Richard a fine build. Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer Plymouth, MN

Having a massive layout myself and there are things you learn, and you learned them early and well. Keep it simple for the reader to follow and use print people can read. Well done and look forward

Hi Bruce, I will ask my daughter who set up the template for me how to add that to the site. Eventually I'll add content (just thinking on Making Fast Track Switches, having roads go

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

Yes Dennis, It is true that some can plants made certain cans, and other plants made other types of cans. The plants made what types of cans were needed in large volumes for the industries in

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 06:43 PM, Charles Greene wrote: The tops of my doors are concealed by 1/16" angle stock which I think represents weather protection of the door track on a prototype car. Don't

Gary, Thank you for sharing. I only looked at the website briefly (I will dig deeper this weekend) and am sure there is much we can all learn from your work. Is there a link to subscribe to the blog?

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 02:43 PM, Doug Paasch wrote: Here is an item of possible nostalgia for some of you. I scarfed the attached map of Continental Can plants when they shut down Plant 13 in the

Thanks, Dave.....you're right about #5, and it's confirmed by Don Tichy in an e-mail response to the query I mentioned in my post (wouldn't you know....had problems getting a response in the past, but

Wowzer Richard looking really good Fenton

Todd, you go guy. Bash that car and share your efforts I’d make one as well Fenton

Oops, I'm sorry folks. Meant to go directly to Dave. On 11/18/2022 5:32 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Dave I surprised myself - I have only one C&O Kadee model - a 50 foot box car ! My other C&O models are all kits - or hopper cars. I have a bunch of C&O hopper

Hmmm, if the Sunshine kit is off in terms of roof, ends and height, is the prototype closer to a Red caboose PFE R-30-x reefer? I haven't done a dimensional analysis using ORER dimensions, but the

Charlie Duckworth's recent photos of his C&O boxcar 5461 motivated me to upgrade a similar O-scale car that I built from an Intermountain kit in 1994. The car now has new roof walks, uncoupling

Roger Thank you I have just looked at your article in April 2004 Mainline modeler Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Roger Thank you for the information Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Be advised that the Sunshine kit is based on the 8000 series of cars of which a smaller quantity were built. Rood and Ends and car height do not match the earlier 6000 and 7000 cars. Roger Hinman

I'm just starting to rebuild my layout after moving from CA to TX.  I have a website now with a blog.  The most recent entry shares how I've decided to light my layout with LED's.  You can take a

Yes, American Can and Continental Can BOTH had large can plants in Seattle, as I mentioned earlier. American Can was on the Seattle downtown waterfront. Continental Can was near the Duwamish River