As Mr. Karig has literally written the book on hopper cars, I stand corrected. Regards, William Bryk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

There were four Waddell hopper cars sold to that compamy by the New York, Ontario & Western in 1951. The paint scheme on the Old and Weary Car Shop cars is accurate. However, the original cars were,

It was one of a half-dozen second-hand hoppers, ex-NYO&W, that Waddell repaired and painted bright orange as an advertising scheme. As I recall, the years of usage are accurate: they were used during

From memory, the Waddell Coal Company of Scranton, PA had five cars, all ex-O&W, and at least four of which were painted orange. Waddell Coal had a breaker located in Winton, PA, right on the

I do not use a primer with resin or styrene kits, and use almost exclusively Modelflex or Polyscale paints. My routine for the last 3-4 years is Media Blasting the finished model with Baking Soda

Pretty pricey nail file boards, must give a really good finish. :). John S. To: STMFC@... From: robev1630@... Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:23:43 -0600 Subject: Re: [STMFC]

I found an Old & Weary Wallde Coal Company hopper that I had forgotten about. It was a gift and the person who gave it thought it was CUTE! Is it for real? The WDLX reporting marks were used in

Try Weldon #3. THere are a few different formulas they have that are used in the exhibit / sign industry that also work on ABS or Plexi. Rob Manley

PAul, I always wash my sheets of castings with Dawn detergent and a little BArkeepers Friend cleanser before separating and sanding the parts. I use a nail board with different grits equal to 100,

I prewash all my resin kits with Shout. I've always been reluctant to go near a finished model with any cleaning items and it works for me. Mind you I do not use acrylics unless I absolutely have

I'm building my first resin STMFC freight car kit, a Funaro & Camerlengo. (I've built & painted resin building kits in the past) F&C says the car is made from, "Polycarbonate Resin". F&C says to,

I'm building my first resin STMFC freight car kit, a Funaro & Camerlengo. (I've built & painted resin building kits in the past) F&C says the car is made from, "Polycarbonate Resin". F&C says to,

In short, B.S. Here's the original thread from August: http://www.network54.com/Forum/47211/thread/1249572249/lll The "story" was that somebody - somebody predisposed to believe that the libber'l

I have uploaded a picture into the "Photos" section called, Mystery passenger Car, and I would like to ask the Pennsylvania gurus, or anybody else, what type of car would it have originally been? The

Hi Gene,                    You might try Paul at; www,railpub.com; he always seems to have what I need foir back issues of mags.   Fred Freitas

Bill, Micro-Mark sells the same stuff for less under their "SameStuff" label. And a similar, and equally effective, plastic adhesive is sold in 1 pint and larger quantities by plastic

Am looking for Volumes One, Two and Three of Union Pacific Modeler. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how I might find them? Amazon and eBay haven't worked (yet?). A Google search reveals

I have seen some posts on Military Modeling sites alluding to Tenax 7R, which was distributed from Hohenwald, TN disappearing from the market. (I wonder if I am the only person on this list that has

Am looking for Volumes One, Two and Three of Union Pacific Modeler. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how I might find them? Amazon and eBay haven't worked. A Google search reveals information

While I am seeking answers on the arrangement of brake components I might as well toss this question out. Does anyone know of a good > photo for a Royal Type F Brake Regulator? Thanks again in