Westerfield kits say .030, IIRC. -- Brian Ehni

Edward Bridges asked: "Does anyone have a list of all the issues of RMC that contain the Essential Freight Cars article series by Ted Culotta?" Edward, welcome aboard! Go to http://index.mrmag.com

Hello group, my name is Edward Bridges. I recently went through a change of eras with my N Scale model railroading. I was modeling my current employer as it was in mid-1979, but have decided to

Hi Group, The T&P also used "marker paddles" since the kerosene marker lights kept disappearing. They quit using them in the 1960s after a disasterous accident and then went to electrical lamps. So

Jeff, Thank you for the recollection. Grew up next to B&A, and never noticed these paddles in the late 50's; so a cost measure might well be the answer. Still, a very odd item.

Disregard my last post - it should gone to Dennis off list. (The dangers of writing before the first cup of coffee this Sunday.) If you want to continue the discussion on "historical" club layouts,

Thanks, Richard. So, my spacers should be .030", but my .025" have been OK . . . I'll examine that reference. SGL

See the SAFETY APPLIANCES: AAR Standards sections in your Cycs. "Minimum clearance two (2), preferably two and one half (2-1/2) inches." Richard Hendrickson

preservation color to paint Been there, done that. It's the "model railroader" syndrome. Because we as modelers might prefer one paint scheme to another, all we have to do is buy some Evergreen

Roof grabs, specifically. For a very long time, I've set grab irons mostly by eye, and if there were a group of them, such as on a corner ladder, I'd use a spacer to get them all the same, at least

To really appreciate your thesis, you need to sit in on a museum preservation meeting and hear the "educated" discussions that go on over what color to paint a piece of equipment. And, after it's

Is everybody involved with railway preservation an amateur, or does it only look that way? Read this quote from their web site: "The Museum's car was one of many under lease to the Minneapolis, Saint

And PLEASE post the answer to the list. For obvious reasons, for some of us . . . SGL

While this has little impact on steam era modeling current practice is to do as little painting of trucks as possible. Usually a list mist of black is specified for the frames and is often done

in the Ohio area. substitution of what look like ping pong paddles in their place. Can any of the more enlightened NYC fans give a short reply as to the exact nature of the devicces, and the era used?

Run on over to the Yahoo Milk train list and ask there. You will receive your answer. Ron Morse NYC/C&O O scale in Springfield,MO wrote: has a vague were subject? were out of

Denny, I have been brush painting all my trucks as well. I use Pollyscale water based paints and a good art store quality brush. My favorites have been Winsor-Newton or Langnickel. My wife says a new

I paint all of my trucks- by hand with solvent paints, and have been doing so for at least three decades. I perform no special preparations (blasting or etching), but I do thoroughly clean the trucks

Microscale printed decals for the O scale Overland SP GS-3 and -4 models. It is possible that they printed other decals for Ovl. Rod Miller Richard Hendrickson wrote:

At one time Merchants Despatch owned and operated flat cars with (milk?) tank trailers. Some years ago, Overland imported HO scale brass models of them. A friend who is a professional painter now