Guys; In an initial application for a PRR late 50's car side that needed a bolster row of wide-spaced rivets, I was so happy I ordered more so I can do any number of cars I need them for (esp classes

Gee Tony, I mentioned it to you that I might try it in N Scale at the Houston Convention! I tried making my own decal rivets but could not do the job Archer has done. George Hollwedel

Aley, Jeff A wrote: No, not yet. But I'm so impressed with the tank car experience I've had that I can see the ACR opportunity. I'd be surprised if I were the first to think of it. Tony Thompson

HMMN,Not for me.I have had my fill with Walther's grab irons.I'll take brass anytime......................To each his own I quess.Armand Premo

Hi Tony, Have you been there and done this? If so, please share photos!! I've thought of it, (probably lots of people have also thought of it) but I haven't tried

Guy, The originating post was clearly regarding HO scale. O scale modeling is a world I know nothing about, but suspect .013 copper wire for brake piping would be pretty neat stuff. Paul Lyons 

I like old-fashioned music wire for vertical brake staffs, because of its rigidity. It's so hard, though, that it chews up clippers; so I keep a special pair around for that use only. For applications

Hello all, On page 67 of the Great Northern Pictorial volume 6, there is a picture of some GN F units bringing a train into Conrad, MT during July 1950. As is frustratingly often the case to

I cannot imagine?why, for any reason, you would?want to use something with no rigidity, like copper wire, ?for?a grab iron. Let's get real, model railroad cars get handled, even in amd out of display

McMaster-Carr <http://www.mcmaster.com/#> is a good source. On the home page, scroll to "Raw Materials" and find "Wire". Then select the material you want. They have stainless, copper, carbon stel,

Another option, borrowed from someone who posted on one of the yahoogroups I read, is to use copper wire. It is available in a large number of sizes, and has the advantage of being very easy to

I prefer phosphor brass wire as from Tichy/CMA (and probably others). Its readily available and more workable IMHO. Jerry Glow

In a message dated 5/6/2009 3:27:17 PM Central Daylight Time, cobrapsl@... writes: The originating post was clearly regarding HO scale. Point well taken, Paul. Just pointing out that Rod

In a message dated 5/6/2009 2:44:54 PM Central Daylight Time, cobrapsl@... writes: If .013 is the smallest size you can get, it is not even good for UF brake piping, being about twice oversize

Need ACR (Alternate Center Rivet) cars? Think Archer rivets. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Staring at me in the pile of car kits to build is a Rail Shops' carbon black covered hopper. .009" stainless steel wire is supplied in the kit for grabirons and brake rigging. Has anyone here any

There would be lots of home road cars in storage, becoming weathered and rusted. The wheels would be getting rust on them as well as the track underneath the cars. The RIP track would be getting

A.T. Kott wrote: The place to check would be the Pullman Library at the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union. They have the great bulk of the Pullman drawing files, and have a good chunk of it

Al - If you want a copy of my measurements for the 1948-era car, send me a private message with your snail mail address and I will send you a copy (3 pages). I even have a couple of detailed photos

If you don't have shippers and receivers to ship then a RR has to find places to store cars until the economy comes back. It's quite an under taking working with the Operating department. Storage