Select the "Home" button to the left, then "Historical Register of Chemical Companies" and you are presented with a map, click on the state you want. Pieter Roos

Are there states above "C" ??? <http://www.heritageresearch.com/databasechemcos.htm> and <http://www.heritageresearch.com/Chemical%20Companies2.html> Richard

The site covers states from A - M (and apologizes for having no entries for NC and ND!). How do I get data on VA? regards, Andy Miller

Elden and Gary, I like the suggestion of spraying a test shot on styrene. However, I suggest first spraying the styrene with neutral gray primer, and using the same primer on the model itself. White

All As part of the ongoing discussion on where commodities shipped to/from... I was looking for info on one of my favorite oxymoronic tank car names: "The Philidelphia Quartz Co. of California"

Gary; I'd second Jack's suggestion, and add that I wish I had taken a more rigorous art class "back when" to have learned more about color adjustment. I have also found that adding yellow

John- I can't speak for others, but driving to Indianapolis Saturday Morning from Chicago, having to get up at dark o'clock, precludes driving back the same day at 8pm. The start time is okay, but I

Gentlemen, I'd like to host a mini-RPM Meet in Indianapolis in summer 2008 and I'd appreciate your input. My thoughts are a one-day event on a Saturday from roughly 10 AM to 8 PM+. I'd like to

Thanks Charlie This is a whopping error in the ORER: In January 1938 it constitutes a misrepresentation of 2,194 cars. I mis-spoke in my original post: The series does not exist at all in the

Jerry, Matt, Sunshine has recently re-released the RI USRA rebuilds. They had them for sale at Naperville. Perhaps Sunshine will sell just the decals. Otherwise, several of the RI boxcar decal

Rob - Yes, the early Fowler models had incorrect crossbearers. We corrected the error promptly but since at the time we sold only through distributors there was no way to notify modelers. For about

Gary wrote: To make faded boxcar red (using Floquil), add Reefer Yellow to Boxcar Red until you get the color that you want. If you add white (the logical choice), you'll end up with pink instead. If

It's easier to simulated faded paint with finish coats. Use a drop of the car color in your dullcote to fade lettering; a drop of white or gray will fade the main color. Using grime or dust will

I'd like to paint my CNW gon in the wonderful faded look shown on the cover of Vol 2 of Prototype Railroad Modeling. Has anyone duplicated this faded red, if so, what is the formula? If not, any

Hello group, I am working on a few N scale 1937 AAR boxcars (Intermountain), to be finished in the NP series 15000-17996. My modeling era is 1960. Did NP rebuild all of these '37 boxcars by

How do you plan to build the car? I built a SLSF one from Tichy sides and ends with a scratchbuilt roof but the RI one is taller and even though I could make modified ends, don't know what to do for

John, Pls. contact me off list at zoe@... regarding Monon steam wrecking derricks. Mont Switzer --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and

Hi Guys, I am after some HO Decals for Rock Island Steel Rebuild USRA Double Sheathed Boxcar circa 1950. Does anybody know if any sets are available and by whom? thanks for your help in

Rob, Not all the makeup's have glitter in them. Try asking the Cosmetic consultant if she can recommend a matt finish powder or blusher suitable for your freight cars. Regards Philip Dove

Frank-- You are right about TCLX, IOX, and CSGX. I don't know about COBX-- yours is a good guess. SUPX stood for Supertest. BMMX was suposedly for Imperial Oil's (Esso) tar products. Which leaves