--- In STMFC@..., John Golden wrote: I'm building an Intermountain 10' 6" IH box car for CMO, and apparently need eight-rung ladders. Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative to the

Sell them on Ebay. <VBG> Armand Premo

Sir,I believe that Detail Associates or Details West may have them.I have been using Kadees.You'll need 2 packs,but the detail is better.Armand Premo

John, Branchline Trains offered 8-rung ladders for 10'-6" box cars. Many of their box kits included both 7-rung and 8-rung sets. These are "full height" ladders unlike the 7-rung ladders in the IM kit

Gentlemen, I'm building an Intermountain 10' 6" IH box car for CMO, and apparently need eight-rung ladders.  Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative to the seven-rung ladders included with the

I had an assembled car of this resin take a fall and it broke into several pieces. But as Bill say, it broke as cleanly as glass and went right back together with CA. The repair joints are

Jim: I have several of Al's old resin kits operating on the Bagnell Branch and all have held up very well to three moves and many operating sessions. I did however, when I built my cars, cut some

Reasonably accurate. Unlikely to be seen in the PNW. Tim

Hi all I am new to this group, and being new, I may have missed an earlier posting on this subject. I have two question about this car. 1) Is the Tichy Train Groups model of a 1930's-1960's Cement

Jim They are fine -- just BRITTLE. Be very careful when sanding, or drilling. Use something behind them for support when doing these things. If you break/snap something, they can be repaired. I

I built one of these early kits, a CP or CN Fowler and once assembled they are quite sturdy. I did have the corner of the roof snap but the material breaks cleanly and it was easy to repair. Bill

Al/whoever, I have several of the old kits. Unbuilt. Would it be possible to do something like add a layer(s?) of something to the insides of the parts to strengthen them? White glue?

Thanks to help (mostly John Greedy) they're ready! see: http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/samples/Morrell.jpg Jerry Glow http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals.html

A friend asked for some help acquiring Morrell Reefers or decals in HO. He wants the logo with the heart. He has one Intermountain did using their R-40-23 reefer, which is a produce reefer. I told him

A modeling friend sent me the following legal decision that may effect many on this list. Washington DC (April 1) -- FRA ‘OUTLAWS’ MOLDED-ON HANDGRABS The Federal Railroad Administration today

Thank you for the info!!  Dennis.

I wrote: And I forgot to say that those postwar auto cars were 10'6" inside. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Bob Witt wrote: Bob, read Tim's comment again. He said "40-ft. single door box cars," and it's a correct distinction. Like B&O, SP purchased some 40- ft. double door automobile cars after WW

Peter Ness wrote: > <snip> Haven for staying with 10' IH cars. With the exception of the 1000 early PS-1 10'6" IH cars purchased between 11/47 to 1/48, the railroad stayed with 10' IH steel box cars

This is when we will truly miss Tim Gilbert. When I posted those 1930's ERIE consists, by the next day Tim had taken them and annotated them with the car type, and in many cases a suitable model to