It might Mont, certainly would not hurt to try. Bill Welch

Eric, OOPS! That's what happens when my attention is focused elsewhere (in this case on replenishing the homestead's supplies of beer before the next round of the plague sets in, with a nice Belgian

This is correct. The small U channel diagonals are the ones I prefer to remove or copy from the LL Proto model than build them up per the SS instructions. SS wants you to stand either .010 x .020

Bill, Would it help to glue the .020 x .020 stock to the .005 styrene sheet? Then cut the 3 inch side strips? Might make it all easier to handle. Mont Switzer

Thanks Todd and Mont - I wasn't aware of the Life Like models so have some new options to look into. So much to catch up on! Also thanks to Andy, Claud & Al for the on and off-list prototype

OOPS: should be railroadtreasures.com my bad ;-( mel perry

Friends, Has anyone considered putting a thin layer of plumber's lead between the underframe and the floor? This might mean sacrificing some underframe detail, but should be no problem for empty cars

This has been hit or miss on ebay, and difficult to get things from local hobby shop. I am looking for a good source for both wood and styrene car roofs, sides, ends, and bottom frames. Suggestions

Sorry group, As often happens when I comment, I made a mistake. I should have said that the verticals on the Sunshine Mather boxcar kits are Z bracing, NOT the diagonals. I don’t believe that

Okay, here is my plan: —Measure the interior width with Digital Caliper —Take the measure to Home Depot and ask them to cut a scrap of wood to that width to fit into the body cavity to prevent the

Thanks, Dave! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Is there any chance it can be recorded, so others can see it later? That is a challenging day for me, and I would not want to take a slot away from someone to attend a little of it. Don Burn

This is what I have done: Cut 0.005" styrene sheet into strips scale 3" wide. This is the base that is glued (carefully too much will distort this thin styrene) and let it cure over night. Next

or check epay or railtoadtreasures.com :-) mel perry

Now that I am getting caught up on my list o'stuff to do around the house--we will not discuss what is on the wife's list--I am beginning to layout the sides of an MKT single sheathed caboose. You

Just to be clear, to attend, you must go to the link below and go through the checkout. It's free, but there are a limited number of slots on the video stream and this is the only way we can meter the

Not at all. RCW has no plans at this time to produce Southern Railway pulpwood cars. A new model will be announced soon, but it's not a Southern prototype or a flat car.

Does anyone have any photos of the above cars? I’ve exhausted my resources and I’m coming up empty. Thanks. Brian J. Carlson

wrlyders via groups.io wrote: There's an article with prototype photos and a scale drawing in Railroad Model Craftsman, July 1955, p.48. Not in my collection, but perhaps someone here can help.

While regrind can contribute to degredation, I believe the problems D.A. had with their gondolas is most likely due to their purchasing poorer quality styrene. Styrene is like lacquer thinner--its