Tim, The Blooming mill is headed to Fontina for the Kaiser Steel mills. Maynard Stowe SP in Massachusetts

Yes, here are the ones that are, in my opinion, close to the prototypes we're discussing. The car body casting

Hi Ron, Can you be more specific as to the Shapeways vendors for these heavy duty flat cars? Todd Sullivan.

Sehr Gut!! Nioce array of freight cars, especially the gon with cement bottles!

There is a 3D printed model, for the body casting and the trucks, for a car very similar to this on Shapeways. The car that's closest to this has no obvious way to add much weight, but there is

I know the thread is old but I finally ordered the 3D printed Resin Car Works Equipco Brake Wheel and housing and it arrived today. As I am primarily an SP modeler I need a good supply of the brake

Tim, For some images of the Mesta Machine products and processes (including images of that blooming mill stand on PRR 425000 well flat on page 124) check

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim -- A blooming mill does the first heavy rolling of ingots, reducing them in cross-section to what are called blooms. According the roll stands (as in the part you reference)

I had wrong D&H series. I am kind of glad I did. It led to a good discussion. Side note to Tim and Dave, how much for well car? Francis A. Pehowic, Jr.

oops forgot the photo -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Schuyler I have them also - there are differences in trucks, lower decks, and upper decks for the 125 ton 2 truck, 6 axle (versus 4 truck 8 or 12 axle) cars. It

Tony Hear hear! Those are spectacular castings at very reasonable prices. I wish I knew what the heck they were used for! What does a "blooming mill stand" do?

Nice looking train, Johannes! Tony Thompson tony@...

Many thanks, Brian! And I forgot to mention: -at an even later date but very surely all cars will be weathered, of course! Johannes Gesendet: Montag, 10. Februar 2020 um 20:40 Uhr Von: "BRIAN PAUL

Very nice, Johannes! Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Hello friends, this has been filmed yesterday at an exhibition near Stuttgart,

Tulle cloth (or ribbon). Square weave for hog wire or field fence, diamond for chain link. I dye it using Rit and then then cut it to size and then dip it in thinned matte poly if I want it to be

Well, the MONON did it differently, according to retired Monon engineer Ron Marquardt. Not wanting over dimensional loads to languish the MONON placed them on the head end of local freight

Ben & Bruce, Thanks for the information on the PRR stock cars. I thought as I typed Tuscan that it might not be right so thanks for providing the correct name. Cheers Dave

What have the illustrious people on this list used to model hog wire in HO? Thanks. Jared Harper