John Golden writes: "I'm finishing two HO scale GN models in November (Chad's flat car and the Sunshine SS box car) and would like to know please what color to paint the trucks. Were they black or

These cars are essentially modeled by the ancient Athearn 50 ft riveted side reefers, although there are technical errors (mainly roof and ends). If you're willing to turn them into "flat kits" they

Stuart, The fun usually gets started with Thursday afternoon ops sessions, as well as a few clinics late in the day. Friday and Saturday are solid clinics until about 9 or 10pm when the discussion

Ken O'Brien wrote: Freshly painted, the cars were Daylight Orange on the sides, but this faded in the direction of yellow, so Tichy's suggestion is for a weathered color. The ends and roof

Tony...    Many thanks for the info.   Steve Vallee

Steve Vallee wrote: PFE used this term for all its heavily insulated 52-foot cars, starting with R-70-2 in 1934. The 200-car group referred to are the R-70-9 mechanical cars, PFE 300138 to

Dear Group...    I found this item on page 114 in the April, 1954 issue of RAILROAD MAGAZINE:    Frozen Foods are becoming so popular in American diet that the Pacific Fruit Express is adding

I'm working on a Tichy PFE Reefer and I was wondering if there was an off the shelf paint for the sides and ends. Tichy's instructions call for blends of Daylight Orange & RG Yellow for the sides; BCR

I'm thinking of attending for the first time ever and would welcome a general idea of the schedule for the purpose of making travel arrangements (e.g., do I have to travel from San Diego on Wednesday

I assume you mean 1950 not 1950s, then the trucks on those two cars are sort of a brown not black. The GNRHS website I believe still posts Reference Sheet 28 which lists colors; unfortunately, there

GN Experts, I'm finishing two HO scale GN models in November (Chad's flat car and the Sunshine SS box car) and would like to know please what color to paint the trucks. Were they black or

From: "Steve Haas" <Goatfisher2@...> Subject: RE: [STMFC] Dust Removal from Roofs I use distilled water for the final rinse. Cuts down on water spots. Steve Shaffer

I was very happy with the return to the familiar Naperville venue and although I spent the better part of the first two days holed up in my room scanning photos from a personal collection a friend

Also, have you tried one of those static dusters? http://www.simplygoodstuff.com/static_dusters.htm?gclid=CJC1ld-3p7MCFUdxQgodOFcAqwas an example... -- Jeff Shultz Error: Pithy Saying Generator not

Have you tried air pressure? I use up to 100 psi to clean lots of things. Gradually increase the pressure from typical air brush pressure to that which will achieve the desired result without

Bob this set of attachments fits any vacuum cleaner and includes a tiny brush attachment that I use; http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searchPhrase=vacuum+attachments . I also

Soft paint brush and shop vac. ______________________________________________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX

<<Does anyone have a great technique for removing dust from freight car roofs, hopper car innards, etc.?>> Bob, Warm water, dish detergent, a tooth brush and a very gentle touch. Don't immerse the

This is along the lines of prevention rather than treatment, but I found that when I stopped smoking, the permadust problem went away. For me. With that, I determined that if I ever had a "$10

Does anyone have a great technique for removing dust from freight car roofs, hopper car innards, etc.? Y es, light du st can be re moved with a soft brush. But what I'm talking about is what I'll