Guys, Our friend Richard Hendrickson penned an article on multiple compartment tank cars prior to his untimely passing. It can be viewed here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ This one is

Guys, I have been conducting research for a few years on two series of cars and would like to see if anyone has any leads on photos from these series of cars: HPCX 6010-6019? At least the first

I think the DL&W had dark green trailers with aluminum roofs thatlooked more or less like the one in that photo. The trailer appears to be anAerovan, with its distinctive rounded nose and roof trim.

About a year ago someone posted that the active ingredient in Solvasetis called "Butyl Cellosolve" -- and that this is also present inChameleon stripper. Tim O'

Thanks for the recommendations guys. Acetone is definitely not compatible with the MTH car, but fortunately it’s a hopper and a patch will cover that spot. I tried “Awesome” which Greg had

Hi Folks, Does anyone recognize the trailer/flat combination (owner, roadname, dimensions, etc). In this 1957 photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3590411 ?

As of now, the only volumes available: Milwaukee Road vol II New Haven Norfolk & Western Pullman Standard SP&S Western Maryland Please remember these are the Color guides to Freight

I’m in the process of beginning the SP A-50-17 project. It will serve to develop some of my modeling skills and add one more car to my SP fleet. Thanks, Tony and Archer Rivets for making this

Schuyler, I use it straight into my Pasche H single action with a #1 tip around 35psi. I apply several light coats. Too thick and it will run and cause a drip. If it goes on too thick, quickly spray

An excellent reference, Chuck, thanks. Answered all my questions. Schuyler Schuyler, I would refer you to an internet site called "The complete Future" where various aspects of the product

I have used it straight from the bottle. Never found a need to thin. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Schuyler, I would refer you to an internet site called "The complete Future" where various aspects of the product are discussed. Chuck Peck

I’ve had a bottle of this for some time, and I think I have a candidate for using it to obtain a gloss surface for decaling. I know that using this has been discussed, but if this specific

Tony Uh, no, you made no reference to an actual prototype photo thatanyone else has seen. That's what I meant by "cite". All of the dataI've seen on the cars indicates they were all identical. In fact

Tim O'Connor wrote: Yes, that was the point. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538;

Tony Really? Can you cite photos that show a standard roof? I've only seen acouple of photos, and the drawings for these cars in the 1953 CBC clearly showthe mixed panel roof. Also looking at 1955 and

Ed. Any time I've seen someone paint over factory lettering. You could always see the factory lettering under the paint. This may be a nice effect for modern cars but not for STMFC cars. Brian

This was apparently done by many magazine authors. Any horror stories? I think yellow would be particularly troublesome. What currently sold products are you guys using as flat finish? Are

All the paid orders for my flat car load casting shipped yesterday. Look for a little white box from me. Thanks again for the support. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in

Tim O'Connor wrote: Simple reason: as far as I can determine, the mixed-panel roof was only applied to the cars with loaders. I wanted to model a car in more general service. Tony Thompson