake Publishing did 3 sets of annuals. They are superb soft cover books, containing tons of

Lloyd Thanks again. Charlie -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Charlie, the 6000 series of 6000-6700 were built in 1926. 700 cars were on the roster on 5/31. By 10/42 139 were listed and 7/45 Only 16 listed. These cars were rebuilt over time into other number

I forgot to add that I like those two photos I sent because they clearly show that running boards and hatches were painted an oxide red color instead of whatever the color of the

For staining real wood, Tools for Working Wood, Lee Valley, and others offer a multitude of products, using a variety of solvents. Steve

I don't know about those numbers but NWX had many different wood ice reefers while the Branchline and Westerfield models represent ACF Type 2 and Type 3 reefers built in the 1920's. Of

Either isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol, depending on the precise results you want. (They evaporate differently.) I also usually use a warm/hot air gun because

I offer the hide loading car Rock Island. Decal set 87-315 all decals are listed in alphabetical order. Maskislanddecals.com Hubert Mask

Ah, the forgotten fleet of Harriman/Pressed Steel side sill boxcars. The IC had a lot of them: 3,150 37'10" OL XMs, 200 37'10" OL XAs, and 3,000 41'10" OL XMs. The 38-footers were all gone by 1940,

Yes, Bruce, & Group---- Hide cars possessed a ruinous stink! The smell was so bad that city fathers at Salamanca, New York requested that resident ERIE RR keep the accumulating westbound empties out

According to Ted Culotta’s reefer book 1952. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

It's most likely Thuja plicata, the PNW endemic cedar. Note the genus - not cedrus, but the same family - a cousin, as it were to the so-called "true" cedars. California incense cedar (calcocedrus

Bill, I used to use India Ink for washes but have switched to acrylics for all washes - except on actual wood (structures, etc.). I find the acrylic washes work better (for me) on brass or plastic.

I am not familiar with this locomotive but I’m not sure I have ever heard of a DC engine with an ON/OFF for the headlight. If I had to guess I’d say it is much more likely to be a burned out bulb.

This is such a cool paint scheme, but probably too new for my '51 cutoff date. I do have a couple of their reefers in grey. Out of curiosity, when did the Northwestern start using the green and yellow

Thanks for everyone’s input I just need to make a run up to House of Trains and buy some paint. I probably won’t get to this project for a few weeks I’ve got to finish the X23 (working on the