SGL, Your eBay item is precisely what I ordered through my neighborhood auto repair shop. They're great for "house cars" and likely one of the cheapest sources (vs. free) that a modeler is likely to

Fred, You're more fortunate than most. I visited several tire stores/auto repair shops seeking lead weights, even if they were in a discard bin. The best I could do was order some lead from their

I've got to think you could buy them from a local tire dealer or auto shop (even if higher priced) cheaper in the long run after taking shipping into account. Shipping LEAD ? If you really want to be

I regularly patronize a shop I haven't been to for probably ten years. We correspond by email, boxes appear in the mail, and checks pay the bills. I just got ONE bottle of MicroMask, and

Search eBay for Tire Weights. Among others, you'll find:

I get lead free from the local tire stores. They use it to balance wheels. They come in strips that are 1/4 and 1/8 thick. I usually get about 10 pounds at a time Free. Fred Swanson The

Charlie Tapper's e-mail reminds me that I have an unusual interest in reading the publishing stats for magazines. I was a little surprised to find that both major magazines (MR & RMC) have very large

Friends, The area I'm proposing to model, North Sacramento on the Sacramento Northern, had a Kraft cheese distribution warehouse in the 1950s. In checking my 1958 ORER, the only Kraft cars I found

Hello everyone, I'm trying to determine the location of the retainer valve on the B- end of Great Northern USRA double-sheathed boxcars, series 23494- 24993. I'm modeling a car circa 1948, with a

Bud, The car in the photo mentioned actually does have horizontal seams. It's nearly impossible to see the seams without magnification, but with the aid of a loupe they can be seen albeit ever so

This e-mail could also be titled "Poor Man Needs $$ to get to Cocoa Beach". I've got a new in the box Sunshine PRR X-26C, kit #64.20, for $45.00 I pay shipping. This is the steel rebuild, Youngstown

Ed: correct. Beginning in 1939 . . . . <<< Thanks for the information, it is very helpful. I will look for a copy of the publication that you mention. Nick Seman

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Additional info: GA 19715 clearly has a Miner power handbrake. Pat Wider

They had Ajax power hand brakes. See the photo of GA 19522 that I just loaded to the files section. Col. Chet McCoid photo on 4/29/52. Pat Wider

Bruce if you can find a good roof shot of either style, please share it with us! :-) Tim O.

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Folks, I'm in the middle of building the Tichy kit for the Georgia RR rebuilt USRA boxcar (4032) and I have two questions. The best photo I know

Message: 19 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:15:18 -0600 All; After >2.5 years doing TKM, and alternately having been accused of causing the end of the printed magazine, the end of the Society,

I will add to the kudos addressed to this fine internet publication. Always very interesting and informative- and a real gift to the hobby. That I happen to know some of the ink-stained wretches