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

Dear Jace: Sorry for the confusion! I just had never seen one of the Erie cars - have been in "O" scale since 1958 and photo/measuring prototype freight cars for 35 years now! Thought I would

In the builder's list, who is "B&SCC"? Barney & Smith? I didn't think they were handling that kind of volume that late. Also, the Atlantic & Danville bought 25 of the steel rebuilds in the

Most of our 36' fishbelly side sill box cars, including the NH one piece body cars have separately attached side sills and fishbelly underframes. You might want to check series 1300 and 10500. - Al

List, I'm about to commence building one of Sunshine's vinegar cars. I was wondering if anyone had any advice/warnings about this kit. I like to see the speed bumps before I hit them. Thanks, Pierre

While PRR XLs were gone by 1937, LIRR cars lasted to 1942 and M&PA ones lasted into the 1970's. - Al Westerfield

_Pennsylvania Railroad destroying 32,000 freight cars_ states that box, hopper and gondolas were being destroyed and that 32,000 cars equaled about 13% of the PRR freight car fleet.<< Of course the

Larry Kline wrote: And an article in a 1936 _National Geographic_ referred to the night sky being lighted up for miles around Harrisburg by the burning mountains of XL bodies. Tony Thompson

Talk about digging deep to find the silver lining!! Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Tim, I buy a lot of my stuff from Flying Scotsman. http://www.fshobby.com/ Also 20% off on Walthers stuff. Plus only $4 for shipping and usually fast and always friendly service from Peter King.

Jim, Very few dealers sell Red Caboose at a discount, but this is one I have used. They are very good folks and sell the RC flat car for 20% off

Clark, you didn't say if you were looking for a specific flat car or just a good flat car kit. If it's the latter I suggest looking at the Red Caboose SP/T&NO F-70-6/7 53'6" flat car. It's a craftsman

The model represents a 1920s AC&F design built for NC&StL (two orders), SP&S, FEC, and perhaps one or two other RRs. Some other flat cars (e.g., T&P) were similar and can be modeled with some minor

Thanks guys for the help and advice. I will look at Richard's article to see what I can do with it. I should have looked at both sides of the model before I bought it, but five bucks isn't a bad

Dean Payne wrote How late did the XL last in interchange? The following numbers for XL boxcars (XL only) are from PRR equipment lists (courtesy of Bob Johnson) 1-1-31 31447 1-1-34 29909 1-1-35

Dean Payne asked: "How late did the XL last in interchange? A quick skim seems to say that the last XL in interchange ran in 1942, but the ventilated ones only ran until 1936. Did I get this

Jon Miller wrote: "Tichy also makes a 40' flat car but it was only use one either one or two roads. Richard or other can state which that was. It actually is a very nice kit but of limited prototype