Has anyone here received a copy of this book; Model Realistic Freight Car Loads, by Keith Kohlmann? If so, is it worth purchasing or does it represent a post 1960 overview of open top

The OMI model does represent a specific group of 8k GATC tank cars, and if you remove the model's dome handrails, I think you'd have a close match for the Celanese car. Now who

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 01:28 PM, Dennis Storzek wrote: I wonder if a piece of phosphor bronze wire, like Tichy sells, would work, sharpened like this and driven at slow speed by a battery motor tool?

Thanks Clark. That thick plastic is what i was wondering about, but it sounds straightfoward enough. Rob

Thanks Tim. I am also awaiting the plastic release of the Type 30s as I could use at least 6. The Celanese tank car that you posted seems somewhat similar to OMI 3270, which purports to be a model of

Bob, Folks, Notable features include the short upper door track, 1/3 and 2/3 height door stops, car builder’s doors, plate ends, Carmer uncoupling devices, longitudinal AB reservoir These all mark

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 09:09 AM, Owen Thorne - owen at udel.edu wrote: So, while choosing high-speed bits for hand-drilling plastic and resin seems counterintuitive, the commonly available carbide

Photo: PRR Boxcar 570062 (1941) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017820462/ Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Good view of “B” end. I’m

Partial and and side views of gon in scrap metal service:https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsac.1a35061/ Rob

I would go with High Speed Steel. Most commercial users of drills want a drill that will last in production machines. That is what carbide and Cobalt drills are for. But modelers are going to break /

I have enjoyed this discussion, but one question remains unanswered for me. I too have had trouble finding reliable affordable bits for hand-drilling plastic and resin and I remain unsure if I should

They were not built in huge numbers as far as I know. GATC also built riveted tank cars of the same size at the same time -- Those were imported in HO scale brass by Drake, and I

I've taken to using (new) exacto blade, scoring the cut, and then repeating the cut 7-8 times until I am all the way through the plastic. Seems to work fine. Mostly because I am not trusting myself

How many GATC 1948-design ICC-103 tank cars were built? I have two of the Tangent model but don't know if more would be justifiable. -Phil Lee

I printed it out, Thank you Sam. I have done the CNJ 1923 ARA (X29) car and wanted to add another CNJ car so I may do the Tichy version from the article you posted. Clark is always an inspiration

To go along with the information that Billy Dale provided regarding the CNJ's 18XXX series single sheathed box cars, I uploaded the magazine article that Vic Roseman wrote and was in the February 2003

Clark, I like where this is going. Mighty nice, Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

The Athearn model is strictly a Santa Fe (SFRD) prototype. FOBX may be the best reporting mark for a foobie yet ! :-) Ten hatches on this one. On

This mornings efforts. Primed the MILW car with Tamiya in a spray can. Had to whack and hack on the resin doors for the CN car to get them to comply ; )) They have the right features just not in the

Custom Run: Fort Worth & Denver HC-1 Covered Hopper Information from the Amarillo Railroad Museum. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ We have a brand new Fort Worth and Denver HC-1 covered hopper. This