Any suggestions on removing a roof on a Proto 50' boxcar. Bought resin parts 50' viking roofs for NKP #87000 series. Had four of the cars 3 RTR and one kit. Plan too roof three and use the other for

There is an on-line resource at university libraries. It is called Compendex EI, it is the digital, searchable Engineering Index. Remember the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature from grade

There are cement plants everywhere, on the Frisco and other railroads. That would be my educated guess.

Can anyone provide a link to a web-based photo, or send me one off-line, of this car, or any similar car (double-door 40' box car)? TIA SGL ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or

Al Kresse wrote: Thanks, Al. Now that you state it, I think Richard Hendrickson had come with this fact too, but I'd forgotten. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

I am amazed to learn that there actually WAS a Murphy! Thanks, Al, for explaining this. So we should all now be careful to use the term Murphy, as opposed to murphy. SGL It was named for Peter

Don, I recently needed to strip paint from a relatively new Athearn gon (preparatory to the last Shake'n'Take project, actually) and found that submerging the car in 90% alcohol was incredibly

Considering the small number of Vulcan ends Chicago-Cleveland seemed to sell, assume they are Murphy unless something says differently :-) There are illustrations (photos) of both horizontal and

Dennis, How does one tell the difference? Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Dennis, Not to make a big issue of it, but all the references I've seen to the ends on the PM cars with the vertical 8+8 ribbing called it a Vulcan end; I've never seen any reference to

Let's not mix apples and oranges, so to speak. The Vulcan ends were marketed by the Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co. As mentioned elsewhere, the Murphy name is usually associated with items sold by

I agree with Charlie, it works for me. Fenton http://mopac51.tripod <omahaduck@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text

I use Scalecoat's stripper, it will pretty much remove anything off plastic. After using I pour it back into the bottle for future use. Charlie Duckworth

Fritz, Michigan Central Lot 324-B auto box cars (99500-99999) had Vulcan ends on one end only. There were seven ribs per side, and had the added interest in that they were also end doors on the

Ray and Friends, Whether brake fluid works as a paint stripper depends on the paint and the plastic. I used to do this a lot years ago, and it worked well for me with Athearn and Roundhouse paints,

I would use caution for some, very few, it will attack.  I used it on branchline Athearn, and Proto ith no problems. Dennis Williams/Owner www.resinbuilders4u.com

Hello Don, I'm new to the list, but this is a subject I can comment on - believe it or not, automotive brake fluid is a safe and effective paint stripper for models (and autos as well!)  I have a

It was named for Peter Murphy the patent holder and later President of Standard Railway Equipment.  I believe those  records are now at Northwestern U's trans library.  Pullman-Standard even tried

Hello Group: I was just wondering if anyone has stripped the paint, or at least the lettering off a Roundhouse (Athearn) Phaudler wood milk car. I have a couple of painted cars I want to redo and

I have a copy of the Great Northern January 1, 1942 Classification and Numbering of Locomotives and Equipment. It has a section listing steam locomotives that had Duty paid on them as well as