Nice improvements to a modest kit. Bob Allan Omaha

Outstanding! Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

When I need a special size head on a truck screw I run a 2-56 nut tight against the screw head, chuck the screw in a Dremel tool or lathe, then file or machine the nut to the required diameter. Mark

You've made me want to dig out that article again. iirc there were over 600 CRLX reefers like this with similar dimensions. Frank Hodina said some time ago that this car is planned as a future RCW

Well done Bob, great looking car Fenton

That came out nice! Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Back mid-July, I posted a question about the prototype represented by the Branchline 36' reefer kit that I had in my stash. I learned that with added detail the kit could prototype-model the Cudahy

Got it - thanks!

My local hardware store sells thin plastic washers. I don’t know what resin they are molded from, perhaps Delrin (?). -- Ted Larson Trainweb.org/MHRR --- GN in 1965 --- NASG.org

Just mentioning a good place for small screws and hardware. -Hudson Hi Hudson - the link you sent went to the microfasteners webpage, but not to any specific product. Can you point us to the item you

Coming in late... A little bit of background on why HO scale trucks have 1/8" holes in their bolsters: In the beginning... models had wood floors and wood screws were used to hold the trucks on. This

Except that in general, these hat section rib ends were added to brand NEW cars, not rebuilds. While some roads like the NYC began massive car rebuilding programs as early as 1911, the real push to

Hi Hudson - the link you sent went to the microfasteners webpage, but not to any specific product. Can you point us to the item you were flagging? Rob

I am a fan of those washers too. They are very thin, so not much impact on car/coupler height, but they do provide a (at least a chance to achieve a) 3 point suspension. This afternoon i sliced

As always you have to hope the sellers title their listings consistently to make any search useful. my 2 cents. Curt Fortenberry

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There was a great deal of work done to reinforce the more modern all wood cars in the WWI period, because of the rapid increase in train weights and consequent train dynamics; the cars were too new to

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Proto:87 stores' washers. I've used them and they do seem better than the "one screw tight one looser" method. (Admittedly not answering Rob's direct question, but

There weren't a whole lot of these types of strap ends made, Eric. And the few hundred that were made were generally isolated on deep south roads like the attached. By the time someone had a bright

There are auction houses who handle brass collections, including Sotheby's. And Frank Peacock's model collection was recently auctioned off. The difference with auction houses is