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Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

Well, suit yourself, but as you say, these are hard to find, likely because there's not much market for them, and that translates into their being more expensive. An alternative is to find some brass

By Schuyler Larrabee · #78034 ·

CB&Q 40' steel gondola

Hey all, More questions...in the August 1977, Prototype Modeler, Cyril Durrenberger did an article on a CB&Q gon in the 77000-80999# series. My questions are did this series of cars make it to 1951,

By rdietrichson · #78033 ·

Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

Thanks Schuyler however the prices are terrible. Smallest, cheapest is $2.33 per screw. The fact they are SS doesn't help. Makes that original grip about a few bucks for 6 sound cheap. I'm

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78032 ·

Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

Jon, I gave a hot link to McMaster Carr before. It's www.mcmastercarr.com Look there. Scroll down and on the left you'll find "Fastening and Sealing." Look in that list and find

By Schuyler Larrabee · #78031 ·

Re: making the case for self-tapping screws

I've had the same problem with the truck retaining screws coming loose on styrene cars that don't have the collar for the screw to bind against. eg: MDC cars that don't come with one, or Athearn

By David North <davenorth@...> · #78030 ·

Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

By Andy Miller <aslmmiller@...> · #78029 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

Note also the number of covered hoppers at the NYC Pier 7. Norm Larkin

By Norman+Laraine Larkin <lono@...> · #78028 ·

Re: LIFE - Trainscapes 1950: View from a train window.

I can, Fred. As a 10-year old kid living in a three decker, I was always around when the coal delivery was made (usually mid-late afternoon). There were three coal bins in the basement (and three

By Norman+Laraine Larkin <lono@...> · #78027 ·

B&O M-53s

Pending Mike's approval, I'm posting photos of my Cannonball Car Shops and West Shore Line B&O M-53 boxcar models in the Photos section of the Yahoo Group Web site, along with a photo comparing end

By Andy Sperandeo <asperandeo@...> · #78026 ·

Re: Coal in boxcar

Tom, I have quite a bit of data of the NP, MILW, and a few others hauling of coal out of the Twin Ports in box cars, and quite late. Many smaller town operators preferred it that way and I think some

By np328 · #78025 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

Dennis, There were two ohers who made trackless trolley bus models; Marmon-Harrington and Pullman Standard. I recall both from Boston, MA as a youngin'. Definitely an eye

By Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...> · #78024 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

Actually, I think David was questioning why I (or we, since a lot of people have responded) didn't think it was a streamlined streetcar, since you can't see whether it has trucks or tires. The

By Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...> · #78023 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

David and list; In reply to your original question: on a regular bus, the roof would appear smooth; in the image that we are referring to, the busses clearly have components on their roofs that

By bnpmodeler · #78021 ·

Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

While there are many places to buy machine screws of any size I have never found a place to buy shouldered screws. This type of screw is used on all brass but seems to be hard to find, either

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78020 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

Spen, it's always surprised me that this isn't modeled more, since it is readily apparent in many steam era freight car photos. But what you're seeing isn't mud (at least, not much of it is);

By Richard Hendrickson · #78019 ·

Re: Loose coal in boxcars

On "The Road of Anthracite," coal was delivered locally in DL&W stock cars with the openings in the car sides filled in with boards to a height of about four feet. The few pictures that show this have

By MDelvec952 · #78018 ·

Re: Coal in boxcar

Here are a few of the re-loads from the M&StL Fairfax MN agent's seal book. I assume these cars bought coal from the Twin Ports and returned with the grain. Clark Propst 12/17/1947 IC

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #78017 ·

Re: Replacing brass trucks with plastic ones - screws?

Another source for small machine and sheet metal screws in bulk, is: < http://www.microfasteners.com/index.cfm> Their prices are good and they have a fairly good selection of both SAE and Metric,

By Joseph Melhorn · #78016 ·

Re: making the case for self-tapping screws

I can't make a "case" for self tapping screws. Machine screws work perfectly if you add a drop of "Loktite" to the tip. They're removable many times, they don't stress the bolster material, and they

By George R. Stilwell, Jr. <GRSJr@...> · #78015 ·

Re: Other LIFE image finds

Frank Fertitta wrote: The roofless box cars were used for sugar cane and bagasse--T&NO had a bunch of them. The yard cabooses are built from boxcars, not "on flatcars," or at least that was the

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #78014 ·

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