In a message dated 11/18/2005 7:08:43 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, jimpick2001@... writes: When I tried to download these three pix I got the error message attached. In case Yahoo strips

Other than that, what's wrong with them? ;-) regards, Andy Miller

The Walthers car is a VERY rough approximation of a pre-war GATC car. It is not a good representation. The tank is too large, the underframe is crude, and the whole thing is mis-proportioned. Elden

No. The RC model represents a post-WW-II welded AC&F design which wasn't owned by Shell (or, for that matter, any other petroleum company). Most were built for the US Army Quartermaster Corps; a few

Ross, not sure about the ladders but the roof walks are pretty much a light press fit. I took the blade of an X-Acto knife and pried them off with no damage. They pop right back in place as well.

Obviously the acetal painting problem has been solved; just look at all the recent diesel models with painted handrails. I prefer the grit-blast approach myself. If you have not taken apart a Kadee

Are there prototypes for the Red caboose 103W Shell yellow and red tank car (Car number is SCCX 603) and the Walthers 10,000 gal tank car? Bill McCoy, Jax

Bill McCoy asked: Bill, As I understand it, the RC 10K welded tank car is only correct "out of the box" for the U.S. Army scheme as shown

I have had very good luck with Accu-Paint and acetal plus other enginnering plastics. It likes to stick to it if you prime the material with an acetone wipe or do a Al2O3 media blast to roughen up the

lrkdbn wrote: No and King Packing lost it's appeal to the Supreme Court in a 1956 case over wages for time spent sharpening knives. Dsave Nelson

Are there prototypes for the Red caboose 103W Shell yellow and red tank car (Car number is SCCX 603) and the Walthers 10,000 gal tank car? Bill McCoy, Jax

Tom Madden wrote Tom, I think the "Daily Show" could use someone with your talents! You are raising the bar for the rest of us. Tim "Mr. Obfuscationalism" O'Connor

Tim, Certain stripes are easier to do than others and I'll leave it that. One of the issues with the MON (CIL) stripe is the ladder which is also painted white at the top and our ladders are made

Tom, It is my understanding that Lloyd Keyser did them for Richard Hendrickson. I have no idea who is in possession of the masters. Richard H. I am sure can give you a clearer answer to your

Overlooking yards and plants of Chicago and North Western Wood Preserving Co. Escanaba,

Jace Kahn opines- Well, Jace has that exactly right. However, I also easily succumb to the art of fine silk screening, and in this regard some finely-built Main Line cars can be truly attractive

Tim O. puzzled over the word: It's French, "le hossier", referring to an uncouth member of the lower class. The root for the Canadien term "hoser", with the same meaning. Also the title of an obscure

Thanks Bill, Since we do not yet have a printed MON car to photograph for our web site we hurried and did a rough graphic image. The lettering will be black on a white stripe. Sam Clarke Kadee

Santa Fe Depot with five railroad cars loaded with shipment McCormick-Deering tractors for the M. Eltiste Company, Orange, California, May, 1922. [The location is now listed as 186 North Atchinson

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