To add just a bit to the information Jim shared below, the N&W class BL/BLa boxcars that the SK class stock cars derived from were door-and-a-half versions of the USRA single sheathed boxcar. This

This is a N&W Class SK stock car. These cars were built from N&W Class BL and BLa boxcars (which were sort of a USRA single sheathed clone); when built, the stock cars were numbered in the 29000

Photo: N&W Livestock Car 29274 A photo from the Virginia Tech Universities Library: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=ns2779 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Part of series

I’ll buy a couple. How many on a spruce?

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ahem... Beetle :-D On 2/10/2021 11:00 AM, Douglas Harding wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I’d forgotten this advice Andy, thanks! I’ve been touching a 000 brush of Tamiya solvent to the edge of the lamination - and having the marks develop. So - no.1 - back to the Testors solvent.

No. Photo is to early. The first Beatle sold in the US was in 1949 in New York City. Blow up the photo and you can see that car has a defined trunk lid, very similar to the last car on the right.

Phil Thanks. I have no photos of the 37 foot 7xxx series Wilson cars. They were gone before 1955. On 2/9/2021 9:53 PM, nyc3001 .

Thanks Phil. Unfortunately, I have no photos of that number series (7xxx), but those were the only 37 foot reefers Wilson had in 1950 and they were gone before

The second car in the left lane certainly looks like a Volkswagen. Could it be? Bill Jolitz

Friends, Yesterday while thrashing around on the web in old copies of CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS magazines, I ran across this mid-1930s photo taken at Roseville on the SP. It shows what

Wowzer Andy, Thanks for that. I'll give it a try Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

I found a method of glueing 0.005" styrene to a base styrene years ago which has stood the test of time. In pattern making, weakly attached laminations can often delaminate when pulling an RTV mold

Rob, I have used Canopy Glue on .005 styrene with good results, no melting, no deformities, no mess Rich Christie

Tim, There are photos of a completed model at this link. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/built-rtr-wilson-car-lines-wcl-funaro-1800129209 -Phil

I was looking at the .005" diagonal straps used on a recent single sheathed boxcar project - and noted that there were small divots in the surface of the straps. Its an age-old problem when using

The signup for the next Hindsight Virtual RPM is now active. Please go to speedwitchmedia.com to register for the event. Ryan Mendell

These are early F&C kits, so the chances of a photo are 2.....slim and none-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Photos show several different designs for Wilson 37 foot reefers, and there are more still for the other owners. Does anyone have a photo of the completed F&C kit?