Unless I miss my guess, that batch was built to NYC's second steel-frame 36-ft standard box design. If so, there are plans in Train Shed #34. David Thompson

I realise this topic is probably dead by now, but I believe I take the prize for the youngest on the list, 17 years of age, a High School Junior. I model the Moffat Road (D&RGW) of Spring 1950-52

Ted-Save yourself a lot of trouble. For the same 10 bucks or so you can buy enough lead wights to do 40 cars from your local tire store. You want to buy Mag Wheel balancing weights. They come in

If one uses Kadee's with magnetic uncoupling and I say IF, it's a good idea to stay away from anything steel or iron for weight. For my lead I go to a hardware store and buy flashing. Harder to find

--- Dave & Libby Nelson <muskoka@...> wrote: FYI about nuts. I had been using the expensive lead sheets packaged in sheets of six. I recently bought three boxes of 50 nuts each at Home Depot.

Clark Probst writes: I'm not certain now, but it's quite likely that I got it from Gene Green. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

Hi Guys I finally got out to a train show with some bucks burning a hole in my pocket and purchased one of the new Branchline 40ft boxcars. My buy was the RDG 8ft door class XMy #107157. I decided to

Dave Nelson wrote Dave, here's my notes on the General American 50 foot DF box cars: ================================================================== 50' General American/Evans DF boxcars (GAEX)

Sure enough! Thanks Ian. Dave

One of the kits I looked at yesterday was Branchlines 50' GATX boxcar -- dark green w/ a large yellow stripe on one side that bore the letters DF. Looked nice. Kit said it was an as delivered scheme

Sometime ago somebody tipped me off that rather than use the hobby shop lead, the lead strips used to balance wheels on motorcycles are less expensive. They come conveniently sectioned with a

Dave, take a look under that 3/8" flap at the end of the box Ian instructions

Picked up several new Branchline kits yesterday, one of which is RDG 107157 in the 1948 as-delivered scheme. The picture on the box end (a feature I like) seems to show a black roof. The model comes

MR. REED: OMI PART NUMBERS FOR THE NKP BOXCAR CABOOSES ARE 1187 AND 1188. YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH HOWARD W. AMELING AT NKP4@... HOWARD IS RETIRED IN SUNNY FLA AND HAS THE TIME TO

Gene Green is not one to give up on a garment because of a little ware. In a recent Email he still insist that the 65001 series M&StL two bay USRA hoppers were black not red as noted in an article in

We will have the rebuilt X26s at the PRRT&HS annual meeting - Hutchins roof and either patched wood, Youngstown or X28 Creco door. When PRR rebuilt their X28 fleet to box cars they were left with

Do you have possession or can you tell me where I find diagrams for these cars? I am looking for roof detail as well as sides and underframe if available. As far as pictures do you know how I contact

OK guys I now have Michael's correct address. Michael Watnoski freestatesystems1@... 410-667-1668 Ned

Max, According to information compiled by John Nehrich and posted on the RPI club website, the first verison of the B&O "13 States" herald appeared in 1946 and was modified somewhat about a year

I've got an older resin kit of a B&O M15K which I had built and decaled with the "Links 13 Great States to the Nation" round herald and a repack date in 1951. Could someone please tell me when this