Tim; Those would be super additions! We are currently dominated by the 1945-55 set, and we have had little either in the way of later rebuilds or new post-55 cars, for any road. I would second that

It depends on the color. I painted (mostly brass) for 10 years and used Scalecoat almost exclusively. I found it necessary to prime (light gray) when the color coat was to be yellow or most

Sorry, I missread your post. John Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: i've never tried spraying it. --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo!

We do need more NYC cars, but as Richard said Al Westerfield already did these original cars. What I'd love to see are the rebuilds with new roofs etc. that were seen in the 50's and 60's. Tim

The doors on SFRBs were Santa Fe reefer yellow-orange. Richard Hendrickson

Whew! Thanks, Ed. You are the man. Elden Gatwood ________________________________ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Ed Hawkins Sent: Wednesday,

It would be great if they bring this to fruition, as we have sorely needed more NYC System cars for a long time. Thanks for pursuing this. Elden Gatwood

Elden, I notified Sam Clarke last night. Regards, Ed Hawkins

i've never tried spraying it.

You guys are right! Has anyone informed Kadee? They may still have time to correct it before they get printed. Elden Gatwood ________________________________ From: STMFC@...

Thanks to all for the info. I am thinking Intermountain with a plug door from Branchline or somebody and leave it at that. The third truck in the middle is no problem--I put those on all my cars

You will have to kitbash the off-center , third truck. ;-) regards, Andy Miller

Tim, What solvent did you use to thin it for spraying? John Cizmar Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: Charlie here is the original message. This is the brand I bought. I

When I'm scratchbuilding I always rough up all of my styrene surfaces to one degree or another because I use them to represent wood. I use anything from a scotchbrite pad to 36 grit sandpaper. I don't

Charlie here is the original message. This is the brand I bought. I found it at a local pharmacy or Walmart, one or the other. Tim

Actually, the dreadnaught end model is currently out of production. - Al Westerfield

Jim Pasquill wrote: "I will continue to learn and research but have come up with a preliminary list of cars that should be suitable for my 1929 Maine Central Farmington or Wiscasset yard scene. The

The car appears to be NRC 5102 (Northern Refrigerator Line) but resolution is not so hot on my monitor either. Charlie Vlk

The W&R cars did not include decals, unlike many of their other freight cars. The Microscale decals came out about the same time. Tim

If Charlie says the car had welded sides, then your only choice would seem to be the old Front Range 50 foot welded body with 8 foot door opening. A standard PS-1 had a flush roof however, so that