Pieter remarked about the floor boards: are covered with blackish "grunge" up to the cross bearer. Beyond that,and especially between the large frame members the color is mostly natural aged

Hello Richard; So then this car is NOT displaying a typical weathering pattern with wheel spray and dirt over the trucks but the car center reasonably clean? I was hoping I could generalize at least

Garth wrote: I was getting the same screen. Then I realized that it was the overflow area. Rather than input the e-mail per the screen request, I backed up a notch to the base/home page and requested

No argument that this is a basic principle which should be honored whenever possible. In the case of railroad photography, however, collectors often acquire photos that have changed hands several

Pierre Oliver writes: The "older yellow stuff" is Alumilite. I have no idea what resin F&C uses but am sceptical that it's polycarbonate, as they claim. Al and Martin use different resins, and I think

Maybe the SRR got a bargain deal on blue chalk. Or maybe blue chalk was a confederate states cultural phenomenon like mint juleps. Seriously, though both light blue and yellow chalk were sometimes

Easily explained. In the summer of 1950, shortly before this car was wrecked and photographed, the Santa Fe began replacing the draft gear and bolsters on these cars, a process which required the

Pierre,My experience has been with newer resin kits from different sources.I have not had a warping problem with all of my older resin kits.I suspect that the problem may stem with parts having a

Also interesting is the weathering of the floor boards. Both ends are covered with blackish "grunge" up to the cross bearer. Beyond that, and especially between the large frame members the color is

I don't see any brake levers coming through the holes. I have never seen them in any kit I have built or on brass cars. Why would brake levers require keyhole shape? regards, Andy Miller

You mean the ones for the brake levers? -- Atty Raymond G. Meyer 110 E. Main St Port Washington, WI 53074 262-284-5566 rgmeyer2@...

Jerry, This is what I get: The requested file or directory is not found on the server. Otherwise, I keep getting sent back to "Activate Web Access", which I did years ago. Yes, I'm properly logged

On a more serious (well, relevant anyway) note, the bolsters have keyhole shaped holes. I have noticed this on many craftsman models. What is the purpose of these holes? Why the unusual shape? They

Since most of the period photographs are B/W and the majority of the chalk used in school was white, one might assume most chalk car markings would be white. Reviewing a SOU color training film on

It's obviously an underframe designed to negotiate a "Y". I suspect it has been stored on its side so as not to damage the Chevron sign and flagpole that that it flies ;-) regards, Andy Miller

It's in the "overflow" area <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFPH/files/FGEX/> Jerry Glow don't

Resin takes on water from the air when casting. You need a controlled room when casting. That is why I stopped using the stuff and went to injection molding years ago. Thank you Larry Jackman Boca

Ben, Is your FGEX file really there? I've been to the files section and don't see it. Is it still waiting approval by our fearless leader? Kind regards, Garth G. Groff benjaminfrank_hom wrote:

All, This topic is getting intriguing. I've built close to 300 resin cars now and have not yet had the need to brace the interiors with the sole exception of the floor for the Sylvan Scale Models