assuming it's plastic, it sounds like a Train Miniature. I think it was based on a Pullman Standard design. Ed Mines

I was gifted three 2 bay hoppers last night. An Accurail USRA, and Athearn,and something else? It’s longer than the Athearn with 9 outside posts, thecenter beam appears to have a screw in the

Denny, I have used paint marked or “pens” for doing fussy stripes. Generally I use the side of the tip as that seems to do a much better job. The other choice is to use Bare Metal Foil which

I have on the workbench a recently acquired Northern Pacific "3 door " Resin Parts refrigerator kit by Stan Rydarowicz, series 91500 to 91999. The reefers were built in the NP Brainerd Shops in

These were the only P&LE "Greenville" clones with grabs instead of ladders. One step that makes using the P2K gon easier. Charlie Tapper OKC

Group, The subject of hand brakes has come up a couple of different times recently. Here are some articles that I believe anyone interested in this topic should acquire and copy for a basic

Bill, I am glad you have Proper Trucks under control. I need about 15 or 18 different types right now myself but 3 in particular, could you send me 6 Chrysler FR5's, 4 Symington-Gould high speed and 6

Richard, Please contact me off line at ; tgregmrtn@... Thanks, Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs throughit. Norman Maclean

Denny what about using a hard tipped paint marker that contains silver paint. Testors makes one: http://www.testors.com/product-catalog/testors-brands/testors/enamel-paint/m arkers I have used brown

Dave Parker wrote: Here is my blog post with the link: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2012/12/update-richard-hendricksons-truck.html Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Tony: That is correct, but I think both Chuck and Bill were actually referring to Richard's "handout" on HO scale model trucks. IIRC, you are effectively the keeper of this document. To help remind

Dick Bale wrote: I'm sure this is a typo for the date. Richard's article was in the May issue for 2013, not 2005. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Chuck Peck... Richard Hendrickson's final article on prototype trucks appeared in the May2005 edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist, a free monthly publication available online. To see and/or download

Perhaps I'm the one holding the wrong end of the stick. BUT, the model truck article referenced by Bill Pardie illustrated the various model trucks available, not a comprehensive view of prototype

Denny, Could you do it by removing paint instead? That is, paint the whole thing silver, then paint the whole thing the body color, then remove the paint along the top surfaces with an eraser, or

Bill, and the other two or three of you who care about his topic, the Bales article in MRH is very good and deserves your attention. Bales covers the most often seen hand brakes but I have documented

Mark Landgraf---- I have a Greenville 'erection' drawing and it might have a P&LE option. I think it covered two different orders (railroads). I will have to dig a bit to get it un-buried but I will

Automotive paint stores have a pinstrip painting bottle. A variety of wheel widths are available. The bottle has a needle valve to control paint flow. Mark

I am facing a daunting model painting challenge: Applying silver color/paint with precision on just the “knife-edge top surfaces” of a lot of long closely-parallel cast/embossed brass ridges

Galesburg yard circa 1950, at least around the service facilities, was both weedy in summer and muddy when it rained because of all the bare dirt. It was hard to find ballast because the ties and