the nicest rendition of a diagonal panel roof with "ZU" eaves is available from Moloco: http://www.molocotrains.com/catalog/product/gallery/id/13/image/100/ It sould be able to be shortened to the

Does anyone have a surplus Branchline VGN or IHB 40'boxcar in their stash for sale? If so, please contact me off list.Armand Premo

Bruce Smith wrote: "I can't figure out why y'all are so intent on reiventing this wheel." I've come to the conclusion that many modelers spew tips and techniques that they've never personally

http://www.shorpy.com/node/8301?size=_original Southern Iron Car Line, Alabama & Vicksburg, and 2 from Texas & Pacific. Scott Pitzer

It was inset, exactly as on the steel reefers of that era. Richard Hendrickson

Richard, I am not sure exactly what roof you are talking about, but it sounds the same one as what SP put on there B-50-15's in a 1951 refurbishment project. Look in Tony's Boxcar book there is a

After thinking about this for awhile I think I'd rather have the right roof rather than the roof be right. If I were to use, say a Red Caboose rectangular panel roof. I would need to add a rivet line

There are always new things coming along, and some of us enjoy trying new things out. After all, if we didn't reinvent the wheel, our cars would have wooden rollers . . . KL

Folks, Parafilm will not stay stuk permanently. It has no adhesive. I can't figure out why y'all are so intent on reiventing this wheel. Bare metal foil works great. I use a single layer and it

asking: Richard Hendrickson replied: I believe Branchline Trains made a 50-ft version of this type of roof with diagonal panels, which may work for those NYC boxcar that received roofs with

I think parafilm is wax on a polymer backing. I don't think it would stick permanently (which is why it was a good mask - it doesn't lift the lower layers) nor hold paint. I haven't seen it in hobby

Dave, the roofs on steel refrigerator cars of that vintage had the overhanging riveted edges. So it might be possible (depending on dimensions) to combine the center sections of a couple of PFE

Yes, it is. Photos of cars repainted in 8-55 show them with extended Gothic lettering. Richard Hendrickson

I know I've seen this feature on a roof but I can't recall where... pretty sure it was resin... which, I suppose is a bass-ackward way of asking: anybody know where such a roof could be

I appreciate all the possible methods being discussed. I haven't had occasion to try this but perhaps someone else has, or perhaps someone will; From my Luftwaffe aircraft modeling experience I

panels for my 1953 date. 25 postwar photos I have of these cars, only three show up without patch panels. All are in older schemes, including one (107127) in 1947 with a black herald background. The

Gee Richard, I don't know whether to say thanks or not : ) Like a friend of mine says: "The more you know, the less you can model." Clark Propst

There is 52 links per inch chain available along with photo-etched 72 lpi chain although it is two-dimensional: http://www.traincat2.com/ Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

--- On Wed, 6/9/10, pullmanboss <tcmadden@q.com> wrote: I learned that lesson > in my narrow gauge days, when I realized that very fine > chain could be represented by twisting two lengths of >

Clark, in 1954 virtually all of the NYC box cars had their original roofs replaced. Most of the replacement roofs were Murphy rectangular panel, but a small number (on cars re-roofed in 1948 and