Hello group, I am working on a few N scale 1937 AAR boxcars (Intermountain), to be finished in the NP series 15000-17996. My modeling era is 1960. Did NP rebuild all of these '37 boxcars by

How do you plan to build the car? I built a SLSF one from Tichy sides and ends with a scratchbuilt roof but the RI one is taller and even though I could make modified ends, don't know what to do for

John, Pls. contact me off list at zoe@... regarding Monon steam wrecking derricks. Mont Switzer --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and

Hi Guys, I am after some HO Decals for Rock Island Steel Rebuild USRA Double Sheathed Boxcar circa 1950. Does anybody know if any sets are available and by whom? thanks for your help in

Rob, Not all the makeup's have glitter in them. Try asking the Cosmetic consultant if she can recommend a matt finish powder or blusher suitable for your freight cars. Regards Philip Dove

Frank-- You are right about TCLX, IOX, and CSGX. I don't know about COBX-- yours is a good guess. SUPX stood for Supertest. BMMX was suposedly for Imperial Oil's (Esso) tar products. Which leaves

Charlie-- The effects of solvent stay a long time in a sealed-up part or freight car. I drill a small hole in the top of a tank car kit inside the dome area, then another where the dome cover will

The January 1953 ORER lists the following reporting marks as belonging to Transit Co., Ltd. : TCLX, BMMX, COBX, CSGX, IOX, PRPX and SUPX. I am curious as to the origins of these marks. I'm fairly

Working from the photos I found at the National Archives, I've put together an initial listing of lettering/livery varieties found on Imperial Oil (IOX) tank cars. What I haven't been able to

Consider threaded brass stock (0-80,1-72 , or ? dia) for finned tube radiators, as on gas electrics, etc. Anneal the stock, cut to length, solder ends into Channel shaped brass stock to make the

Clark, I did try some of these years ago and although they appear to be good for earthtones they have some mica or glittery elements mixed into them. I have found some good quality tweezers and decal

I think I follow the idea Jerry - Will have to try it out some time. Rob

Larry Prototype Railroad Modeling Volume One has a Chet French and Jerry Hamsmith feature which includes these cars with a picture of 21500. They are listed as 1924 USRA Clones in a table in the

Hi Folks I'm now in the process of transcribing the January 1938 ORER into an Excel digital file and have encountered an inconsistency that perhaps some of you can help resolve. The ORER describes

The Texas and Louisiana Lines went under the MP road marks in 1956 so I don't know where this car has been hiding. My quess is the MoW (MPX) stenciling wore off over the years. I ran into a similiar

Don't have any available of either the tool or the results but if you are unfamiliar with that type dye, it looks like a collet for a Dremel but with 3 jaws and a ring around the tapered portion.

Hi Folks There is a photo of St.L.B.&M. 3185 on the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club News and Current Events website. This is a steel rebuild of an SS boxcar originally built in 1925. The photo was

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I remember working on some of these models myself a few years ago and felt that the underframe casting was not correct. I'm hoping that Al Westerfield himself will step in and clarify

There's a three-quarter view of an IOX tank car (August 13, 1921) appearing on page 57 of BRMNA's 'Cyril R. Littlebury's Canadian Pacific Railway -1918 - 1933 by Donald M. Bain and Lance W.