In the past there has been HO scale wire cable available... I don't recall the vendor's name but I know I have some in the workshop. You could buy a spool of motor

Thank you Tim! -- Ken Adams Covid Variants may come and go but I choose to still live mostly in splendid Shelter In Place solitude Location: About half way up Walnut Creek Owner

Thanks for the information. They must have corrected the roofs because these kits do have a diagonal pattern roof. Jeff White On 12/11/2022 4:10 PM, Brian Carlson via

Ray Wow. Here's how this hobby world really works -- When you feel like you want to KNOW something, you investigate it, and then you share it with other people. And

Mr White, If there is one available, I've been looking for a Branchline Postwar AAR 7′ door opening box car. I have a Speedwitch Media conversion kit to build this GM&O automobile boxcar and need

Bruce, My goto for this is Berkshire Jct EZ line. Its elastic nature allows you to put just the right amount of tension, but gives some flex. I use this to "wire down" many of my military loads. And

Well done Rob, looks like it's been working hard Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Rob, BTW, nice work with the model. Cheers Dave

Hi Rob, Looking at another photo thumb nailed below the pic you pointed to was this one – https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsac.1a34786/ and while I think they are all there, the numbers on the ends

Friends, I am curious if anyone has developed a technique for simulating the wire “twisted” and used to secure the wood verticals for gondola pipe loads across the tops of the load in HO scale

Um, you do know that Standard dealers were served by UTLX cars? There’s lots of those available, some accurate. Tony Thompson tony@...

Since I model Quincy, CA, I ordered two Union cars because Union had a hub in Quincy, CA. Associated, Shell and Standard all had a delivery point in Quincy too. AOX car is offered by F&C. Still on the

I think the Athearn 62' is slightly wrong for the GN cars, due to shape of platform railings. I don't see that the Athearn heavy duty car is "oversize". It's certainly too tall, however. And the

From 1916 through 1919 Imperial Oil turned to General American Transportation Corporation (GATC) to build their cars. The new Tangent model for IOX 5481 represents one of 100 five-radial- course

What series are the 36' boxcars for the wood steel-reinforced ends? According to Funaro & Camerlengo they were renumbered 150000-169999 when they were but there is a photo of steel-end 36' boxcar with

It’s a rare event when I don’t find something to correct after seeing my posted photos up close. Seems that I’ll never learn to examine them before posting. Nelson Moyer

These HO freight cars are for sale. Price for all seven is $150 postpaid to US address. Original boxes, very light use, Contact Hugh T Guillaume, mguill1224 at aol dot com Tangent 11575-03 GATX

John Thanks for this information. I now know that RICX 11 was “In service on CB&Q 1935-1942 – acquired by CB&Q Dec. 15, 1944 – renumbered and released for service May 11, 1945.” I presume that

Thanks Nelson! The photos reveal some flaws i think i can still address, but its getting there. Rob

They did some. I don't know any more. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV