I have one "in hand" but it's also still "in box." VERY nice castings. I can't really comment much more than that. I know they are shipping them now. What I don't know is what sort of

There were a few reports posted on this list a while back of slow delivery in response to orders of these resin kits for 70-ton AAR-design 52ft 6in flat

Deeper apologies. I'm trying to get rid of the "SPAM" which appears on STMFC emails, courtesy of McAfee. First test was not successful. SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

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Michael, there is a 37 page article about Cryogenic Tank Cars (tanks housed in box cars), principally Linde, in Railway Prototype Cyclopedia 14. Pat Wider is the author. This is about the cars, not

After seeing the photos of the Linde Gas boxcar model, I have a question as to how was this car used. I have one in N scale and I have seen the green car many years ago at the Union Carbide plant in

Ben, I have 5 or 6 of these and agree with your assessment. I think the ladders can be easily replaced by Des Plaines parts - which are much finer. Someone pointed out the lettering errors - in

Jon, From the 50's right up to the present day a number of roads, including the CB&Q, sent all their used crankcase oil to a company called "Motor Oils Refining" located in McCook IL on the C&IW.

Hello Terry, please can you scan the site with the photos? That would be a great help for me. Thank you for helping. Your Canadasouthernsite is super. Very good fotos and drawings

Hello Jeff, thank you for your information. Before I have not realised, that the datasheet is for the flat car shown on page 7 Andreas

Applying Oddballs decals is little different from any others. Use some extra care because they seem to be a little more delicate than, say, Champ. I don't know any details about this particular

My solution is to make my own from single-core 'bell' wire. I use the core, so strip the insulation off, crush the last mm or so of one end flat with pliers (that's the coupling part of the hose)

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Add one to the brief list. In the '22 Car Builders Cyc, in the section on boxcar roofs (p 431) is a partial picture of a Los Angeles & Salt Lake automobile car with a vertically-ribbed end door.

Thanks Chet. How are oddballs decals to use. according to the website, I need set 269, and maybe set 1A or 1b. Does anyone know what data comes with the sets. I've pieced together data for other

Rome, Thanks for the answer on why different valve handles operate differently. As to why a switchman operated the locomotive truck brake cocks (4 of them), the answer was probably to save time &

I dont know if anyone tried yet or not but the Canadian Model Trains site has some closeup photos for the 1937 / 1944 cars if those are the ones in question. the site is at

review on page 100 of the models; the Hobbycraft website has selective in the number of and I don't like the standoff looking for a second opinion in these new models; rework.

My uncle used to dump loads of it in his driveway in Maine every couple of years, back in the 50s. It was free and kept the dirt down. Steve Bishop pierreoliver2003 <pierre.oliver@...>

Thanks Ed. I do have a few of the MP Branchline cars including some produced by the MPHS. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY