The need for tank car trains to the east coast was greatly reduced with the completion of the "Big Inch" Pipeline (petroleum) in August 1943 and the "Little Big Inch" Pipeline (product) in August

Friends, Is anyone interested in HO scale Smoky Mtn B&O M-53 boxcar kits? Never opened. I am happy to sell a few at cost plus shipping? Excellent kits, I just have too many Wagontops on my 1950

Charlie, Looks like it will be a great car when done. FWIW - when applying paint that is to represent "roof cement" I apply it with a brush and move the brush in ways that simulate the way that

I posted this at the end of June, but here it is again. A grab iron bending jig that is (a) functionally free, and (b) infinitely adjustable to any desired width. -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

I dunno, looks to me like regular boards nailed against the inside of the door opening. That was a pretty typical practice; I believe dedicated grain doors with paper seals were a bit later than this

Same concept but increments of 1/20 inch rather than 1/32. Not even useful for O or S scale, nor model aircraft at 1/72 or 1/144. Alex Schneider

Think of it like a theater stage production. All you can see is the layout. I am running christmas lights below. This pic is some of my lower bench work. -- Kevin Macomber NGMC (717)

Photo: Chicago & Alton Boxcar (Circa 1901-1905) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2016811441/ Scroll to enlarge photo. Appears to have a grain door. Bob

On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 03:42 AM, Alexander Schneider Jr wrote: Thanks for your candor before I spend my money. I wonder if the sizes they offer are even fractions of an inch, which would work better

Charlie, I plan to paint the roof and all of its components black and as you noted, just the bottom of the hoppers below the outside brace around them and the outlet gates. Those conform to both the

Kevin, Interesting comment about painting all the layout wood black. I found it increasingly difficult to work on track wiring and turnout controls under the layout, and also found that spiders -

We tend to forget that box cars often spent more time standing still in yards and on sidings than they did rolling along in trains during their service life. Ed Bommer

I really like the SLRX truss rod reefer ! Box cars could be surprisingly clean, within a few months of painting... This one was painted eight months before someone took

The roof was easy to pop off. I started brush paint with Vallejo black but decided to ask. Should the roof hatches etc all just be airbrushed black? And here’s the underside I just ‘just’

Good morning folks, I am in search of a Sunshine Kit # 77.1 or 77.2 Great Northern Single Sheathed Box car kit If anyone should have one they are willing to part with.. please contact me off list at:

I prefer plywood, but use any 3/4" stock cut with my table saw. I am currently building a 13x28' layout all from scrap wood and am showing the steps on Facebook under Fitchburg Railroad On30. The

I've been using three-quarter inch Birch plywood as benchwork components for years. I have been able to have a 4x8 sheet ripped into three-inch wide boards at Lowes.These ripped boards have been

For layouts Instead of using dimensional lumber Use plywood To help avoid warping. -- Ted Larson Trainweb.org/MHRR --- GN in 1965 --- NASG.org

Thanks for your candor before I spend my money. I wonder if the sizes they offer are even fractions of an inch, which would work better in O or S scale than in HO. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T

No, it was delivered coated with black car cement see the prior referenced article by Ed Hawkins in RPC 30. Yes, it was delivered with Murphy flat panel roofs, see the picture of the roof in RPC