0.5mm is 0.019655, a little easier to get in softer wires. Fred Swanson

Eric Very nicely done, Your SS boxcar makes me wish the 2020 tool makers would have taken a lesson from Tichy’s approach to the individual boards and quit replicating the wood sides with groves. --

Eric I totally agree with all the comments about the great weathering Paul Doggett

Eric Hansmann wrote: Very good-looking car, Eric. But presumably the Archer “rivets” represent bolt heads on a car like this? Tony Thompson tony@...

I’ve never had to resort to pipe joint tubes since using PS stanchions. It’s not all that difficult to cut and fit wire ends into the two wide stanchions placed on the ends of opposite sides.

The prototype railings were painted also. Is a coat of freight car paint applied with an industrial spray rig 87 times thicker than a thin coat of model paint applied with an airbrush? I suspect this

I was just looking over this site and they have stainless steel 'mandrel' wire in sizes from .005'' on up in one thousandth increments, including .019''. Look under 316 straight wire.

I’m not sure that paint thickness is entirely relevant. We’re not painting with latex house paint. I don’t think a coat of Tamiya Fine Light Gray Prime and a coat of Tru Color comes in at over

Here is one source for hypodermic tubing: https://tinyurl.com/3j4rbvsz Scott Haycock

Thanx Matt. My standard procedure for 40 years has been to wash before painting a model. But, first time I ever had the described situation. Now I will have to save that toothbrush strictly for

Love the weathering Eric, and the chalk marks look like many photos of older cars I have seen. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Chuck, Des Plaines used to sell "hypodermic" tubing in many sizes - perfect for those pipe joints. :-) On 10/6/2022 12:57 PM, Chuck Cover wrote: -- Tim

That's some fine weathering, Eric! Super realistic. On 10/6/2022 12:30 PM, Eric Hansmann wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Steve All I can find are later versions of this type of truck, but nothing exactly like it. On 10/6/2022 11:29 AM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:

Good afternoon all. I recently purchased one of these kits on E-Bay. It appears all the parts are present along with the notice about the maroon vs. black lettering. However, the assembly

Group, I use Tichy #1103 phosphor bronze wire, .020, for the hand rails on resin kit built, as well as repaired plastic, tank cars. I join the end railings and the side railings with a 20 gauge

The best assortment of wire of all kinds I've seen has been at Des Plaines Hobbies. But the piano/guitar wires and stainless steel wires are far too stiff for bending handrails.

I've used them under the Central Vermont milk cars offered by F&C. At least judging from photos in various sources and the drawing in F&Cs instructions, they were about right. (If anyone knows where

I built a few of the HO scale Tichy USRA single-sheathed box cars several years ago. Here’s my B&O version in a weathered appearance for my late 1926

Mine arrived two days ago. That point about weathering is on my mind too. I’m looking at my B&O car in the old brown colour and starting to consider the options. I notice the car body uses grooves