That answers it ... thanks. I was hoping you guys would chime in. The project moves forward. Craig Wilson

Don: The Rapido model is an RTR. What you suggest might make some sense with a flat resin kit, but it's not necessary. The Funaro kit has the fascia board, the Westerfield kit does not. In both

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Schuyler, But, you see, I DID get in touch with Rapido. I sent information to both Gareth and Bill, and they responded. I came up with numerous photos, including ones I bought just for the purpose.

That's a neat bit of film Colin. The first thing I noticed were the untreated ties being used to repair the track. The second was the Lidgerwood. That puzzled me completely until I saw the wreck crane

My pusher contacted Rapido about the MIA B units. They are coming, just delayed. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Hi Bill, Perhaps the easient way to widen the Rapido roof so it overlaps an added fascia strip would be to cut it in half lengthwise with a razor saw and add a small strip of styrene in the

I seem to recall seeing some 40’ box cars that were stretched to 50’ using diagonal panels in the middle of the cars’ rectangular panels for the roof.

The better question might be, "Who thought it was a good idea to omit the fascia in the first place?" I ran into this issue years ago when designing the Accurail USRA car, and made the judgement that

Dennis Storzek wrote: SP built some automobile cars with such a feature, doubtless the same reason. Tony Thompson tony@...

I was going to mention, but Ed beat me to it, that the built dates span the production change of the roofs. Not really a big deal, as the panels (the whole component, not just the raised pressing)

Steve_Wintner wrote: Steve, don't hesitate to use the Tamiya rattle cans. They have a genuine quality nozzle, not like what Testor's makes. Use it carefully, of course, but I think you will find

One question that I have always had about model "primers" is are these true "primers" or only paint the color of typical primers? Are they only intended to paint items leaving the appearance of

Hi Doug, From memory it was an overcast day. I tried to play with it a little bit in Photoshop but stopped as I did not trust my decisions. Even with my colorblindness I can see the purple but I have

Are the step like parts on the right side of the dome strap meant to be used as steps in conjunction with the grab iron on top of the strap? Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Photo: National Soap Company Tank Car LBRX 201 A 1948 photo from the Tacoma Public Library Digital

Photo: Boiler Loads A 1948 photo from the Tacoma Public Library Digital Collections: http://cdm17061.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p17061coll21/id/15644/rec/1807 Description: "Two

I have to say that Rapido’s ERIE FA2s are very well detailed (with one minor exception). That’s at least in part because I saw Bill Schneider at the Springfield (MA) train show while Rapido was

There’s a book on PGE wrecks called “In the Ditch.” A fascinating read. Find it on Amazon. Bob Thompson

Gents, this is all very useful and well timed for my use. I always like a light grey, dead flat primer to be able to really see the surface and make sure it's clean, putty is smoothly sanded, etc. I