Scott replies... True but the Wings (massive in size) were made of aircraft quality Spruce with grain deflection of 1/8th of an inch in 12-feet... As Denny says quite fine grained... And the largest

I was surprised to read the note below, as it is widely documented that the "Spruce Goose" was almost entirely made of birch, specifically to avoid use of strategic war materials such as spruce (which

Thank you. Just ordered. I know I'll have to sit back and wait. Lots of other things to do. My wife was very kind. I would have sent a personal e-mail but only saw the STMFC address as

Dean, IIRC, there is a Proto-87 website that may have the itmes you seek. Can't remember the exect web address. Fred Freitas

Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> writes- It is also a beautiful straight-grained wood when finished "bright", i.e. varnished, filled but no stain. Prior to and immediately after WWII,

Gary, The IRC Type 27s are too long for your time period. The model you should focus on is the Life-Like Type 21 as they make both 8K and 10K gallon versions and are accurate models. The models come

I am looking for semi-scale (narrow tread?) wheelsets with ribbed backs. A search on Walthers and Reboxx's sites turns up only flat back wheelsets. I thought IM or NWSL might have some... I

From the Winter 2004-2005 catalog 62.2 UTLX X-3 short frame, large diameter 8k car in the 16000-17799 series $34 62.3 UTLX X-3 long frame, small diameter 8k car in the 18000-22999 series $34 62.4 UTLX

Our own Richard Hendrickson wrote both articles, and many of the photos in the Trix article show cars leased to the several makers of chlorine and painted in rather colorful schemes. My how times

Backdating AB brakes to KC on any car is simplicity itself. Remove all three AB components and mount the KC triple valve/reservoir/cylinder where the AB cylinder was with the KC cylinder in the

Richard Hendrickson

Gary Ray asked: First off, the ACF Type 27 gets its name from being introduced in 1927, thus it is one year too late for you. And if memory serves, Intermountain's version is a later production

Many types of wood were used, but spruce was certainly prominent among them, so it was more than just a cute name. For the record, the aircraft was something less than a success for two reasons.

Alas, no. FWIW, the Athearn underframe represents (rather crudely) a GATC prototype. Richard Hendrickson

Quick question for someone with a current Sunshine catalog: I have an UTLX X-3 (kit #62.1). They were 10,000 gallon cars. As I recall he also offered 8000 and 6000 gallon cars. Any information

Thank to those who gave a quick reply. I do have several of the type 21's. Gary

Yes, and the Evergreen Aircraft Museum is one of the best in other respects, as well. Regarding spruce, it is still used in the fabrication of new aircraft (yes, some planes are still being built of

Richard, Thanks for the correction! I was basically mirroring the language at the RPI site, which now appears to be getting a bit long in the tooth. With the thought that a modified Athearn model

I model 1926 and was wondering if the Intermountain ACF type 27 10000 gallon car (which appears to have forge welded tank sheets) can be modified by changing brake gear, adding additional rows of

( Followup to discussion of Atlas 11k pressure tank ) Regarding this model, if I were to remove the valve casing and replace it with a dome.... would this resemble any known ICC 103 (insulated) or