I was surprised by the passenger car RPC and probably would not have bought it if it was a different publication. But I am a supporter of RPC, not a customer. I'll buy whatever they sell as long as

Pat- Where'd you get the Bethlehem builders photos? Ed

--- In STMFC@..., "Brian J Carlson" <brian@b...> asked: I was wondering if any of you simply run water, or other cleaning agent, through an air brush between colors and continue painting,

Ed & Tim: Do you mean holes (round) or slits (for steel banding)? I have seen a lot of slits for steel banding in the top chord of gondolas on the SP, I have also seen round holes that threaded

Ted, I assume by "Trusts" you mean "Equipment Trusts." If so, perhaps the governing trust can be traced in the sundry MOODY's RAILROAD MANUALS. In the 1955 MANUAL, the Central had 21 different

Interesting, Ed. Do you have more information on these holes? Were they equally spaced? How far in from the car end was the first hole? Thankfully 1-1/6" is almost exactly a #80 drill bit in

Jim... I'm not sure that the springs in the Kadee trucks actually do that much. I have a lot of Kadee trucks and also a lot of unsprung/non-equalized trucks (cast metal) and the latter work just as

It was a pleasant surprise to see RP CYC #11 devoted entirely to passenger car content. I sincerely hope that such material doesn't suppress sales and discourage an occasional passenger car issue

Gregg Mahlkov writes: You're right. I think your: only enough information for the yard or confused me...which doesn't take much these days...although your sentence is perfectly OK. [ I think I

Thanks to Tom Olsen for giving us some insight into the view from the editor's side....a needed view I think. And now I believe it's time to terminate this thread...which is only remotely connected

I'll throw in my two cents, for what it's worth. I only use solvent paints although "one day" I'll try some of my stash of Pro Color Birkholz/Meisener acrylics. After I finish painting, I clean the

Tom Olson refers to articles submitted to the Keystone that made the editor cringe -- at CN LINES we refer to them as "article kits". We get a partially-written article, a few photos, and an

I use Window cleaner (Walmart brand or Windex) - the ammonia is the key solvent I use water. I found that alcohol led to more drying in the airbrush and more clogs. It does however allow heavier

Mike and others, My read on the alteration of articles is much the same as Mike's: MR usually edits to fit the theme they are sending to their readership and often times in doing so make my work

Now why would Tony hone in on a story concerning PFE.... <g> BTW, I consider that series a landmark in the model press. Jerry Glow wrote: it.

Mike Brock wrote: In my 1947 UP Conductor Fraley's Book, a car's destination was limited to the UP or the interchange point. Eastbound, mileage was generally used for points on the Nebraska Main Line

because it's a clear and sunny mid-60's where I live 70mi NW of Orlando - probably better in Miami/Ft Lauderdale Jerry Glow

Even the much vaulted Kadee cars do not have brake rigging as fine as I would like. Due to the nature of the material, sometimes it's not even straight - at least it isn't in their own pictures!

Mike, If you reread my statement, it reads "...commodity, CONSIGNEE, DESTINATION, and offgoing junction and road". So, I never said consists did not include destination! Gregg Mahlkov Florida's

My only objection to RTR cars is that they are driving kits off the market. I own several RTR cars. The last RTR freight cars I can recall buying were the Ertyl cars, when they appeared at various