There is a book by Charles S. Small called "California's Railway Guns". It is a 90 page paperback. There are drawings and photos. The photo reproduction is not great. A gun similar to the one in

Every-time I get a photo of an already competed car I find more work to do. But I love it. Bill Pardie

Friends, Note the interesting cradle, possibly specific to this particular model gun. I would suggest the cradle went back on the same flat car pair for reuse to where the gun was proofed and stored.

Since the NMRA librarian position has been unfilled for years, there is no one to do anything about it. I am not sure how the transfer to the Sacramento library has proceeded but maybe that is the

This should help a little bit. A few different Monad and paint scheme variations. An early series had a single truss rod on each side of the fishbelly center sill. Also, some of the cars had the

did you look at the Barringer AC&F Flickr site - theremight be builder's photos of them there..... At 10:51 AM 11/16/2019, you wrote: Bob Webber

The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one

RJ Dial wrote: If by SP you mean Southern Pacific, I can assure you that SP did not paint flat car decks, ever, at least prior to 1960. They did use treated wood, but not paint. Tony

2 last questions before I get started on kitbashing. The Mainstreeter stock car article reflects different ends than the PFE reefer end, was that because of the extra bracing the open-sided stock car

So you don't think I'm like my grandmother, sweet lady, but she would always leave out some part of a recipe she was asked to share. I forgot to mention that one needs to really gouge up the surface

Fred Jansz wrote: No problem, Fred, of course it's your call. In my own case, I have more than 60 PFE reefer models, but not one reversed-stripe car nor a single aluminum car. Too rare for

Doug, I should have been more clear when I wrote "Chicago was another gateway". Chicago was another gateway between the Eastern and Western Territories. Divisions were an arcane example of the

Yes, 2 of the San Pedro guns were 14 inch model 1920 (RG)railway guns - a ring (not unlike a turntable) was prepared, trucksrolled away and ...instant emplacement. But there were a halfdozen Taft

Bruce, that white stuff is where the scenery guys hadn’t gotten to yet. Come back in the spring and it’ll be done and all green. Bill Daniels Santa Rosa, California

Bob, I don't think that the gun tube on the PRR F22 flat cars is the same as the "installed" photo. I'm away from my sources, but the latter guns at Fort McArthur were railway mounts, as is shown in

So as a member Ralph, have you complained, lobbied protested. . .to the NMRA as #L2532?! Bill Welch

Lester That’s a really great looking model. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Tom: I already have a collection of the typical, now I want the a-typical, for it to stand out among the typical. Tony: because there's a picture of such an inverted herald on a '16' in your book and

Photo: Gun Barrel On Flat Cars Photo taken at the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Yard, Los

Hi Bill. I have found the NMRA archives very frustrating. Numerous search typically produce results not even remotely related to the search parameters. I’ve pretty much given them up. Pax,