Has anyone found a way (other than abrasives) to removethe lettering from recent Athearn models? Bill

wrote: then sticks to them like grim death. I don't even bother to protect the conical bearings, as I routinely clean these up with a journal bearing reamer before installing the wheelsets. > Good

Working through some photos taken in the CPR yard in Vancouver BC in 1938, I located a nifty (to me) 3 tank, three dome car. I had recently reviewed John Riddell's article in September 1995 Mainline

It is correct if you want to be picky. The H-4 used the N&W-standard close-spaced Z-bar end braces rather than the lighter, wider-spaced angle section end braces of the standard design. David

Picky?!?! THIS crowd? Naw, tain't so. SGL

Bud Rindfleisch wrote: "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." I disagree. LV

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