Ok, how about this for a no-brainer. Take some Champ decal stripes (really WIDE ones) and just decal on the patch panels. Then paint them over. The Champ stripes are just about the right

I have been following this thread and there is a way that I have tried that worked fairly well, but depends upon weathering to make it visually pleasing. I used a scalpel (and scalpel blade) to

Well, Humble's been gone a long time... Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax,

the Yes Greg that was one of the things I intended to try. Your post motivated me to go down to the basement and experiment on a scrap car. Black and orange lines didn't do it for me. There was not

Hello All, I have just posted a file to the files section. ECC car #18. It is a 10 ton capacity narrow gauge hopper built for White Knob Copper Co., predessor of the Empire Copper Co. of Mackay,

Reading all the comments about people standing atop of cars to relay the signals, does begin to raise questions of whether there would be enough feet passing along the cars to wear the paint clean off

Ben Hom writes... << The Class F39 and F39A cars are the prototype for the Walthers 75 ft TOFC flat.>> On my website Al Stump has posted some excelleant "walk-around" phots of an F-39 (unkonwn

TO MR. JACKMAN AND GROUP; PER THE RULES, DISAPPEARANCE FROM VIEW OF THE SIGNAL PASSER OR SIGNAL IS A STOP SIGN. TO THE QUESTION ABOUT USE OF RUNNING BOARDS; THEY WERE USED LOTS IN THE DAYS

In a message dated 9/9/02 8:24:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, westernmd@... writes: Ned Writes... << Greg Martin suggested using his highlighting technique to emphasize the edge of the foil. A

Terry Link, always a fount of useful information, chimed in to point out that Charles Smith has contradicted himself in print, and while I did not notice that while perusing the very same articles,

What does the engineer do if he looses sight of the signal passer???? Thank you Larry Jackman dehusman wrote:

Are they willing to sell the molds and masters?AP

Terry Link wrote The mistake notwithstanding, I saw one of these cars today and I have to say they are exquisitely built models, definitely worth the cost. They even have wire brake piping installed.

usually stood on the roof running boards to give signals to the engineer. He would be visible going through a left curve whereas hanging on the side he would not be

would have course. But use the ======================== Setting and releasing retainers. In the west they might have used the roofwalks a half dozen times or more going from the Mississippi to

models. The lady said basically she would eat dirt before pouring molds< I not sure what is to be gained by purchasing the molds, master, etc. and not using them except to keep the product off

When you are pushing a long string of cars, the brakeman/switchman usually stood on the roof running boards to give signals to the engineer. He would be visible going through a left curve whereas

The 'operators' I know will love these cars. It will give them another good looking steam era box car that they won't have to worry about parts falling off of during operating sessions. Last fall at

I have lost Steve modeling an Armour plant in Kansas' address. Please contact me off list. Thanks, Clark W Propst Mason City, Iowa