Incredible paint and weather job. What a step above. Echo Nelson's comment. The roof effect is just so nice. James Dick -Roseville, MN

Nice car! AL B.

The roof and running board set new standards. Nelson Moyer

I am still trying to become proficient in identifying the various freight car trucks. Would someone please identify the trucks under this Chester and Lancaster box car? I believe they have spring

Hi Ken, When I am drilling holes in anything, I brace my drilling hand and/or the pin vise with my free hand. I'm right handed, so I brace with my left by putting some fingers on a solid item

Well done Charlie! Jim Brewer

A fine fine build with great weathering. Lester Breuer

-- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

I've misplaced the instructions for kit H.2 - the "crated machinery" load. Are the instructions online somewhere or has someone here got a PDF with the instructions? Thanks!

I have taken to wearing a thick glove on my left hand (I am right handed) when slicing off plastic cast on detail. Too many slips and a run for the band-aid box. Also look beyond the Exacto blades to

Very nice build, Lester, and a terrific description and illustration of how you went about it. Well worth reading for any modeler! Tony Thompson tony@...

Beautiful build, Lester. Westerfield has a plethora of single sheathed boxcar kits for those who haven’t explored their catalog, and they build into eye-catching models, especially when coupled

Can’t beat modeling from color photos. Very nice. Please post another photo after Dullcote, etc. for comparison. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>On

Outstanding work Charlie! I'd love to see a live demonstration of your technique, perhaps on a future 20/20 Hindsight event. Jim Brewer

Excellent work Charlie. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

excellent !! 😁 On 9/23/2021 9:35 AM, Charlie Duckworth wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I have completed the build of a Westerfield Models single sheathed Fowler design box car, I numbered 18972. My build included adding reinforcing braces to side corners, new “B” end details, wire

I found this heavily weather roof in some shots posted of trains around St Louis Union Station and thought I’d try and replicate it on the Westerfield boxcar I’m working on. Used the water based

Ron No, sadly. Don't we wish Athearn would revise the tooling (as they have done with several other models!) and replace all of the molded on grabs and ladders with wire and stand off details?? At

Pre-shading is a good idea, but if it's not possible (RTR lettering) then post-shading by touching up unlettered areas of the car works almost as well. :-) Tim O'Connor -- *Tim