How large was the lettering, and where was it placed on the car? I assume this is NOT the normal re-weigh date. Railroads occasionally did tests with different paint products, especially in the

Hello, I have a couple questions on the lettering for Northern Pacific cars. 1st, when cars were repainted a stencil was applied such as this: S.T. 7-53 DU I know the S.T. in this case is South

The difficulty that I reported with the #78 Kadee coupler was NOT related to the coupler per se, but how with its relatively-long shank this coupler has a much reduced pivoting radius when it is

wrote: Richard: Sorry, I thought folks were expressing concern about the running of the cars on small radii. It gives me cold chills to even contemplate uncoupling/uncoupling on 18" radius

Aug 93 hilites the different series of boxcars (ends, roofs, doors, etc) with photos of each different spotting feature. Feb 94 is almost a play-by-play on how Stafford kitbashed various kits into

Brian, The RMC back issues you are after are the Aug 93 and Feb 94 ones. Aug 93 hilites the different series of boxcars (ends, roofs, doors, etc) with photos of each different spotting feature. Feb

wrote: I want to add some comments, and Richard's message is as good an intro as any. Coupler swing issues are closely related to both minimum radius and coupler overhang, that is the truck kingpin

Brian, Doors: 21000-21749 YSD (an earlier version than supplied by BT) 21750-21999 7P Sup. 22000-22419 YSD (an earlier version than supplied by BT) Hand Brakes: 21000-21499 Ajax 21500-21999

I'm trying to plan my next boxcar project a little better than the current one. I'll be building a GM&O 21000-22419 series car from the Branchline kit. I already have the 4/5/5 door. I also have a

Jerry, As far as I can determine the yellow (sometimes also called cream) on the doors was the identical color used for striping on passenger cars an MP Diesel locomotives. The terms "cream" and

On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:54 PM, sparachuk wrote:> Round and round isn't the problem. Stephan. It's getting them to couple and uncouple reliably. And of course, as Tony Thompson points out, that

I have to say I'm mystified by the idea that #78 couplers don't work on 22" curves. When I worked in a hobby shop our store window layout had 22' and 18" radius curves. I regularly brought in cars I

one nit, Richard. After 1936 (1940s and 1950s) NYC cars were built by Despatch Shops Inc (DSI) which took over the MDT Shops. DSI had no business connection to MDT except they were both 100%

Points well taken, and of course industrial trackage can be, and has, been modeled with great accuracy by Bob Smaus and others. However, whereas manual coupler fiddling goes with that territory,

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Get a grip, you mainline guys. Industrial trackage is often very sharp radius, and what may be a sound position--avoiding mainline curves in HO below 30 inch

Actually, more than that, Kurt, since it's the publication with the largest (though steadily declining) circulation and also, with a couple of notable exceptions, the least

Schuyler, all of the Santa Fe's early 1958 cu. ft. covered hoppers, whether built by AC&F or GATC, had standard Enterprise discharge gates, whose outlet dimensions were 13" X 24". That dimension

to quit ======================= The Lofton-Sunshine Car Co. has been slow on deliveries in this post- war period. (And by "war" I mean Grenada.) Scott Pitzer

Yes, and fortunately the manufacturers are beginning to adjust their thinking as well (e.g., Kadee). The gulf continues to widen between serious scale modelers and toy train buffs. As you aptly