Mike Hauk asked: "I was wondering if anyone can identify the types of hoppers in thse photos: SNY Marsh Hill yard <http://www.black-swan-images.com/photos/839687621_YrSTc-L.jpg> SNY Marsh Hill yard

Gentlemen, I was wondering if anyone can identify the types of hoppers in thse photos: SNY Marsh Hill yard <http://www.black-swan-images.com/photos/839687621_YrSTc-L.jpg> SNY Marsh Hill yard

I have a Taurus #303 PFE reefer kit for sale, HO. $20.00 post-paid. Please contact me OFF LIST if you are interested. That would be OFF LIST, please. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Trouble is, while the Frosted Ultra Detail is a nice material and can produce good parts, if it is not laid down into a part properly it can be very bad (as can their courser materials). I printed a

The conclusion to all of this (and a recent, similar discussion being held on one of the S scale groups) seems to be just as I suspected from the start - that the resulting quality of the part(s)

Kent Hurley wrote: I've submitted a part to Shapeways to be run in the Frosted Ultra Detail (FUD) material Kent mentions. It looks to be 3D Systems' multi jet process, which is similar to the PolyJet

I have a friend who follows various brass lists on a daly basis. On a recent visit he had a new brass insulated boxcar from a Crown Custom Imports. The car is reasonably priced (less than $200.00)

I send shapeways something to print every month, and although I have had issues, most are disign issues. The FUD material is about all I use. You can see ia few is the scenic detail parts and and

I would like to see decals produced for both versions. If we can get better photos or lettering diagrams and of course enough interest, maybe Jerry Glow would be interested in producing them.   Rich

Ken, according to the records with the photo it was taken in October of 1942 by John Vachon from the U.S. Farm Security Administration Office. So that would explain the large "D-X Gasoline" scheme

Jerry, Is the car behind the one on which you focused painted in the D-X scheme - in the 1930's? Ken Montero

Bill Welch asked: "Did the Pennsy have an official or de facto designation for the common underframe they used with their K7, R7, and X23/24 group of cars?" None that I know of.  Maybe the Lewistown

Did the Pennsy have an official or de facto designation for the common underframe they used with their K7, R7, and X23/24 group of cars? Bill Welch

Hey all, After following Allen Wood's article in the Westewrn Prototype Modeler I've run into another stumbling block. The article calls for the model to be painted boxcar red, but the Champ

Eric, You might be interested in also seeing this photo from the Library of Congress which shows one of the GATC type 17 insulated cars at Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1930s era large DIAMOND

The best deals are when the buyer isn't sure of what they have or the item being sold isn't in the expected catagory. Old brass fits in this catagory. A lot of bidders hide in the weeds until just

Bill Unfortunately... you seem to have based your assessment on one sample of an unidentified Shapeways build. Each of the many available materials has different characteristics, and may be more or

Jerry, Thanks, I never knew that the Large DIAMOND scheme existed? Eric Thur

Probably were beet dumps for loading cars. Around here during the beet rush, any open car with holes smaller than the beets would do. Anything from hoppers to mill gons. Clark Propst

For my part, I will say that pretty much everyone I know - myself included - has been satisfied with their purchases from Shapeways, ranging from trucks to complete cars. I've had a TT scale covered