Friends, Yesterday while thrashing around on the web in old copies of CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS magazines, I ran across this mid-1930s photo taken at Roseville on the SP. It shows what

Wowzer Andy, Thanks for that. I'll give it a try Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

I found a method of glueing 0.005" styrene to a base styrene years ago which has stood the test of time. In pattern making, weakly attached laminations can often delaminate when pulling an RTV mold

Rob, I have used Canopy Glue on .005 styrene with good results, no melting, no deformities, no mess Rich Christie

Tim, There are photos of a completed model at this link. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/built-rtr-wilson-car-lines-wcl-funaro-1800129209 -Phil

I was looking at the .005" diagonal straps used on a recent single sheathed boxcar project - and noted that there were small divots in the surface of the straps. Its an age-old problem when using

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These are early F&C kits, so the chances of a photo are 2.....slim and none-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Photos show several different designs for Wilson 37 foot reefers, and there are more still for the other owners. Does anyone have a photo of the completed F&C kit?

My guess is whoever manufactured the Wilson reefers would be a close fit. I’m getting ready to bash a bunch of 37 and 40 ft meat reefers and have been accumulating magazine articles by Martin

The Rapido car is a specific prototype, built by General American between 1937-1941. Other 37’ meat reefers were built by other manufacturers with different features. And each meat packer had

Fenton, I don't own any of the kits, but they come with either WCLX, CRLX version, or Oscar Mayer decals. The side and end castings appear the same for all of these. -Phil

What does the label say. They made a few different ones

Hi guys, An early F&C kit was the 37' wood meat reefer. I was looking at images of it, and it seems to be a different prototype from the Rapido reefer (wider fascia below the roofline and perhaps a

Yes. Although when running with ice they use a standard hatch plug to seal the bunker. The idea behind the big boxy ventilator was to make a place for that plug to be raised while still providing

 Hi Bob and List Members, Are these cars equipped with what I have seen refered to as 'Bohn Ventilators'? Claus Schlund

Unfortunately, I think it's more complicated for photographs - There are "photographer's lifetime" provisions in there. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Loading Ice With Block & Tackle Gear A 1915 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/15122/rec/64 Description: "Lordsburg Ice Plant - Men

Many bargains to be had out there on Ebay, Dennis! Those ancient blue box Athearn locos just keep going and going... But yeah, if you shop for -current- trains the list prices

Dave Nelson wrote: No. Everything COPYRIGHTED before that dat is in the public domain. I already explained the difference. Read what I wrote. Tony Thompson tony@...