Regarding the Ma &Pa XL's Al Westerfield mentioned to me that they stayed on the Ma &Pa and were not suitable for interchange, which explains them lasting as long as they did. Brian

Group, Another use for these cars is to build Monon flats 7501-7510 which were converted from low sided gons in 1945. Though few in number, these cars were in wide circulation carrying larger

During the period of these two dates, the Pennsy did scrap (or burn) vast numbers of XLs, but they also added many members of the X29 and X31 families plus the small (by PRR standards) number of X37s,

Athearn is in Carson, CA, not Carson City, NV. The old MDC facility is completely shut down. They had two toolmakers. One (Robert Menteer, son of Clarence the founder of MDC) is retired or starting

Pierre: I am just finishing construction on mine and there are two things that I would recommend, besides just taking your time. The first is that in a effort to make a solid, true tank, I "squared"

Steve Solombrino wrote: http://photos.imageevent.com/up4479/trains/websize/bar2901.JPG "I think there is a F&C kit that is a good starting point for a good stand-in model (good enough at 3 feet, IMO).

90% of the time is probably OK for a hobby but if you are doing it for money It will KILL your profit. Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... Tomorrow is an other day and we'll probably mess

I forwarded the comments regarding the ownership of these 36' 6" cars by the U.S. Army to the CB&Q List, and obtained a summary of military/ordinance depots in CB&Q territory at or between which they

I _should_ have written: Train Shed #77. We have spell-checker; when are we gonna get proofreader?

Ron Boham wrote: The 50 cars of B-50-24 with passenger equipment were built that way, not rebuilt. I know of no B-50-12s or -13s used in express service (except on SPdeM), but you may mean the

I am looking for a general arrangement drawing of an underframe for one of the box cars (any road) which was converted to express service with high-speed, better-riding trucks, and steam and signal

Phil, I ran into the bubble problem when doing sides etc. for an O scale caboose with the MM furnished resin. I tried another brand of resin with the same result. There is some kind of chemical

Bruce, Thanks for the reply. Nope. I pulled the factory seals off of the bottles on Wednesday when I attempted the first casting. The date on the bottle tops says to use before August 3

Phil asks: Phil, Has the resin been used before by you? The stuff does not have a great shelf life. The bubbling problem sounds like moisture contamination in the resin. AFAIK, heating the resin

Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton wrote: Aidrian, While I don't remember ever referring to PRR's XL boxcars specifically, their destruction in the mid-late 1930's would have been in line with other RR's

About 15 months ago, Bill Darnaby wrote on this list a truly classy syllabus on constructing this extraordinary model. I would not start to build the model without it in hand. My copy is on a hard

Gentlemen, I have been trying unsuccessfully to cast some car sides, ends, and roofs using Micro-Mark CR-600 resin. The stuff wets out the mold well and has no visible air bubbles when first

similar Thanks for your answer Pierre. Your prices seem quite reasonable. Clark Propst

Thanks for the link Tim. Clark Propst

Jim, You are right I didn't. I asked a dealer yesterday about the SP flat. She said she sold out. I didn't realise the car was a kit for that price. I will look for one. Thanks, Clark Propst