Keith Jordan wrote: I don't know a lot of details on this, but I'd say the answer is "yes." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Tim O'Connor wrote: Not styrene, but ABS, has rubber particles in it (the "B" stands for butadiene). Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Paul Hillman wrote: No, it would scale by the volume, which goes as the cube root of the scale. That would make it roughly 1.5 to 2 ounces. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Ben, The 1957 book AMERICAN COMMODITY FLOW (1957) by Ullman has maps showing what states terminated Anthracite and Bituminous Coal mined in Pennsylvania in 1950, and what states mined Bituminous Coal

Given the fact that color tests and evaluations are no more associated with steam era frt cars than, say, Wolverton Mountain is, that subject is now terminated on the STMFC...unless a member ties such

Paul, objects have 3 dimensions, so 87.1 x 87.1 x 87.1 equals (approx) 660776, so a 200,000 lb loaded prototype car in should weigh 4.84 ounces in HO scale. The NMRA recommendations are in that

Tony, I understand you have a Phd in metallurgy? Maybe you could answer, or comment on a "dumb ( ? )" question I've often thought about, but never tried or researched? Say, in HO scale, 87.1:1, we

As Tim said brake fluid is dangerous to some plastics. I have used "Pinhosol", I'm not sure if in the US is the same name or Pinesol. Works on Athearn stuff. Marcelo Lordeiro

Brake fluid is not dangerous, although like most things you don't want it in your eyes, mouth or on your hands -- It will remove the oils and moisture from your hands temporarily. It can be

Plastic and brass. Marcelo Lordeiro

It's not a lacquer solvent but works on the lacquer based paints. I 've been having good results even on the Kato stuff. Keep the shell for half an hour deep into the remover then scrub with a tooth

They have one type only , I'm not sure they changed the name. I've been using it for more than 15 years. You have to take care with some old Atlas locomotives made by Kato , don't let them for more

Castrol Super Clean Degreaser is highly recommended by modelers in plastic- aircraft, armour, etc. Available at Walmart for $5 a gallon. See the comparative evaluation

The problem with escalating OOP kit prices is that eventually the price is going to reach the price that: 1. If you only need a few you're going to do without. or 2. If it's a car you need a bunch

David Ball wrote: "As an aside, not living in the US, I am prepared to pay an inflated price for a Sunshine kit on eBay because: 1. You actually know your going to get it in a week." That's not

Nice one Fred. The New Zealanders loved theirs too, the only 'armour' we had until '43 (and wore them out till they fell apart I understand) and wire and twine wouldnt keep them running any longer

Yeah, even by his standards that must have been a windfall. The guy is fantastic, but that's crazy! Stefan

Eric, I have stripped my Stewart FTs for the 3rd time with brake fluid. They were undecs originally and I've painted them with a Testore Model Master enamel mix first and lastly with Poly Scale

Keith, Having worked in Cold Rolled Finishing at USS Gary works, I can answer the 1st part, both (coil & sheet), it's up to the customer. Some steel goes out naked, some oiled, some wrapped in heavy

Does anyone know how stainless steel was shipped in the early 1950s? Coils? Sheets? Boxcars? Flats? Gons? Thanks in advance, Keith Jordan