--- In STMFC@..., " Westerfield" <westerfield@...> wrote: "....... a limited number of photos are now on their web site and more are being added all the time. Whose web site? NYC? WNYE? A

Resin (polyurethane) manufacturers are numerous, and so many resin variations are available to suit their clients with a challenging array of different production situations that few generalizations

Mark Feddersen asked: "Do any of the old Lindberg Line freight cars, specifically the wood stock car, reefer, flat car or gon have any redeeming value as a kitbash/update project anymore or have they

John, I did one in S scale kitbashed from an American Models kit of a box car that was not a very accurate model of anything. I guess in some ways American Models box cars are the Athearn cars of

This has been a very interesting discussion, not the least reason being the obvious authoritative expertise, and the impressive empirical data that has come forth. If I can summarize what I think I

Gentlemen,   In the upcoming issue of the Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler magazine--the quarterly, online modeling magazine of the ACL & SAL Historical Society--I'm going to write a short article on

We used it at work on bare steel prototype automobile underbodies as a primmer.  Small orders of galv steel sheets with special strength properies are not that easy to coordinate (you end up ordering

Dave, Both the Sunshine kit insert and the Proto-west web page (http:// www.protowestmodels.com/ProtoWest_HO_Kits.htm) have fairly detailed histories for the 70 ton AAR car. From the web site I

Dave, The earliest 70-ton AAR flat cars I know of were built 2-41 by Greenville Steel Car Co. for Erie (8000-8049). Erie added 8050-8099 built 3-42 and 8100-8199 built in 1952. ATSF had 200 cars

Several of the Cocoa Beach/RPM posts mentioned prototypes of two new IM cars - a 70t AAR flat, and a War Emergency box. IM's site now lists 4 of the flats scheduled for May/Jun delivery, in roads

I always add a bit of dark blue to the mix as most older, weathered galvanized material has a definitive bluish hue, especially on buildings. Mark Feddersen <schuyler.larrabee@...>

Friends, I asked this question when most of you were away at Cocoa Beach, and didn't get a single nibble. So now I will try again since this thread is relevant. I recently bought one of the

<SNIP> Ned, I used EZ-line from Berkshire Junction (http:// www.berkshirejunction.com/) to rig my crawler crane. It has the advantage of being flexible so I can have the boom up or down. It is a

Suggest you go to a local yardage store and look for rayon or nylon thread. Pick a weight and color of your choice. eric ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2

I have a Barnhart log loader (a type of crane) that I am working on. Does anyone have a good suggestion for what to use to model the cable? I bought some thread for model ship building but was

One paint I usedthat seems to fit the bill is Scalecoat graphite and oil. It is a flat grayish silver. Jerry Michels **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Sounds about right. I like to have a few areas near the paint edges a bit reflective, areas farther from those edges dead gray. Tony Thompson Editor,

Dave and List, Someone has posted a segment of a DVD from the PRR Power series that is currently sold by Railroad Video of Leola Pa. The locomotive in the video is an L1s Class 2-8-2 that is

Do any of the old Lindberg Line freight cars, specifically the wood stock car, reefer, flat car or gon have any redeeming value as a kitbash/update project anymore or have they been surpassed by

I almost never use spray bombs (aerosol cans) on rolling stock. There's just too much paint!