I’ve had this RTR car for a while and just corrected its most serious flaw. Only 5400 had the black doors; the remaining cars in the series doors matched the sides. I mixed up some TruColor CB&Q

Ok Nelson. Thank you! gary On Friday, June 24, 2022, 04:48:38 PM CDT, Nelson Moyer <npmoyer@...> wrote:

Gary, Ted Smith has one on a flat car, so you might want to contact him for instructions or photos. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>On Behalf Of Gary

If I remember correctly, years ago I read an article about a modeler who glued similar old cardboard sides onto plastic box cars after sanding off rivets and such. Doors, grabs, and ladders were then

A friend gave me one of the subject kits. In the box are 5 sections of "tube" for the body of the pressure tank, and 2 ends. There are also 3 small "manways", and a number of straight resin strips

Hi there, I'm working on a Red Caboose R-30-12-9, and its time for paint. If any of you have landed on a Vallejo mix for a faded PFE orange, I'd appreciate hearing what colours you used. Rob

On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 08:04 AM, Lester Breuer wrote: Asking if someone can direct me to a photo of the early Klasing Power Hand Brake with short vertical staff coming out of the housing going up

I remember the Varney paper side kits that my father would buy for me at $1.90. I am not much smarter now than I was then but I could not figure out why the wood frame that you built up would not

Yessir when I switched interests from Lionel to HO in 1956 AHC used to run full page ads in MR and I think those kits were about $0.98 per kit or $1.25 with Silver Streak metal trucks. Those were

like this ? On 6/24/2022 11:04 AM, Lester Breuer wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I was thinking the same yesterday; I was doing an eBay search on Missouri Pacific and a Comet built up car came up. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

From the "While looking for something else" department I came across these cardboard car sides that were part of kits made by Comet that I understand are from the 1930's. Just thought it was

Joe, I found I have a FDD&S Mather box car in service on the railroad with the Klasing brake power brake with vertical shaft. Kudos on your memory. Thank You for your help. Lester Breuer

Ian's message contains several persistent misconceptions about the "2% rule" (which didn't apply to MCB Spec II cars built before May, 1917), the (in)adequacy of a 2% dome for volatile and inflammable

Proto 2000 Mather boxcar has them

Asking if someone can direct me to a photo of the early Klasing Power Hand Brake with short vertical staff coming out of the housing going up above the running board where brake wheel mounted on the

As Tim O'Connor has already noted, tank car dome capacity provides a space for thermal expansion of the lading in order to prevent over-pressurization and/or lading leakage. Most cars are based around

They are for thermal expansion of the cargo. The tank is normally filled while leaving the dome empty. The size of the dome required depends on the intended cargo(s). The "tank

Interesting assortment of designs - they all appear to be UTLX? Were the steam locomotives retired by that time? When did the UP cease regular steam operations?

Could some one here offer a brief tutorial on the size of tank car domes? This query comes from a recent comment about wanting to 'cut down' domes to shorter size for specific cars, related to car