I used to go to the Amherst Show but haven't been able to go for the past few years. I know that Bob's Photos had a big display there but then had to leave. I know he goes to Naperville and Cocoa

Photo Caption: " Caption: “This car used byNorthwestern Steel & Wire to haul scrap around their sprawling mill complexstarted life on the Virginian Railway. Nicknamed "battleship gons”Virginian

Thanks Tony. I treasure that PFE book. Others may recall that Microscale said that reefer ends were black in their R-40-23 set. Ed Mines

Thanks Eric, The Detail Associates 6222 ends are GS gondola ends.Unfortunately they won't work for a Pressed Steel Co. mill gondola. Thereis an excellent illustration of the end I need on page 73 of

Last Sunday I invited members of this list to help eliminate my many kits that I knew eventually would never be built. I was overwhelmed by this list with their interest. Much to my embarrassment it

One more Q: were these metal roof from zinc or maybe galvanized zinc? I sometimes see bare metal on roofs with remains of paint but no rust. Were they metal roofs, they would've shown rust. When this

I think I have a few extras of these parts. These have two horizontal pieces across the lower end. Here are the part details: Detail Associates FC 6222 GS-Gondola End Riveted Plate Contact me off

Sent from Samsung mobile "WaltGCox@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: Thanks Paul, I've seen the gondolas quite regularly but so far no pressed steel ends. I'll have to put

Thanks for info Dennis. The WP reefer Hutchins roof had formed rather narrow (when compared to the normal ones) steel battens. They were laid out over the roof in and unusual pattern; two close

Thank you Joseph! That's the one I've been searching for. Page 360 shows another one. Had the book for years, never noticed the (slight) difference in roof battens. The book also describes the battens

For an assembly jig, I cut a C shaped piece of heavy styrene sheet roughly the height of the ladder to be modelled. Tape an unfolded etch to the styrene, positioned so the top holes/rungs of the

Bill I have been using the Scale Shops on 1/4" scale etched ladder stiles without any problems. Some of the problems may be related to the width of the etched slot on the backside of the stile. If

Thanks Paul, I've seen the gondolas quite regularly but so far no pressedsteel ends. I'll have to put in a search. Walt In a message dated 6/15/2016 6:02:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,STMFC@...

Bill, There's an undec RC GS gon kit on eBay right now - see auction 252406335824. I have several of these models in kit form. Do you need some pix of the parts? (Probably can't take them until

Like many of us on the list I was thrilled when Pierre released his etched ladders. At the same time I purchased the bender from The Small Shop. Again like others on the list I had a difficult time

In the PFE book by Thompson, Church, and Jones on page 12 there is a side photo of the roof and on page 86 there is an overhead photo of half of the roof, just showing the battens above the door. It

Bill, Save the Wegman doors for the DA kits. The RC kit has the underside of the door detail molded with the floor in the body, while the upper side detail is molded on a one piece false floor,

Bill , I am modeling one that was converted to corn cob service. The drop doors were sealed and the drop mechanisms removed. This was probably done much later than your modeling period. Rich Christie

Todd Sullivan wrote: "That's interesting, because their web site still lists a whole bunch of resin parts." http://www.sylvanscalemodels.com/freightcar.htm This is great news, as the last time I

Guys. I am trying to bash a GTW XA class boxcar of the group #'d 42125-42499 built circa 1929. There is one of these cars preserved that had been rebuilt as a Foreman's bunk car in the early 1960s