Nice looking models Rosco. I hope you'll be able to come to Naperville and show off your models... I know there are some serious Rock Island fans there. Frank Hodina displays a bashed model of the

Hello list, My name is Ross Dando. I am an almost forty Rock Island modeler. who has started focusing on more detail in his modeling. Over the past few years several friends have suggested that I

Rob, You are correct that Polly-Scale Mineral Red comes close to IM and Red Caboose colors, but that shade of Mineral Red is closest for the 1948 thru 1955 paint scheme. The NYC used a more reddish

Quite true, but pointing out errors in MM is probably pointless, as Hundman's long standing practice has been to treat corrections with glacial indifference unless confronted about them, in which case

Don, did you know SAL 9028 is parked out in the weeds at SERM? Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of it and don't know how accessible it is for photos. John, do you have a larger format image

There were many styles of Andrews trucks in use in the 1915-1919 era and, as always, the only way to be sure you're right is to work from photos of the particular prototype cars you're modeling.

Thanks Guy, I figured you had the information on this one. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Thanks Tony I've seen enough cars that would have been painted before the introduction of the repack stencil have one, so I gathered that there was at least something of retrofit program rather than

Dennis (or anyone else), Has it been determined the practical minimum radius the PROTO:HO couple can be used for effective operation? I'm thinking literally how tight can the radius be before it may

I have decided to model the 1915 to 1919 time period. I will be building a small HO railroad at eye level so I have been detailing the heck out of my freight cars. I have looked at many Andrews trucks

Hello Mr. McCoy, Contact me off list at mail@... about selling you our PS-1 underframes. There are a number of parts that we sell by request that are not regularly listed part numbers. Many

1 3/4" x 5 11/16" face Tongue & grove decking in P-S1s per page 400, 1946 CBC. Gene Green

Chuck, See msg #45929. Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley jaley@... DPG Chipsets Product Engineering Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA (916) 356-3533

I'm down to making a relacement floor for my McKean 40' combo door PS- 1. I have IM 40' PS-1 underframe components but will need to make a new floor to replace the crude McKean floor. Does any one

These were not the same as the standard Emergency design. These were unique to the LV. The Athearn and P2K kits will not work here except as stand-ins. While we're on the subject of Emergency

"I've uploaded prototype and model photos to STMFPH at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFPH/files/LV%20Hoppers/" How does one join the above group? I could not find it on Yahoo. Chuck Seemann

In a message dated 10/18/05 7:27:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, brian@... writes: << It is my understanding that boxcars and reefers received a second grab iron on the left hand side at some

Hi, This is not exactly a freight car request, but is indirectly related. I have completed building a HO scale version of the coal shed/silo shown in the attached photo. The photo is 1970s, the shed

after grit blasting i usually just dip the trucks in a combination of india ink + alcohol wash, and sometimes a commercial "rust" mix and i use a hot air drier to evaporate the alcohol quickly. they

Hi, The Lehigh Valley 40,000 series quad hoppers did indeed begin life as "composite" hoppers. They were rebuilt into the steel 9 panel cars as pictured. There was an article or plans only, can't