This thread is interesting as I recently completed a Westerfield Sk-2 along with some other stock cars for the next installment for RMC. I used Richard Hendrickson's article in the August 2004 RMJ

And this is the method recommended by Al Westerfield on his stock car kits. Remember that the board depth is what's important, so if you just go far enough to make the flash fall out, that's

This IS a great way to get the sides cleaned out, but one word of caution... I was happily sanding away on one when I was momentarily distracted by the six year old. Apparently, my sanding hand just

Ed,Where is volume 10 ?Armand Premo

I had actually heard that from someone else as well. I tried it and got the flash fairly thin, but being my first try I got a little nervous about going too far and ruining the kit. Still I think it

Again the paint would be an era thing. I would suspect in my era it would be black. Later on it could be Mineral brown. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr

Ben and Steve, thanks very much for your help. As I'm a fairly recent convert to prototype modeling my library is far from complete. Always another ten books to buy. Thanks again. Darren Plants

Bill, The above information about Vol. 9 being out of print isn't correct. RP CYC Publishing Co. has Vol. 9 readily available and they can be ordered by mailing a check/money order to PO Box 451,

The 55525-56024 series were constructed by Canadian Car & Foundry from 12/57-1/58 (the other cars are from the 57525-58024 series, constructed by National Steel Car from 5-7/60 and the 58475-59174

Of the color still photos I have seen, I have yet to see an ATSF stock car with a black roof. Of course, most of the color photos come from the late 50s and 60s when the black roof would have been

Darren Plants wrote: "I just started my first resin stock car, a Sunshine ATSF Sk-U. After spending the better part of my Saturday evening cleaning flash out of the slats, I need somebody to remind

I got one from Ted Schnepf @ Rails Unlimited in early September. The usual disclaimers apply. -- Brian Ehni

In a message dated 10/24/2004 7:50:36 PM Central Daylight Time, dplants@... writes: I just started my first resin stock car, a Sunshine ATSF Sk-U. After spending the better part of my Saturday

I just started my first resin stock car, a Sunshine ATSF Sk-U. After spending the better part of my Saturday evening cleaning flash out of the slats, I need somebody to remind that this hobby is

How about volume 9 ?Arm

Saturday, a guy have a with not, He panel roof Stan you Okay? We'll talk about it this weekend. Now, the Sunshine kit is $30+ and Stan's roof is another $8 and we haven't bought any trucks or

GTW 48K low resolution color scan of GTW 441761 A, an Automobile single door boxcar. Built in 5-29, rebuild date of 4-47, last reweigh of 1954. Anyone who would like a copy sent, reply to this email

Patrick Lawson's article "Canadian Pacific Railway Box Car 55525-56024" in the October 2004 issue of Mainline Modeler states that these cars were built in 1938. However, this date or the car series

John and all I have been away for a couple of days doing some work for my employeer Norfolk Southern, so my reply is a bit late on this.. John is dead right here. It seems like an eternity but it

about the floor. There is some room to lower it compared to the side sills, but even if the floor was lowered, the relationship between the bottom of the centre sill and the top of the truck side