According to the Model Railroad Warehouse website, the Kurtz-Kraft PS-1 boxcar was re-issued by Model Railroad Warehouse from the 1970's until recently (the dies were donated to the NMRA). Merle Rice

Thanks for the clarification Al. And thanks for keeping tuned in to the STMFC group! Dave

I think the problem is, Bill, this group has lost focus of what you are looking for. Most of the replies are applauding the kits with finer detail, not necessarily that that went out of their way to

Here is a pretty complete history AFIK, read all of it to get the IMWX history: http://sscale.org/426/volume-1-no-2-the-prs-story/ Rod -- Custom 2-rail O Scale Models: Drives, | O Scale West /

Derrell – I got into scratch building by reading Jack Work’s article on the Kettle Valley passenger train in MR (1958?). I built several of the cars with decent results. I chose my era

Andy, the periodic reweighing promotes commercial fairness to shippers and railroads due to modifications, and let's not forget corrosion. If I recall correctly, in the book, Coal Cars, The First

Al, as one of the "Horses Mouths", as it were, I'd really be interested in what influenced you to do what you've done both for your own modeling and as Westerfield Models (aside from A. Rand's great

Bill, I e-mailed Dick Schweiger about C&BT shops to verify the date he went into business. When I hear from Dick I will send you info on C&BT. Rich Orr

All of the commentary has been interesting but meanwhile I have received almost no help with the materials I requested. Bill Welch

It is from sometime between 1900 and 1910, since it has a place for filling in the date that starts "190__". I think a series of these placards would make a great decal sheet. I have one for a

Bill, I think Richard makes an excellent point about scale models with his analogy to the Greeks. By definition a scale model is a prototype model because it replicates something exactly (or as much

Bill, thanks for your progress report. Your words induced me to get out my SC&F 2-dome kit. Like many of my kits it's almost done, the next step being the railings. I made the railing in two pieces,

I built one of those when I was 16. It was really beyond my capabilities at the time and the result was rather sloppy. But I couldn’t pass up the price. – Al Westerfield Sent: Saturday, May 12,

I spent my hobby time this morning drilling and tapping the five tank car center sills and just finished installing the couplers. It is very clever the way Jon designed the couple box to stay in

Many years ago, on a visit to the Greek island of Crete, I saw what amounted to a scale architectural model in clay of a structure that was apparently built exactly as shown by the model. So

Don't believe anybody has mentioned the old Kurtz Kraft HO PS-1 boxcar plastic kits of the late 1950's. They were years ahead of their time with pretty much all add on details. Sold for something like

Let's not forget the Ramax ACF two bay covered hopper kit. At the time it was a leap in the right direction. Prior to the Pacific HO reefer there were others that started making kits of specific

I know this request is outside this list coverage, and for that I apologize. I am looking for a Pullman Co builders photograph of the Pullman Lot 9204-K-4 Santa Fe Bx-120 class 60 foot box car number

Doctor Fruit Growers ask: The seminal styrene kit I think it could be argued was the "Innovative Model Works" 1937 boxcar kit. When was this kit introduced. Does anyone have any good stories

Nah, I may do it Milwaukee. I think I have enough leftover Westerfield stock car decals to letter it. Clark Propst