I forgot all about it; thanks for the reminder! So, this morning I posted (pending moderators' approval) photos of the Sunshine B-5 underframe and my kitbashed version, to an album called "SAL B-5

Tim asked Tom to post photos but I also have one at the ready that I will post showing one side. The model is a 10K gallon AC&F Semet-Solvay kit forthcoming from Yarmouth. There are four sections of

Bill, In the quest for small and unusual materials for model making, don't forget the other Precision Scale, that is Precision Scale Model Engineering. I have used them for years and they have an

Bobby Pitts uses styrene rod he drills out on his tank car models. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Wednesday,

Ngineering.com sells several sizes on thin wall stainless tubing which I use in tank cars as couplings. To cut it, I tape the tubing tightly to a piece of wood and use a cut off disk to cut it through

Tom, I am unaware that Detail Associates had 0.019 Stainless Steel Wire. What is the Catalog # for this please? I use the same arrangement you do for the my joints. I have already ordered the plastic

Tom could you post a photo(s?) showing your splices with the tubing? I'm very curious to know what this looks like. Also what are you using for pipe brackets? And who sells the .020 ID SS tubing? Is

Al, Did you ever post these pictures? Scott Haycock The B-5 has an unusual underframe, with a single main cross-bearer centered under the door. The Sunshine UF replicates this feature, as does my

---In STMFC@..., <eaneubauer@...> wrote : GBW/KGBW 4801o4879 appear to be Gla design hoppersacquired by 7-31. Does anyone have a origin for these? Built date is 1905,builder unknown.

---In STMFC@..., Ben Hom wrote: > No. MNS 1202-1302 and possibly GBW 45 (ex-PSX 45) also had the 6 ft P-S door. See Ed Hawkins' > spereadsheet for more information. >

Those tank handrail splices are structural, not just cosmetic. If you're making the handrails in four pieces (two straight side pieces, two curved end pieces) with the splices outboard of the last

The smallest plastic tubing I have is 0.035 in. O.D. I think I got it years ago when I was using Hot Stuff CA to build RC model planes. A short piece came with each bottle of glue, and you could buy a

As I noted in my earlier message I have been duly informed that I have been in error and the correct size is .019. Bill Welch

Bill Welch wrote: The correct size, matching the prototype, is 0,019 inches in HO scale. As you can see on any General American or AC&F drawing, handrails were iron pipe, nominal size 1.25 inches.

Thanks everyone for being so quick with your helpful responses, including the electrical wiring. I decided to go the Polyimide Tubing as this looks like it would work well with the .019 wire. Amazon

Bill: Here is one option, at a pretty reasonable price: Miniature Polyimide Tubing, 24 AWG, 0.0201" ID, 0.0221" OD, 0.0010" Wall, 30" Length, Translucent Amber Miniature Polyimide

Bill, What about the trimmings of wire frommicro bulbs, as you don't need a ton of it. However, it also works well for airhoses and doesn't break. Chuck Hladik In a message dated 4/22/2015

 Hi Bill, Think outside the box. How about plastic insulation from electrical wire?I have not measured it, but wire-wrap wire is very small diameter, maybe something like 0.010" or so, and the

I have been online today at both McMaster-Carr and Small Parts, now owned by Amazon, looking for very small plastic tubing in the range of .015-.016" or .019-.020 plastic tubing withe notion of using

I totally agree with Charlie. These eyebolts are my standard part to use with corner running board grab and used two of them back-to-back to form stanchions for a circular grab on the top of the dome