Charlie Yet another fine car. Paul Doggett

I also would like to know. Ken Montero

I have several black GM&O war emergency hoppers from Proto 2000. I would like to remove the lettering and replace it with Illinois Terminal decals. I have tried soaking the lettering with solvaset

I need one too for a tall Mather car. Scott McDonald

Another really nice b&w Library of Congress image of John Vachon: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017792367/resource/ Nice subtle weathering with pealing paint here and there . . . Rob

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