John, I've had good fortune using Uncure, a 30-120 second ACC debonder which was custom-labeled for the LHS. I kept the joint coated with Uncure using a Q-tip, then gently started working the parts

Group, The St. Louis RPM meeting sounds great. Are there any updates on the Rocky Mountain RPM meeting later this month in Denver? I am seeing no new information on the Denver area meet. Any new

-I haven't tried this myself but I'm led to believe ACC weakens in freezing temps so if you put the finished model in the freezer for a while it should be relatively easy to pry apart.

Brown, was this a gloss rating or a redness rating say over C&O Freight Car Brown of that era? Prince's Metalic Paint was a high end mineral red paint... from a 1883 ad in Painting and Painters'

John,            I have deconstructed a couple resin kits that needed more patience to get right. One thing i found is being able to "gently" tweak a

I disaseebled an F&C NH coach by droping a Lecia M3 on it. Unfortunitly I ended up with many more parts then the kit came with. Jim Fellows

John-- Some nail polish remover or acetone, perhaps? Be very careful using this stuff around any styrene details on the car, though. Steve Lucas.

Ben-- The Jan. 1953 ORER gives the dimensions of the BAR 9800-10399 series as 36' i.l., 8'6" i.w., 8'-1" i.h. Height is 12'-7" to top of running board. The CN 420000-series car modelled by the

Gentlemen, I have a Sunshine box car kit (Seaboard DD auto car) that did not go together well. I need to de-bond the ACC I used to fix the roof to the sides. Does anyone have any foolproof ideas on

First, thanks for the links to the P&WV. The six dome wine tank car made me remember a book. So I went down to the basement and dug it out. It is An American Railroad Portrait, by Daniel L. Frizzi Jr.

Gentlemen, I have a Sunshine HO scale Wabash 40' gondola kit (don't know the number off-hand) that I bought at Naperville last year. I'd like to sell it to anyone who's interested. I'll accept the

Steve Lucas wrote: "I had a look at a Westerfield 4301 kit "CNR 1923 PDN+MODN" that I have completed, ready to paint and letter. It has 11 carlines on this Hutchins-roof car. The 7/8 ends that I

The Intermountain/Centraila Car Shops plastic NE-5 model is now available RTR. I was wondering what you guys thought of it? Does anyone know if CCS will offer an undec kit? Clark Propst

C&O 1920s cabeeses were apparently painted Metallic or Princes Brown, was this a gloss rating or a redness rating say over C&O Freight Car Brown of that era? Al Kresse

Louie Hydrick wrote: Interesting observation. Since we know that tank cars tended to soldier on without even reweigh stenciling, I suppose it's not odd that some of the silver paint jobs would

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:12:46 -0500, Bruce Smith wrote Tichy has 5 different boxcar ends. 4, 5-5-5 ends one 7-8

I had a look at a Westerfield 4301 kit "CNR 1923 PDN+MODN" that I have completed, ready to paint and letter. It has 11 carlines on this Hutchins-roof car. The 7/8 ends that I suggested cutting the

Steve Lucas wrote: "Noticing Ben Hom's posting re. using a Westerfield "Fowler", certain of the Westerfield 36' steel-frame car kits modelling a CN ex-GTR car have a Hutchins roof." Yes, but it's

Ben, All three of my Tichy USRA cars have 5-5-5 ends so I was basing it on that - I did not realize that a 7-8 end was available. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn,

Steve Lucas wrote: "I just had a look at the Tichy online catalogue, and here is what I found. Might the Tichy #3058 7/8 ends work, using some plastic surgery to remove the extra