Jon I don't think anyone has answered your question. Here is a link to a flyer showing what Martin is doing. It appears to be a General American

I completed tonight installing the stiles on the ends of 5 Great Northern Sunshine kits: 3 of the double sheathed 30000 class and 2 single sheathed in the 31000 class. I have dreaded doing stiles

Good luck on the kit. I purchased one and I also got the basic shell done......then gave up. I had problems trying to get the brake to sit in properly and I was not sure exactly how the ladder cage

Lenny, The car should be painted PRR Freight Car Color (the exact shade of which depends on era, but I am fond of a 1:1 mix of Poly Scale Zinc Chromate and Special Oxide Red) and the trucks should

Jack I mentioned the CA filling earlier, but personally I don't use the accelerator. Thin CA will harden enough in 15-20 minutes for another layer, and I let it all harden overnight. With a "pool" of

GUYZ,   I, too, am a director of the PRR Socirty and recommend this book for anyone looking for the true essence of flat car ladings. I've been an SPF for 45 years, and learned a lot more than I

I currently have a Cannonball depressed center flat close to the painting stage. I will probably go with PRR even though the car is a bit short. What color were the cars and the buckeye trucks? Lenny

We at WrightTRAK are pleased to announce the possible production of the KO&G/Mopac International Car Company standard cupola steel caboose. We are accepting reservations for this car at our website,

Oh No! John, you going to have those 3 dome 6K cars at Naperville? Be a nice winter day or two project : ) Clark propst

Group: Sometime back there was post regarding the new line up of Sunshine Kits. I read that they are offering "Circumferential Rivet" tank cars. I'm guessing similar in nature to Radial Course Tank

Greetings Group: I haven't read all the posts reagrding the putty thread, and what i did read i haven't seen anyone mention Tamiya Putty. Tamiya Putty-Basic Type. Right there in english on the tube

Folks, Some of you may not have realized it, but the PRRT&HS published a comprehensive book on PRR flat cars about 2 years ago. Just this month, the PRRT&HS has announced that it once again has an

Hi Denny--I certainly concur with Bruce that this is an H30 not H30a. Railshop lists it on their website now as an H30. This site may be of use to

I occasionally read a British aircraft model magazine (the mag is British, not the planes!). In any case, the reviews of the models are quite complete. For very small cracks between parts, the

Denny, Approximately 60 N&W class HC-1 (70210-70219) and HC-2 (70160-70209) were built new by the N&W (http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/lib/ nwhc1hc2.pdf). These were identical or nearly so to the

to take advantage of the August "Buy Two, Get One Free", DVD sale. The sale ends at the end of the day tomorrow, so don't wait any longer. Just order any two DVD's titles, and in the comments box, let

Bondo GLAZING & SPOT PUTTY is clearly the best all round filler for model building. It is available in a 4.5 oz tube at auto parts stores. Don't confuse this with the Bondo epoxy filler. This is a one

Denny The SPF's will jump on this Here is what info I have on these cars: Nos. 254251-255575 254251-254350 100 built May 1935 254351-254650 300 built April & May 1936 254651-254950 300 built March

Denny mentioned: <All that said, I still use Squadron putty for tiny jobs where waiting <overnight for handling is or would be a pain. I too also despair (kind <word) at the

Friends, I have taken up Rail Shops, Inc. new HO kit for this exotic looking (to me) and interesting freight car. The kit is a mixture of very clean well detailed "flat" molded styrene parts, but