I'm with Clark, I had an early version of the Xacto unit, nice and slow. Now I use the smaller cordless Dremel, like Pierre. Again nice, slow, controllable and easy to handle. Doug

Bill,   Must be factory applied rust & mold.   Fred Freitas

Mark, My comments are below. I hope to do an article for The Sentinel sometime next year about this group of cars. Bob Witt Mark Morgan wrote: Built by Press Steel Car Co. The ends are similar to

Several of you modelers out there are surprised to find out that I make and sell trucks in "O" scale and p48. Well now is the time to look at my truck page and check out what is

It's on my set for the Tichy P&LE/PMcK&Y rebuild also. http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/samples/PLE.jpg Jerry Glow http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals/

Bill,   Pray you never have to change out the trucks. They appear to be the same type used on the stock cars, and drove the Pennsy fans bonkers mounting new ones.   Fred Freitas

Bill, I haven't run downstairs to check, but I think that the NYC triangular stencil can be found on some of Mark Vaughan's decal sets and also in some CDS dry transfers. Tim O'Connor

How about the old Ulrich triple hopper? You'd have to redo the sides and gussets (grind off?) because it represents the AAR alternate standard style of construction, but otherwise the body shape

Steve, which one? I think Stewart made 4 70-ton triple hoppers. Tim O'Connor

Nevertheless, I have to say I've never seen a lateral supported that way before! It looks from the side like an upside-down grab iron underneath the lateral. Has anyone compared these cars to

Have you got Railmodel Journal, January 1997? Covers GN 69000-69299, 69500-69999, with two photos of the later cars. There's at least one photo in the GNRHS website photo archive of GN 67605, which

List I am a list owner, and keep several group lists. For some reason, known only to the gremlins of cyberspace, my proto modelers list has been sending out yahoo connect posts. I worked with the

I would hope no grain will be loaded in these as there is daylight around the doors perimeter making papering difficult. Also whoever opened the door was very strong as they ripped the body part of

Steve Lucas asked: "I have a couple of undec HO Bowser (ex-Stewart 70-ton) three-bay hopper kits. Are they suitable for modelling IC hoppers, or total foobies if decorated for the IC?"   They'd be

Sorry, Ben-- To clarify, the 70-ton ex-Stewart tripple hopper. Steve Lucas.

Bill, I believe it is often called "detail", but I don't think I've seen anything quite like it. The running board lateral looks like it is defying gravity. In this proto image, it seems the lateral

Steve Lucas asked: "I have a couple of undec HO Bowser three-bay hopper kits. Are they suitable for modelling IC hoppers, or total foobies if decorated for the IC?"   Are you asking about the former

I have a couple of undec HO Bowser three-bay hopper kits. Are they suitable for modelling IC hoppers, or total foobies if decorated for the IC? Thanks in advance, Steve Lucas.

What is the strange growth on the latitudinal running board in the last photo? Bill Welch

Another option for speed control is something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/router-speed-control-43060.html assuming you are using a "simple" on/off-controlled rotary tool ( like a