Thanks for the reference. I downloaded the whole book by hitting the download button. Nice reference. ---------------------------------------------------------------- J. Stephen (Steve)

Tim, As I indicated in my original reply, the roof Viking roof sheets were made of galvanized 16 ga. steel. In looking at hundreds of bills of materials from AC&F and Pullman, it's evident that the

Galvanized metal is very shiny when new, but quickly oxidizes to a light gray, then darker gray as it ages. I have not seen the Intermountain model but it sounds like they tried to replicate the

I have a color photo of a C&NW Viking roofed box car and it appears that the roof was unpainted galvanized metal but has gradually oxidized (rusted). There appears to be no paint on the APEX running

The terms and conditions don't appear to preclude me from putting a copy up, so: http://www.dementia.org/~shadow/Popular_picture_and_plan_book_of_railroa.pdf Enjoy. Derrick

Jeff, apparently for some they cannot be read in the US either. I tried to bring up the book and the message came back that there was a problem in the linkage to the pdf. Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road,

Al Brown writes: "I dispense onto a round toothpick, apply to the model with that." Same here, plus I sharpen the toothpick with a few licks from a flat file. Bob Chapman

Having used so-called 'galvanising paint' in the past I can state that the stuff I used was a light metallic grey colour. I distinctly remember thinking to myself at the first time I used it 'this

That worked! Thank Derrick Jerry Michels

Same for me, I am in Texas (well, maybe that's the problem!), but there is no read button. Jerry Michels

Mark and Tony, The Viking roofs on the CNW emergency box cars were indeed galvanized. Also, I believe InterMountain made a good decision on the roof color based on available data (see below).

Mark Feddersen wrote: I have no idea what color those C&NW roofs may have been, but I'd sure be surprised if the Viking roofing was not galvanized. That had been essentially standard since the

Speaking of war emergency boxcars, does anybody know why Intermountain chose to paint the roof of their C&NW version gray? As far as I know they were the same box car red as the rest of the car and

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Maarten, Google Books cannot be viewed outside of the U.S.A. Regards, -Jeff Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:26 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Interesting

I have used nothing but the cheap Duro super glue, $0.99 per tube, that I get at the local hardware store for all of my resin kits. I also assemble them outdoors during humid Indiana summers. Yes,

Thanks for your help, but the "read" button is missing. That may well be a Google discrimination against foreign aliens such as me, a Dutchman. It happens more often that US sites cannot be opened by

Go to the top left of the Google page, right under the Google name in color.   Click "READ" Go tot he top right of the page and click "PDF" Save on your computer.   Regards, Ray Breyer

I use the lid from a Pringles can as my palette. I use a corsage pin (ball end removed) clamped in an Xacto handle as an applicator. For adhesive I use CA from Tech- Bond http://tech-bond.net/. It's

I always smile at the name of the this company--sounds like one of those bogus industries people have on their layouts, like Fred's Steel Mill or Jim's Oil Refinery. Tony Thompson