Dr. Anspach, I have a freind that has successfully used his dishwasher (top rack) to do this, much like steaming wood. He needed to do this to correct his ECW 4-4-2 roof, which had the "warp"

The current technique I am exploring is laminating three pieces of styrene with the expectation that the two bond joints will preserve the shape; I'm not done building the car but the roof has

Al, yes, but yours is the only one that is correct. :-)

Personally, I'd make braces of the correct radius (minus roof thickness) and glue the sheet to the braces. This probably works better with .020 or .010 thick sheet. You can always glue .005 or .010 to

The "giants" were 46' R-50-1 and 50' R-50-2 cars. We make the former (#8301) while I believe Sunshine makes the latter. - Al Westerfield

Hi Denny, My old friend Bob Hayden has an article in the September/October issue of the "Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette" on modeling a 2-foot-gauge excursion car with a radial roof shaped from

I've done this on occasion. You need a circular "form" which is smaller than the intended final diameter because of spring back of the styrene. A section of PVC pipe of the appropriate diameter might

Friends, I am attempting to permanently bend some .030" styrene sheet to form a radial car roof. I want the permanent bend not only to avoid any unrelieved stresses, but also to be able to remove the

I hope Tony Thompson or someone else can answer this, what is a PFE "Giant" refrigerator car?. In going through some records of the Yakima Valley Transportation Co. I found the following letter

I have not seen the article: what issue is it? Martin Loftin did a kitbash of 2 MP subroads' "sawtooth" cars WAY back in RMC (pre Sunshine days) using the Storzak Soo Line car. He stated it was a BC

Jerry, I've thought about such a web site. I have Martin Lofton's verbal approval. I started work on a Sunshine web site some time ago but got bogged down in probably minor problems. My daughter is a

Does anyone have a better photo than the one in the Kline/Culotta book of a rebuilt P&LE gon with extended sides? Anyone ever bought prints from the "Rivers of Steel" collection? I'd like to get

Denny, My success has come from tying the styrene around an object of a slightly tighter radius object and running hot water over it. If that doesn't seem to work for you. you might try

Jim's list is a frequent source of kit information to me, but because my knowledge of freight cars is limited, it sure would be nice to have an on-line source to view Martin's (with his permission, of

I've never heard of one Tom. It would be a huge task even if the resources were available and someone was inclined to undertake it. First, you'd have to identify all the oil companies that owned

Yes, I do. I have also received some others, also K brake equipped. I have 6#'s in '38-'43 ATSF reporting marks. I now have 6#s in A.T.&S.F. reporting marks All are priced at $16.00 each plus

Thanks. This will be quite helpful. Regards, Steve

Robert D. Heninger asked: Yes, I was just there last week. Do know if he has one. Bob Witt Indianapolis, Indiana

Steve, The Smithsonian Institution has a long list of images of Pullman 500 (lot no. 5504) in their Haskell and Barker Car Company Catalogue. Interestingly, about half of the photos are dated 1935

I have recruited a helper for Naperville and heard from a local STMFC member who has a spare BREX decal. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon _____ From: STMFC@...