I recently moved to the Cleveland area and have been searching for employment. I applied for a job at the Western Reserve HS in January and have not received any contact. As this thread came up

In the July 2009 issue of Model Railroader, page 54, there is a photo of MEC locomotive #332 switching a train at Quebec Junction. Immediately forward of the locomotive there is a "milk car" that is

Jim, Is this 6" circle (ring or solid?) more universal than the B&O?  Would a high-sided FB gon be marked the same also? Al Kresse

Yes they do. In another shot I had seen of the car the sides appeared to be of welded construction. Paul, thanks for the shot and clearing this up. I guess I don't have to rebuild any more Accurail

Brian Carlson wrote: No, they are still quite evident. I saw Bruce's post, and maybe his flat finish isn't as flat as mine, but the one area I did have trouble with on my tank car model was

Here are links to copies of those pictures: http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af78/Pennsyhoosier/end1.jpg http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af78/Pennsyhoosier/side1.jpg Best, Lawrence Rast

Gentlemen, I am posting a photo of the Atlas test shot taken Friday. Looks like the tooling has been upgraded, and it seems to address several of the criticisms leveled below: - Riveted sides, 8

The sides appear to be riveted in this photo. http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5634/atlashoscaleunitedstate.jpg Paul Seattle, WA

Bruce wrote: The logic of using a gloss coat is to eliminate the possibility of the decal "silvering" due to the flat finish which doesn't allow air to escape....wouldn't applying them to unpainted

Fred, thanks for your reply. I'm modeling 1951, but I don't think that the brakes were ever modified once the class was created in the early 1940s. Of course, it's entirely possible that more than one

Can you provide or guide us to a photo? There are some folks on this list knowledgeable in the field of hand brakes. Someone may be able to help. Of course, the second problem would be finding the

Rob,         Be sure to check out the Universal and Miner brake wheels before you apply cement. If I were a betting man, I would go with Al Westerfield's use of the Ajax with one caution; what

Brian,          In a word > none.  You will like the results of these decals. I just had to order 6 more sheets for more projects. Fred Freitas ________________________________ To:

OK, any problems will disappearing details, with the glosscoat, decals, paint, glosscoat, decals, flatcoat combination? Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Brian, They seem to work fine without a gloss coat and I have used them on bare plastic with no problem... which certainly goes against conventional wisdom! Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

I just read on the ChesapeakeAndOhioRailway Yahoo Group that a deco-end car, on the ground as a shed, is visible at the Russell KY yard. It's between two other sheds/cars with PS-1, and two-section

Hello group, Can anyone tell me what type of brake wheel/housing was used on the PRR GLCA hopper? The Westerfield kit uses Ajax, the new F&C kit uses an Equipco wheel (like the Kadee version with 6

Brian Carlson wrote: They're still decals, Brian. I wouldn't try it. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

It's too modern for you Jack -- it's a War Emergency box car.

I am going to try my sample archer decals shortly. Decals are normally best applied to gloss surfaces. Are there any problems using them directly on unpainted (undec) models without a