Sheer puzzlement about hoppers being slow sellers. As a coal road modeler I can see that most modelers would only buy one road's hoppers. But they are slightly more than half of all the cars on my

I've tried a couple pair of the recent Kadee trucks, and I like them as much as Richard does. I've replaced the wheelsets, however, because I prefer a combination of metal axles and "code 88" wheels.

Hear hear.Well put.Armand Premo

Does anyone have a Branchline 40' Postwar AAR boxcar kit with an 8' door they are willing to sell or have an idea where I might locate one? There may be a similar decorated BL kit with an 8' door that

And yet, somehow, some of us still manage to put together information for manufacturers, review their drawings and test shots AND get some modeling of our done too... It is, in reality, a matter

Reboxx wheelsets are by far the best I have used, in any type of sideframe. I suspect that part of the reason for their success is the needle point axle has a much, much smaller surface area than a

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Andy; didn't seem to be very interested. The larger manufacturers like Athearn, Walthers, Atlas, already have a lot of coal hoppers in their lines

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Rob; I can tell you about a recent experience, but not who. A manufacturer told me that they had exceeded the 100k mark at the "draft final" stage of CADD

I usually use .088 Reboxx as well. But one thing I've noticed with Kadee/Proto/Branchline wheels is that they do not perform equally. I usually get better rolling performance with P2K wheels than with

I have posted a photo showing a CB&Q tank car oiling tracks west of Chicago to keep down the dust. The photo has been copied from the Railway Age Gazette of September

Andy Harman wrote: Actually, Andy, they make both one-side and two-side axle insulations. You choose when you buy. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

I have used Reboxx wheel sets successfully in Kadee trucks. Be aware they are insulated on only one side so you will need to make sure both axles are oriented the same direction. I just measured a

Jim Betz wrote: I have put Reboxx 0.088 wheelsets in a couple pairs of Kadees and it works fine so far. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Hi, As long as we are talking about Kadee trucks ... Has any one found a non-Kadee wheelset that works well in a Kadee truck? - Tired of changing out worn out nylon axles - the point

I've been reading through this thread - resin kits, necessary cars, etc. It makes me wonder about the breakdown of a manufacturer's costs. For a manufacturer of injection molded styrene cars, how

1956 (single prototype), production 1957 thru the unmentionable next zero-year. Total cars built = 8000. Less than I thought, but still a sizeable hunk of the fleet. N&W was still mostly a steam

No doubt, but not all of us are employed in model RR R&D, nor retired and mobile to go travel to Roanoke and pull erection drawings, or chase down survivors in museums and measure them and photograph

Thanks Brian, I will now be forever confused as to weather I need a Proto 2000 Type B, or a Kadee Type B-1 under my models requiring that type truck!! Paul Lyons

Jacl. Richard, and Tony hit the nail on the head...... I just had similar comments in an editoria in the latest issue of N Scale Railroading. A solid data package will go a long way to advance the

Thanks Richard, Paul Lyons