All; I was scanning through the archives on this list, looking for info on 42' wood reefers. I happened along on a few posts pertaining to the HPAX ( Hunter Packing) wood cars. Does anyone know if

I just took a couple photos and put them in the photo section in a file with this email's subject title. Awaiting approval.... This is the car I was asking about the color a week or so ago. The car

Ed Ursem wrote: Yep, way wrong. You can calculate it, you know. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Your kidding, right? I would suggest you avail yourself of a pocket calculator before you start thinking about the programing of a measuring instrument. Dennis

Not being an Electrical Engineer, I would think that a Digital Caliper could be calibrated to read out in half inch increments on each scale. Thus reading as 1'- 3" or 1'- 3 1/2". I believe that .002

Hello Everyone, I'm interested in doing one of the following 40' B&LE Boxcars as it would have appeared in the late 1970's utilizing a Speedwitch Media 1937 AAR Boxcar kit, but I need to confirm that

Let's stop; wasting our time on this one. The experimental "Frigicars" apparently were a failure and disappeared shortly after they were placed in service in 1929. They were 40' wood cars, and

Anthony Thompson wrote: The photo stimulated the memory and I found a crude drawing of a "Frigicar" in the Carstens Publication "Rolling Stock Plan Book" on p.14. It illustrates a typical 40-ft wood

Gentlemen, I'm preparing an article for the SCL Modeler magazine and was wondering if anyone has information on the Southern low-side gondolas from the 1920s--the prototypes popularized by the

I have one of the PFM ones, it took me a couple of years to finally find one. But I'd love a digital scale caliper as well. Echo Mountain Models lists a standard scale caliper (similar to the PFM

Hi can anyone give me a color/paint formula for the "Red" used on these wood cars in the "Pre-WWII" era? I believe it was a red/red color but need to know if there is a Floquil paint mix I can make

Thanks for looking on my behalf! Dave Nelson

And then after the war, there was the "Frigifrater" -- see Trains magazine Nov 1955. This one had a removable carbody! Tim O'Connor

This model is certainly an express refrigerator, and I've never seen a "Frigicar" photo of this body style. My understanding of the Frigicar history (without digging out sources) is that it was one

The photos have been approved. -Jeff Aley Deputy Moderator, STMFC Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 7:34 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: NADX Express Frigicar Reefer Jeff,

Thanks Howard! Duh, that never occurred to me!! Tim O'Connor

Dave, my regrets, but I don't have single photo that shows what you want. Richard Hendrickson

Tim O'Connor wrote: Not much of a problem with a digital caliper. Make the first measurement, press the zero reset, the make the second measurement. This will give the difference between the two.

Hi Jerry, The STMFC is about "steam-era freight cars AND HOW TO MODEL THEM" [emphasis added]. As a result, I judge that calipers are on-topic. You may note that we have had past

The thing to remember about pricing is that the Chinese are making the same identical caliper for sale/import to many different sellers/wholesalers not just Harbor Freight. The prices vary