Thank you all for your help.I quess Xmas shopping caused a "senior moment".I should have proofread my post.It IS "STILES".I DO know the difference.Armand Premo

Folks, I have updated my list of HO scale items for sale. I have added some Kadee cars as well as some weathered Kadee cars. Contact me off-list if interested in seeing list at

Indeed he was, Tony, and there was a reply, which said pretty much the same thing I did. Do you have a rule or formula? I doubt there was one, though possibly ARA or AAR might have had

The December issue of The Keystone Modeler is online at http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm Articles of interest include: Modeling a Class G28 Gondola in HO-Scale - Part 1

Kurt Laughlin asked: "Do their sets typically include end markings?" Yes. Ben Hom

Kurt Laughlin wrote: I guess I get tool catalogs from a cheaper end of the spectrum than you <g>. They are still out there, and for larger sizes, may be worth the economy (if you only need them

Thanks for the lead. . . Do their sets typically include end markings? KL

espeeac12 (not signing his name) wrote: Want to tell us where you started? Have you looked at Equipment Registers, photos in books, Wikipedia, etc.? Or starting from zero? Tony Thompson

Hi group, Anybody have any info about Richfield's Tank Car fleet? I know about the Travel Town tank car, but is there any more info out there?

Jigs are handy. I made one to hold the shaft of a display motor to drill it out for linkage ala the commercial turnout motor for a hobby shop. I made enough on the deal to pay the (used) price of my

The brand new RMC for Jan. '08 has a review of the Norwest NP reefer where construction of ladders from 'styles' is discussed. Which reminds me, if drilling out the stiles is too frustrating, you

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Eric was asking for a rule or formula for this adjustment, not an explanation of why it should be so. Or so I read his post. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Eric, I'm surprised nobody's responded to this, at least, not with the same topic line . . . It's all in the curves. A long car will overhang more in the middle as the car moves around a curve.

Drilling those narrow stiles or similar things is a pain. You might try fabricating a jig of brass pieces soldered together that match the width of the stiles, the idea being to force the drill bit

The price of the Albrecht chuck is about the difference between $75 and $350 :-)

Miller, Andrew S. wrote: Be sure you buy alloy steel bits, not carbon steel. The latter are far less tough, though they are cheaper. Anthony Thompson Dept. of Materials Science &

they anyone Larry, The decrease on the Wabash of DS cars was a result of 2369 USRA box cars being scrapped between Jan. 1, 1945 and June 30, 1950 in addition to 233 double door "USRA clones" being

Jerry - Neat modification! Guys - There is a nice Cameron drill press on Ebay ending in two days. It has one bid at $200 now. A similar one sold a couple of days ago for about $350 or so. See

I modified mine slightly to provide for an adjustible depth stop. http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/files/drill_press.jpg I use a Dremel speed control on mine also. Jerry Glow accuracy $125 as