I show LS&MS 73500-74499 going to NYC 411500-412499 I show NYC&HR 77971 as a boxcar I'm guessing your photo is Lot 291 NYC&HR 79000-79999 which became 414000-414999 Roger Hinman [Non-text

well like I said this was damn near 40 years ago and yes Floor wax would turn yellow after a time. This has been in the box for that time and due to the lack of caring on the part of NH will

Ben Thanks for this comprehensive answer; ...and a {whack} on the side of my head for not having noticed that about the early XLs. I see that the SSW car has the Wagner door installed "right" way

If you go looking for it, It's now called something like Pledge with Future. Jim

Richard Brennan asked: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/5786883646/in/set-72157626860793516/ "But what about the doors? It looks like a plug door arrangement, with generous

Jim Could be some interaction between the acrylic and the underlying paint -- Future has no pigment in it so I don't see how it could turn yellow. Floquil Glaze has a yellowish cast and was often

It can be brushed on as well; it naturally flattens itself. I have used it to make scratches disappear for example. But if you're doing the whole carside then as Bruce says use an airbrush. Tim

Ok... per discussion; Some flavor of "patent" ends... But what about the doors? It looks like a plug door arrangement, with generous clearance in the upper door track... but no ice hatches to indicate

Gentlemen, Thanks for the replies and interesting discussion regarding the S&NY hopper. The prototype inspiration for my model railroad is the S&NY, and I was hoping there might be a reasonable

Bruce and Bill, I have been using Future for about 20 years. It is the most optically clear gloss I have ever seen. I've never thinned it. If anything I wish it's viscosity was a little thicker. If

Jim, folks It is my understanding that the formula for Future has changed over the years and that the formula used in the early 1990s was prone to yellowing. However the new formula (late 1990's?)

That is probably the reason that floors that have been waxed with Future and others need to be stripped occasionally, especially commercial floors. Chuck Hladik

I have had and know a few people who used to use the ( Floor Way ) on there models. This is over 30 years ago. after a few years of being out in the air the models turned ( YELLOW ) Those that

Bill Pardie asked: "In a recent article in "O" Scale Trains Gene Diemling referred to using Future to "seal" decals. I had previously heard references to using this product to prepare surfaces for

Bill, Yes, it is applied with an airbrush. No, no need to thin in my experience... although I was reading Model Railroad Hobbiest last night and one author said he thinned it with ammonia. Future

In a recent article in "O" Scale Trains Gene Diemling referred to using Future to "seal" decals. I had previously heard references to using this product to prepare surfaces for decaling. For this

I agree about the NMRA collection although mysteriously, the online photos seem to be shrinking in number. When I first discovered this resource about a year ago, most of the Bob Charles Collection

I have found a few patents that are similar to the ends in the photo. Remember that the ends actually manufactured often did not follow any patents to avoid licensing fees and royalties. My

Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: Jim Eager <jeager@...> Reply-To: <RITSlist@...> Date: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:52 AM To: RI Models <RI_models@...> Cc: RITS

To the list of Archives, I add the NMRA library which is scanning their materials and making them available on line (http://www.nmra.org/ )and the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum in Temple, Texas,