In addition to the Color Guide book, Steve Hile also co-authored (this time with Martin Lofton) an article in the September 1990 Model Railroading. Here is a link:

How close was Virginian 62016 to a PRR car or was it a 2nd hand purchase from the PRR? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models

With some stimulus from discussions here, I discovered some 1943 graphic art on a steel canvas. Photos on my blog at http://northbaylines.blogspot.com/ I need to find a printer for white decals that

Rob, It would require major surgery to replace the roof on the BLI cars, something that I have neither the skill nor the desire to do as I would probably destroy the car in the process. While I

I can also be reached at roscodando@... roscopdando@... Or you can cal me Ray.............. Thanks, Ross

Dan, i dont remember the single cut out version and cant seem to find a picture either because of my ER meds or there isnt one in Steve's book. Please don't tell me you scraped with a razor blade. I

I have the opposite problem with around 10 of the Westerfield NYC version running around on my 1955 period layout. OTOH, I have had two officers of the Prototype Police (with badges!) over for

Or, just as important, can someone provide dates for when the roofs began to be replaced and when that work came to an end? As near as I can tell the cars are quite appropriate for those fo us

Claus, Perhaps you should switch to modeling in a larger scale. There IS “joy” DURING the building! (:->) It is a shame if you really don’t enjoy the whole process. Of course we all

Personally I wish BLI had done even later rebuilds with extended heights and diagonal panel roofs. But I'll go with the Westerfield idea, and use a kit that is designed from the ground up to be

I seem to be tuning in to this conversation late, so sorry if I am missing what has passed already. But can anyone suggest the most obvious way to backdate the roof on these models (for those of us

I don't know Tim, that just sounds like a different sort of endless pleasure and joy… well, endless anyways! Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario,

I understand what you mean, Jared. I have been known on occasion to utter a long string of invective at a particularly troublesome bit of plastic or jar of paint or !@(*#!@& tool that is not

Ben I totally agree with that, although these particular cars started to disappear from the NYC roster very quickly in my era of interest which starts in the late 1950's. By the mid-60's the NYC

Jeff Aley notes: "P.S. I tried to add the F&C NYC wrecker service car to the train, but Denny [quite correctly!] admonished me that it would not be prototypical." Thank God. Mike Brock

I have updated my open hopper page. http://www.lanestrains.com/Open_Hoppers.htm Some cars have been recently competed and some were done over 10 years ago, but were never added to the page. Please

Ross and list, the TOFC-version resin kit was a limited run by an outfit in Delaware called TMB Custom Models. I believe it was commissioned by Lee Bertholf; not sure. They produced both the double

What Denny has not mentioned is the sight of that Fleishmann ICE-1 operating on his layout at near-prototypical speeds (174 MPH), trailed by that MDC GN express box, Northeastern express reefer,

Found a kit, thanks. Aaron Gjermundson

The tank car is sold. Thanks for saving me from Feebay. CJ Riley Bainbridge Island WA