Awhile back there were discussions about color identification and matching of historical railroad paints. I haven't had the opportunity or interest to look into this before now, but here are some

Thank you Jack! You stated what?I meant in a much better way. Yes, I also own one and find it a useful tool for many different things. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

While the Grabhandler easy to convert this tool's "inch" scale to HO, the problem is that it doesn't have a setting for the equivalent of 18" or 23" in HO scale. However, I have still found it helpful

Helpfull yes, but not the answer, as the incruments are not in HO scale. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

One way helping the grab-ironically challenged: http://www.missionmodels.com/product.php? productid=16462&cat=313&page=1 Manfred for HO products and maybe they'll start making

I think we need to get more people e-mailing BLMA about the need for HO products and maybe they'll start making more.  ======================= My Model Railroad Site: http://rbdhd.t35.com/ Dave

Just in case you were not aware, this book is available on line at: You'll need to copy the entire line ending in M1 into your browser or google it in the books section. Good

Hi Richard, Sadly I have been informed that Sinclair didn't own that type of car. So I guess I'll have to consider another lettering option. Thanks for the info. BILL

Terry (Wegman) also modified a pair of duckbill pliers to bend drop grabs when we were doing P2K gondolas as they are wider than commercial ones. Another modeler just ACCed a piece of plastic on his:

Terry Wegman ground one end of a pair of chain nosed pliers smaller for me so I could make my own eye bolts much smaller than commercial ones and using smaller wire. We used them to bend the end of

Stainless is only hard if cold-worked extensively. It can be difficult to drill, however, because it work hardens so rapidly. That's why the right rate of drill advance is critical: drill too slowly

There are drawings in the 1919 Car Builders Dictionary. Bob Karig

Dennis, The grab iron placement jigs are for EMD and GE diesels. I don't know if the spacing would be okay for STMFCs. I'm working on a jig and bending grabs out of .008 music wire. Straight grabs

No argument Dennis. They are better. They also cost 30 cents EACH -- some box cars require what, 40 or more grabs -- that would be $12 worth of grabs on one box car! For me, that puts them in

I've been researching bulk oil depots circa 1940. I now have more questions than answers. I'm trying to construct the Standard Oil Company facility which was in Bryson City, NC in the early 1940s.

Jack, My local source Jebens Hardware in Blue Island,Illinois sells me numbered high speed bits for ~ $1.00 each. John F. Cizmar Jack Burgess <jack@...> wrote: I've

Very well said Dennis. You are being very kind with the statement "look clunky". The visual difference is incredible! However, I do not use them on all of my mdels because they are very hard to work

As far as I know, all the other commercial pre-formed grabs are .012" dia. wire, and have been since I was doing my resin kits back in the eighties. These scale out to around 1 3/64" in diameter,