I'm a little surprised at the lack of response to this
announcement...I got a look at the car today at Trainfest in Milwaukee
and, as one expects from Tangent, the car's gorgeous. I'm not a tank
car guy so I can't comment on accuracy but again, with Tangent, I'd
expect it to be very good indeed.

I didn't buy any - flying home tomorrow - but will be ordering some this
week.

Craig Zeni
Cary NC

5. NEW Tangent Scale Models GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car
Posted by: tangentscalemodels@... tangentscalemodels
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:00 am ((PST))

Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our next ALL-NEW freight
car replica, the General American 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car with
Welded Underframe. Following World War II, specialized liquid
shippers requested new special duty tank cars, and General American
Transportation Corporation met their demands by producing
specific-service cars such as this 8,000 gallon acid service tank car.
At the same time, General American switched from a riveted underframe
and riveted tank design to a welded underframe and tank. While
General American’s factory in Sharon PA manufactured at least three
different post-war versions of 8,000 gallon acid all-welded tank cars,
these specific prototypes were produced between 1949 and 1960. Like
all Tangent Scale Models offerings, these tank cars had long service
lives, lasting well into the 1980s in revenue service. Acid service
tank cars were commonly-seen nationwide, providing transportation for
strong chemical compounds, such as hydrochloric (muriatic),
hydrofluoric, phosphoric, and sulfuric acids. Acid tank cars were
rubber-lined, featured one percent expansion domes on the top, and did
not have bottom tank outlets.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:28 PM, <STMFC@...> wrote:

There are 15 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1.1. Re: Red Swift reefers
From: Garth Groff

2a. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: David bott
2b. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: rockroll50401
2c. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: David Bott

3a. Re: CN SS box car roof
From: soolinehistory

4a. Re: Ma&Pa decals wtb
From: mwbpequod

5. NEW Tangent Scale Models GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car
From: tangentscalemodels

6a. Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making
From: Anspach Denny
6b. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Andy Carlson
6c. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Jack Burgess
6d. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: jon miller
6e. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Jack Burgess
6f. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: O Fenton Wells

7. New photo collection going online at the Barriger Library
From: nfryumbc

8. Conversion kits for SP 40' B-50-27 box cars
From: Andy Carlson


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1.1. Re: Red Swift reefers
Posted by: "Garth Groff" sarahsan@... ggg9y
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:38 am ((PST))

Doug,

Good call on the BCR ends! Also note that this car has the heavy
underframe bolsters which are open at the ends, while most of the other
wooden cars have a metal side sill. This car is also considerably
shorter than its yellow companion. I'm still trying to decide if this
car lacks the white roof fascia, or it if the facia is actually white
and just badly weathered. Oh, no! Have I just stirred up another
controversy?

The steel cars such as 15307 seem to have some sort of lever running
from the right side of the draft gear up to the roof level. It appears
on the A end of this car, and on the B end of the steel car immediately
behind car 5423. Does anyone know what this device was for?

Several other details come to mind in the Berkstresser photos. None of
the wooden cars seem to have hatch platforms. Remember the old Varney
car with the black plastic roof and hatch platforms from the early
1950s? [Remember Varney? If you can, then I'm surprised you can remember
anything! I know how hard it's getting.] There is another yellow car
hiding in the row behind the more prominent one. Look just above and to
the right of the building roof. Also note the color detail of the steel
cars' hatches, plugs and covers. Anyone who builds one of the steel cars
with open hatches should note which parts are white.

Finally, image how this yard smells. To be truly accurate, shouldn't we
be adding smells to our models? :~)

Yours Aye,


Garth Groff

On 11/6/14 11:26 PM, 'Douglas Harding' doug.harding@...
[STMFC] wrote:

Ok now that we have settled the issue that we are not arguing, I have
a question about the photo of Swift reefers at Sioux City. Just beyond
the single yellow car Mike notes, appears a red car with what appears
to be a BCR end. And there is a second red wood car closer to camera
that also appears to have a BCR end. Of course all the other red cars
appear to have ends the same color as the sides. But those two cars
make we wonder, what color did Swift paint the ends on their red cars.
Was it bright red or BCR? Is the end BCR or is just "weathering"?

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org <http://www.iowacentralrr.org>

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2a. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: "David bott" dbott@... lwulffe_doc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:46 am ((PST))

Thank you, Ben. As always you answer with patience and clarity,

unsurpassed. I marvel.

I now see my error in not thinking to check the files for a database.

Perhaps at least, my error will allow others to learn or recall the files
exist. So much to learn, so little time.

I think these kits will remain as built and hopefully weathered nicely

enough for someone to purchase them. Either that or they join my traveling
train fleet for shows with rough handling.

Grateful but not Dead,

Dave

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 7, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Benjamin Hom b.hom@... [STMFC] <

STMFC@...> wrote:

Dave Bott asked:
"I bought a set of Accurail HO scale wooden box car kits at $3 each to
practice weathering on wooden boxcars, SS and DS, before I tackle my
resin kits. But if I'm going to the trouble of putting these together
and weather them, I'd like to know if I can make them match anything
reasonably well and with what level of effort.

The first one is an Erie car with road number is 92514 and according
to the data on the side, it was a 50 ton car built in 1923. It is
Accurail's single sheathed 40' boxcar kit with wood door and 7-7
corrugated steel ends. (I didn't see the 4200 series listed in the
Accurail catalog on their web site, but the 4100 and 4300 series
showed Erie-lettered offerings).

My 1926 ORER on DVD does list 199 Erie cars in the 92500-92699 series
of 50 ton capacity, interior dimensions of L 40'9" x W 8'6" and H 9'2
1/8" for 3098 cu ft capacity, and a 6' door. It also states in
footnote BB that some cars in this series were lettered for the New
Jersey & New York Railroad. I'm not an Erie modeler or historian, so
I haven't seen a photo of such a car, and I'm not even sure the
Accurail model is anything other than roughly analogous to a
prototype for this or any other railroad."

Your Accurail model is masquerading as Erie 92500-92699, 200 USRA SS

boxcars. These were rebuilt with radial roofs and steel sides inside the
original truss in 1936, renumbered to Erie 71800-71999, and ran

into the mid-1950s. See Larry Kline's spreadsheet in the group files

section for more details. Correct HO scale models are in the Westerfield
line but are currently unavailable.

The Accurail 4200 and 4300 series models have a superficial resemblance

to the USRA SS boxcar, but the side truss members, roof, ends, and
underframe are different. That being said, the Accurail kits are very good
stand-ins for the much larger group of "Bettendorf" SS boxcars built for
many different roads during the 1920s, especially if you replace the
fishbelly centersills with straight centersills. See Richard Hendrickson's
"40 ft SS Z-Braced Boxcars: Part I (Single-Door Cars)" in the February 1993
issue of Railmodel Journal, John Nehrich's "Bettendorf Boxcar" in the
August 1996 issue of Mainline Modeler, and Tim Swan's "More Variations on
Accurail's SS Boxcar" in the June 1997 issue of Model RailroadING for ideas.

Ben Hom

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2b. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: cepropst@q.com rockroll50401
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:00 am ((PST))

I just finished a rework of an Accurail SS car. I’m curious Dave, what

weathering techniques do you plan to try?

Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa



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2c. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: "David Bott" dbott@... lwulffe_doc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:09 am ((PST))

Gouache wash for soot/grime, various powder pigments.

One concern is how to do it realistic with the metal framework cutting

across horizontal siding. The Accurail exaggerated wood grain seems
problematic and not good prep for most resin cars too.

I'd like to get five-ten year used look with appropriate wear, chalk

graffiti, and perhaps board replacement effects without caricature look. A
car built in twenties but now in early 30s.

I followed Tony's blog entries and recent MRH articles on weathering

with interest. I have previously used oils and filters per the military
modeler Mig Jimenez. Previously I used a version of Jim Six's spray rust
brown with airbrush and remove most with cotton swab or sponge. I've yet to
find a technique I can do well, even with practice. So I try another. My
first dilute gouache attempt on Athearn yellow reefer came out decent, but
heavy. Wondering if it will work better on BCR paint.

Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

On Nov 7, 2014, at 10:00 AM, cepropst@q.com [STMFC] <

STMFC@...> wrote:

I just finished a rework of an Accurail SS car. I’m curious Dave, what

weathering techniques do you plan to try?

Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa

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3a. Re: CN SS box car roof
Posted by: destorzek@... soolinehistory
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:53 am ((PST))







---In STMFC@..., <frograbbit602@...> wrote :



"At a Great Train Show this past weekend I picked up an Accurail kit,

kit number 4310, CN SS box, car number 463075. When I look at the Morning
Sun CN Color Guide, p. 7, I find Accurail got the ends, sides, fishbelly
underframe correct, and the car number in the correct series 462000-463999.
Car lettering is good. With improvements such as lower door guide, power
brakes, wire grabs, ladder rework, etc. the car can become a creditable
prototype model. The one item I cannot see in the CN Color Guide is the
roof and no mention of the roof type in the photo caption. Accurail did a
Hutchins roof. I am wondering if this roof is correct. Appreciate any help
you can give. Thanks in advance.

Lester Breuer"





Guess I'll have to respond to this before it gets lost behind the other

Accurail thread. If I recall, CN

462000-463999 were single door rebuilds of door and a half auto cars,

the only group that matched the boxcars in height rather than being 10'-0"
IH. The Canadian Car & Foundry drawings for both the boxcars with composite
ends and these auto cars show Hutchins roofs.

Dennis Storzek



















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4a. Re: Ma&Pa decals wtb
Posted by: martinwb@... mwbpequod
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 5:58 am ((PST))

Brad



You might look into the dry transfer sets from Clover House as an

alternative as you might be able to adapt those to your needs.

Martin Brechbiel







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5. NEW Tangent Scale Models GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car
Posted by: tangentscalemodels@... tangentscalemodels
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:00 am ((PST))

Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our next ALL-NEW freight car

replica, the General American 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car with Welded
Underframe. Following World War II, specialized liquid shippers requested
new special duty tank cars, and General American Transportation Corporation
met their demands by producing specific-service cars such as this 8,000
gallon acid service tank car. At the same time, General American switched
from a riveted underframe and riveted tank design to a welded underframe
and tank. While General American’s factory in Sharon PA manufactured at
least three different post-war versions of 8,000 gallon acid all-welded
tank cars, these specific prototypes were produced between 1949 and 1960.
Like all Tangent Scale Models offerings, these tank cars had long service
lives, lasting well into the 1980s in revenue service. Acid service tank
cars were commonly-seen nationwide, providing transportation for strong
chemical compounds, such as hydrochloric (muriatic), hydrofluoric,
phosphoric, and sulfuric acids. Acid tank cars were rubber-lined, featured
one percent expansion domes on the top, and did not have bottom tank
outlets.

The Tangent Scale Models General American 8,000 gallon acid tank car is

a visually-distinctive model that includes details accurate for each paint
scheme. Note the distinctive small expansion dome at the top, surrounded by
a beautifully-rendered “see-through” safety walkway. Our walkways along the
side of the car are also “see-through” safety tread, just like their
prototypes. As always, our correct “true-to-life” colors and
“hyper-accurate” lettering includes exact fonts and lettering placement.
Finally, our scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with
free-rolling all-metal wheels and Kadee® scale couplers, meaning our models
are truly ready to run.

This is NOT a pre-order announcement. Our NEW Ready to Run replicas are

available NOW at www.tangentscalemodels.com and we are selling these at
Trainfest in Milwaukee on November 8-9. Whether wearing “plain” GATX lease
colors or the colors of a lessee, these replicas will certainly be
eye-catchers on your layout! Our first stunning release includes four paint
schemes:

- GATX “Black Lease 1952+” in the plain “black lease 1952+” scheme. This

GATX black lease scheme represents a general lease car in service beginning
in 1952 and is broadly applicable across North America. It is available in
four road numbers.

- GATX “Stauffer Chemical Company” in the distinctive gray and black

scheme with a 1953 paint date and 1949 build date, complete with the
Stauffer diamond logo and Victor Chemical Division lettering, just like the
prototype car. These stunning cars are available in four road numbers.

- GATX “The D O W Chemical Company” in the black scheme with striking

yellow graphics including “Freeport Texas” lettering. These nationwide
service cars include a 1953 paint date on the side of the car. This GATX
lease scheme is available in four road numbers.

- GATX "White Lease 1971+” in the striking “white lease 1971+” scheme

which includes a large black stripe in the middle of the car. These cars
were repainted in 1971, which of course is modeled after an exact prototype
photo. These cars lasted in service into the 1990s, and are available in
four road numbers.

- Undecorated RTR Black 1949-1951 cars are immediately ready for

decaling!

- Undecorated RTR Black 1951-1960 cars are immediately ready for

decaling!

- Undecorated Unpainted Kits are available as well for those who desire

to build their own.

Features for these awesome replicas include:

- Welded body and welded underframe

- “See-through” running board wraps around the underframe

- “See-through” dome platform with lacey handrail detail

- Distinctive dome appliances and profile

- Dimensionally-correct hazardous placards with accurate hole detail

- Separately applied tank handrail

- Separately applied tank strap detail

- Full “lacy” AB brake detail and train air line

- Highly correct “true to life” colors

- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering

placement

- Accurate lettering applied to the underframe and air reservoir

- Road-specific poling pockets in the bolsters for each scheme

- Durable wire grab irons and coupler lift bars

- Separate air hoses

- “Near-scale” draft gear box with side detail

- Kadee® “scale-head” couplers

- CNC-machined 33” wheels in NEW high-quality Tangent Scale Models ASF

cast steel truck with spring plank and with separate brake beams

- Replacement semi-scale wheels available separately from Tangent

- Multiple road numbers for each scheme

- Recommended age 14 years and older



Don’t miss out on the Tangent Scale Models General American 8,000 gallon

acid tank car! Just like its prototype, this car is tiny in size and will
stand out extremely well on any layout situated from the 1940s to the 1990s!

Pricing for RTR models is $44.95. High-resolution images showing these

fine replicas are available at www.tangentscalemodels.com
http://www.tangentscalemodels.com/ and our site also includes prototype
images for your reference as well.

That wraps up our update for today, and thank you for supporting the

family-owned businesses in our industry!

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Tangent Scale Models - “Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating

railroad modelers”

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6a. Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making
Posted by: "Anspach Denny" danspachmd@... docdenny34
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:56 am ((PST))

I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of,

and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools.
However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders
of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their
probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to
judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a
result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the
same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting
ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an
expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in

this regard?

What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?

What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a

basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?

Denny


Denny S. Anspach MD
Sacramento








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6b. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Andy Carlson" midcentury@...

midcentury@...

Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:52 am ((PST))

Hi everyone-

I have a Swiss diamond faced file I purchased decades ago from PBL, the

Sn3 guys in Ukiah, CA (in the traditional wine country). It is my go-to
file for almost every model project. It has a smooth surface for something
that has great removing ability. I can remove a riveted panel seam from a
box car side and only need to follow up with 400 grit sand paper to get a
paint-ready surface. Never has worn out and, oddly, requires very little
cleaning. It is practically self-clearing. Tis file, along with my dial
caliper, remains as my favorite tools.

-Andy Carlson
Ojai CA

________________________________
From: "Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC]" <

STMFC@...>

To: List Steam Era Freight Car <STMFC@...>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 7:56 AM
Subject: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for

model-making.

I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of,

and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools.
However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders
of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their
probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to
judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a
result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the
same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting
ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an
expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in

this regard?

What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?


What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a

basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?

Denny




Denny S. Anspach MD
Sacramento

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6c. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Jack Burgess" jack@... yvrrus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:56 am ((PST))

Denny....



Interesting that you should ask! There is an article in the new

(November) Model Railroad Hobbyist that I wrote on files, reamers, etc. I
too finally gave up on the cheap vinyl folders of files some time ago and
bought some individual files from McMaster-Carr since you can buy just what
you want in the shape and "cut" you want. More recently, I bought some 4.5"
long but very small cross section files from Otto Frei called escapement
files which can get into very tight spaces. All of these files were about
$15 each, not bad. More information in the article.

I also talk about a diamond sharpeners a friend told me which are used

to sharpen wood working tools. They consist of an absolutely flat resin
body covered by an industrial diamond sharpening surface with an
“interrupted” polka-dot pattern to collect the fines removed during use.
While designed for sharpening tools, they are wonderful tools for filing
down long surfaces such as the floor or underbody casting for a resin
freight car, filing the roof walk supports on resin house cars so that they
are all level, and sanding the back of thin resin castings to remove flash.
Rather than holding a file to do these tasks, the sharpener is put on the
workbench and the part moved over it. One of the advantages of a diamond
sharpener is that, unlike a file, it cuts when moving the part in any
direction. I came up with even a better way to sand roof walk supports
after I'd submitted the article but by putting a square or angle plate on
the diamond sharpener, you can make sure that the box car or refrigerator
car you are sanding the top of remains square to the sharpener while you
are filing down the roof walk supports. They aren't cheap ($100) but make
so many tasks easier, quicker, and more accurate...

Jack Burgess



From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 7:57 AM
To: List Steam Era Freight Car
Subject: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for

model-making.

I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of,

and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools.
However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders
of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their
probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to
judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a
result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the
same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting
ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an
expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in

this regard?

What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?



What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a

basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?

Denny





Denny S. Anspach MD

Sacramento




















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6d. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "jon miller" atsfus@... atsfus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:58 am ((PST))

/On 11/7/2014 7:56 AM, Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC]

wrote://

/

/What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in
this regard?/
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/What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?/
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/What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise
as a basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and
brass? /

Denny,
(1) I have always used this criteria for tools. If it's you
business and/or profession use the best tools available. If it's for
home owner work use Harbor Freight. Model making is somewhere in the
middle. So if you do model making as a profession and/or a lot of it
for the hobby use very good tools (if they are in your income range).
Otherwise Amazon is your friend. Stuff from China is usually delivered
in about a week or so.

(2) No comment

(3) No comment

--

Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS





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6e. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Jack Burgess" jack@... yvrrus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:22 am ((PST))

I look at it very differently. I enjoy using nice tools which will do

exactly the job needed and are a pleasure to work with. You can build
benchwork with a handsaw and screwdriver but your joints will most likely
be less than desired although they might still get the job done. If you
like to be proud of the work you do and enjoy pushing yourself to always do
your best, whether at work or in a hobby, the cost of a chop saw and
electric drill will pay for themselves to build that benchwork.

I enjoy putting together resin freight cars and scratchbuilding. The

cost of the tools that I buy is thus offset by the fact that I don't buy
RTR freight cars or structure kits.

When I give clinics on tools for model builders, I like to point out

that our tools are not expensive at all compared to other hobbies. I have a
drill press that I love which now costs upward of $600. But it does exactly
what I want and I've been using it for nearly 40 years. If my hobby was
cooking, I'd spend that much on a mixer!

Jack Burgess





From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 8:58 AM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best

for model-making.

On 11/7/2014 7:56 AM, Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC] wrote:

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in

this regard?

What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?



What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a

basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?

Denny,
(1) I have always used this criteria for tools. If it's you business

and/or profession use the best tools available. If it's for home owner work
use Harbor Freight. Model making is somewhere in the middle. So if you do
model making as a profession and/or a lot of it for the hobby use very good
tools (if they are in your income range). Otherwise Amazon is your friend.
Stuff from China is usually delivered in about a week or so.

(2) No comment

(3) No comment




--

Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS












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6f. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "O Fenton Wells" srrfan1401@... srrfan1401
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:28 am ((PST))

Good point Jack, let's not even go to the new set of Pings or the Scotty
Cameron putter!

--
Fenton Wells
5 Newberry Lane
Pinehurst NC 28374
910-420-1144
srrfan1401@...




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7. New photo collection going online at the Barriger Library
Posted by: borhsarchives@... nfryumbc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:35 am ((PST))

The John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library is uploading a new

collection of images to Flickr. The Robert G. and Hansell Lewis Collection.
Some photos are identified, some are not. Many are steam era in the US,
Canada and Mexico. Any help in identifying images would be very much
appreciated.

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8. Conversion kits for SP 40' B-50-27 box cars
Posted by: "Andy Carlson" midcentury@...

midcentury@...

Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:04 am ((PST))



Hello,
I have been offering HO SP 12 panel 40' box cars until recently when two

of the components became temporary unavailable. I am now prepared to offer
another HO Southern Pacific 40' undec box car component kit with
enhancements.

The SP B-50-27 was the last 6' door boxcar on the SP roster, and the

first SP box car to feature the diagonal panel roof. This class also
debuted the 3rd variant of improved Youngstown steel door, the 4/6/6 (the
-25 and -26 cars used the 5/6/5 version). This door is made in gray Styrene
by SouthWest Scale Models.

I have 6 of these kits. Components include a complete Intermountain

undecorated gray'37 AAR box car kit #40799. The roof, ends, doors and
ladders from this donor kit are not used and are supplemented with 1) an
Intermountain 40' diagonal panel roof; 2) a pair of Intermountain
"thin"R+3/4 improved dreadnaught ends (accurately having no poling
pockets); 3) a pair of Southwest Scale Models 4/6/6 IY doors; 4) two sprues
of 8-rung ladders which are supplied to replace the kit's wrong 7-rung
ladders (Each sprue contains 2 8-rung ladders, so two sprues are included
to get the necessary four ladders). No paint, decals, couplers, trucks or
metal running boards included. I accept checks and money orders. For a
small fee I also accept PayPal.

I am selling these 2 enhanced kits for $28/each, 1st class air mail

shipping included. If interested, please contact me OFF-LIST at <
midcentury@...>

Thanks, -Andy Carlson



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addition of some pure white. Adding a bright oxide or a maroon can shift it towards or
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That might work with Tru-Color paints (which I haven't tried yet...I still have a huge stash of Floquil) but white will turn Floquil Box Car Red pink. I use yellow instead to fade or lighten BC Red, something I learned several decades ago from one of many mentors I've had.

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Topics in this digest:

1.1. Re: Red Swift reefers
From: Garth Groff

2a. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: David bott
2b. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: rockroll50401
2c. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
From: David Bott

3a. Re: CN SS box car roof
From: soolinehistory

4a. Re: Ma&Pa decals wtb
From: mwbpequod

5. NEW Tangent Scale Models GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car
From: tangentscalemodels

6a. Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making
From: Anspach Denny
6b. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Andy Carlson
6c. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Jack Burgess
6d. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: jon miller
6e. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: Jack Burgess
6f. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
From: O Fenton Wells

7. New photo collection going online at the Barriger Library
From: nfryumbc

8. Conversion kits for SP 40' B-50-27 box cars
From: Andy Carlson


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1.1. Re: Red Swift reefers
Posted by: "Garth Groff" sarahsan@... ggg9y
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:38 am ((PST))

Doug,

Good call on the BCR ends! Also note that this car has the heavy
underframe bolsters which are open at the ends, while most of the other
wooden cars have a metal side sill. This car is also considerably
shorter than its yellow companion. I'm still trying to decide if this
car lacks the white roof fascia, or it if the facia is actually white
and just badly weathered. Oh, no! Have I just stirred up another
controversy?

The steel cars such as 15307 seem to have some sort of lever running
from the right side of the draft gear up to the roof level. It appears
on the A end of this car, and on the B end of the steel car immediately
behind car 5423. Does anyone know what this device was for?

Several other details come to mind in the Berkstresser photos. None of
the wooden cars seem to have hatch platforms. Remember the old Varney
car with the black plastic roof and hatch platforms from the early
1950s? [Remember Varney? If you can, then I'm surprised you can remember
anything! I know how hard it's getting.] There is another yellow car
hiding in the row behind the more prominent one. Look just above and to
the right of the building roof. Also note the color detail of the steel
cars' hatches, plugs and covers. Anyone who builds one of the steel cars
with open hatches should note which parts are white.

Finally, image how this yard smells. To be truly accurate, shouldn't we
be adding smells to our models? :~)

Yours Aye,


Garth Groff

On 11/6/14 11:26 PM, 'Douglas Harding' doug.harding@...
[STMFC] wrote:

Ok now that we have settled the issue that we are not arguing, I have
a question about the photo of Swift reefers at Sioux City. Just beyond
the single yellow car Mike notes, appears a red car with what appears
to be a BCR end. And there is a second red wood car closer to camera
that also appears to have a BCR end. Of course all the other red cars
appear to have ends the same color as the sides. But those two cars
make we wonder, what color did Swift paint the ends on their red cars.
Was it bright red or BCR? Is the end BCR or is just "weathering"?

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org <http://www.iowacentralrr.org>

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2a. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: "David bott" dbott@... lwulffe_doc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:46 am ((PST))

Thank you, Ben. As always you answer with patience and clarity, unsurpassed. I marvel.

I now see my error in not thinking to check the files for a database. Perhaps at least, my error will allow others to learn or recall the files exist. So much to learn, so little time.

I think these kits will remain as built and hopefully weathered nicely enough for someone to purchase them. Either that or they join my traveling train fleet for shows with rough handling.

Grateful but not Dead,

Dave

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 7, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Benjamin Hom b.hom@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:

Dave Bott asked:
"I bought a set of Accurail HO scale wooden box car kits at $3 each to
practice weathering on wooden boxcars, SS and DS, before I tackle my
resin kits. But if I'm going to the trouble of putting these together
and weather them, I'd like to know if I can make them match anything
reasonably well and with what level of effort.

The first one is an Erie car with road number is 92514 and according
to the data on the side, it was a 50 ton car built in 1923. It is
Accurail's single sheathed 40' boxcar kit with wood door and 7-7
corrugated steel ends. (I didn't see the 4200 series listed in the
Accurail catalog on their web site, but the 4100 and 4300 series
showed Erie-lettered offerings).

My 1926 ORER on DVD does list 199 Erie cars in the 92500-92699 series
of 50 ton capacity, interior dimensions of L 40'9" x W 8'6" and H 9'2
1/8" for 3098 cu ft capacity, and a 6' door. It also states in
footnote BB that some cars in this series were lettered for the New
Jersey & New York Railroad. I'm not an Erie modeler or historian, so
I haven't seen a photo of such a car, and I'm not even sure the
Accurail model is anything other than roughly analogous to a
prototype for this or any other railroad."

Your Accurail model is masquerading as Erie 92500-92699, 200 USRA SS boxcars. These were rebuilt with radial roofs and steel sides inside the original truss in 1936, renumbered to Erie 71800-71999, and ran
into the mid-1950s. See Larry Kline's spreadsheet in the group files section for more details. Correct HO scale models are in the Westerfield line but are currently unavailable.

The Accurail 4200 and 4300 series models have a superficial resemblance to the USRA SS boxcar, but the side truss members, roof, ends, and underframe are different. That being said, the Accurail kits are very good stand-ins for the much larger group of "Bettendorf" SS boxcars built for many different roads during the 1920s, especially if you replace the fishbelly centersills with straight centersills. See Richard Hendrickson's "40 ft SS Z-Braced Boxcars: Part I (Single-Door Cars)" in the February 1993 issue of Railmodel Journal, John Nehrich's "Bettendorf Boxcar" in the August 1996 issue of Mainline Modeler, and Tim Swan's "More Variations on Accurail's SS Boxcar" in the June 1997 issue of Model RailroadING for ideas.

Ben Hom

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2b. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: cepropst@q.com rockroll50401
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:00 am ((PST))

I just finished a rework of an Accurail SS car. I’m curious Dave, what weathering techniques do you plan to try?
Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa



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2c. Re: Accurail 4211 Erie SS boxcar w wood door
Posted by: "David Bott" dbott@... lwulffe_doc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:09 am ((PST))

Gouache wash for soot/grime, various powder pigments.

One concern is how to do it realistic with the metal framework cutting across horizontal siding. The Accurail exaggerated wood grain seems problematic and not good prep for most resin cars too.

I'd like to get five-ten year used look with appropriate wear, chalk graffiti, and perhaps board replacement effects without caricature look. A car built in twenties but now in early 30s.

I followed Tony's blog entries and recent MRH articles on weathering with interest. I have previously used oils and filters per the military modeler Mig Jimenez. Previously I used a version of Jim Six's spray rust brown with airbrush and remove most with cotton swab or sponge. I've yet to find a technique I can do well, even with practice. So I try another. My first dilute gouache attempt on Athearn yellow reefer came out decent, but heavy. Wondering if it will work better on BCR paint.

Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

On Nov 7, 2014, at 10:00 AM, cepropst@q.com [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:

I just finished a rework of an Accurail SS car. I’m curious Dave, what weathering techniques do you plan to try?
Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa

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3a. Re: CN SS box car roof
Posted by: destorzek@... soolinehistory
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 4:53 am ((PST))







---In STMFC@..., <frograbbit602@...> wrote :



"At a Great Train Show this past weekend I picked up an Accurail kit, kit number 4310, CN SS box, car number 463075. When I look at the Morning Sun CN Color Guide, p. 7, I find Accurail got the ends, sides, fishbelly underframe correct, and the car number in the correct series 462000-463999. Car lettering is good. With improvements such as lower door guide, power brakes, wire grabs, ladder rework, etc. the car can become a creditable prototype model. The one item I cannot see in the CN Color Guide is the roof and no mention of the roof type in the photo caption. Accurail did a Hutchins roof. I am wondering if this roof is correct. Appreciate any help you can give. Thanks in advance.

Lester Breuer"





Guess I'll have to respond to this before it gets lost behind the other Accurail thread. If I recall, CN

462000-463999 were single door rebuilds of door and a half auto cars, the only group that matched the boxcars in height rather than being 10'-0" IH. The Canadian Car & Foundry drawings for both the boxcars with composite ends and these auto cars show Hutchins roofs.





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4a. Re: Ma&Pa decals wtb
Posted by: martinwb@... mwbpequod
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 5:58 am ((PST))

Brad



You might look into the dry transfer sets from Clover House as an alternative as you might be able to adapt those to your needs.



Martin Brechbiel







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5. NEW Tangent Scale Models GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car
Posted by: tangentscalemodels@... tangentscalemodels
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:00 am ((PST))

Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our next ALL-NEW freight car replica, the General American 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car with Welded Underframe. Following World War II, specialized liquid shippers requested new special duty tank cars, and General American Transportation Corporation met their demands by producing specific-service cars such as this 8,000 gallon acid service tank car. At the same time, General American switched from a riveted underframe and riveted tank design to a welded underframe and tank. While General American’s factory in Sharon PA manufactured at least three different post-war versions of 8,000 gallon acid all-welded tank cars, these specific prototypes were produced between 1949 and 1960. Like all Tangent Scale Models offerings, these tank cars had long service lives, lasting well into the 1980s in revenue service. Acid service tank cars were commonly-seen nationwide, providing transportation for strong chemical compounds, such as hydrochloric (muriatic), hydrofluoric, phosphoric, and sulfuric acids. Acid tank cars were rubber-lined, featured one percent expansion domes on the top, and did not have bottom tank outlets.



The Tangent Scale Models General American 8,000 gallon acid tank car is a visually-distinctive model that includes details accurate for each paint scheme. Note the distinctive small expansion dome at the top, surrounded by a beautifully-rendered “see-through” safety walkway. Our walkways along the side of the car are also “see-through” safety tread, just like their prototypes. As always, our correct “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering includes exact fonts and lettering placement. Finally, our scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels and Kadee® scale couplers, meaning our models are truly ready to run.



This is NOT a pre-order announcement. Our NEW Ready to Run replicas are available NOW at www.tangentscalemodels.com and we are selling these at Trainfest in Milwaukee on November 8-9. Whether wearing “plain” GATX lease colors or the colors of a lessee, these replicas will certainly be eye-catchers on your layout! Our first stunning release includes four paint schemes:



- GATX “Black Lease 1952+” in the plain “black lease 1952+” scheme. This GATX black lease scheme represents a general lease car in service beginning in 1952 and is broadly applicable across North America. It is available in four road numbers.

- GATX “Stauffer Chemical Company” in the distinctive gray and black scheme with a 1953 paint date and 1949 build date, complete with the Stauffer diamond logo and Victor Chemical Division lettering, just like the prototype car. These stunning cars are available in four road numbers.

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- Separately applied tank handrail

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- Full “lacy” AB brake detail and train air line

- Highly correct “true to life” colors

- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

- Accurate lettering applied to the underframe and air reservoir

- Road-specific poling pockets in the bolsters for each scheme

- Durable wire grab irons and coupler lift bars

- Separate air hoses

- “Near-scale” draft gear box with side detail

- Kadee® “scale-head” couplers

- CNC-machined 33” wheels in NEW high-quality Tangent Scale Models ASF cast steel truck with spring plank and with separate brake beams

- Replacement semi-scale wheels available separately from Tangent

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6a. Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making
Posted by: "Anspach Denny" danspachmd@... docdenny34
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:56 am ((PST))

I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of, and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools. However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in this regard?

What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?

What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?

Denny


Denny S. Anspach MD
Sacramento








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6b. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Andy Carlson" midcentury@... midcentury@...
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:52 am ((PST))

Hi everyone-

I have a Swiss diamond faced file I purchased decades ago from PBL, the Sn3 guys in Ukiah, CA (in the traditional wine country). It is my go-to file for almost every model project. It has a smooth surface for something that has great removing ability. I can remove a riveted panel seam from a box car side and only need to follow up with 400 grit sand paper to get a paint-ready surface. Never has worn out and, oddly, requires very little cleaning. It is practically self-clearing. Tis file, along with my dial caliper, remains as my favorite tools.

-Andy Carlson
Ojai CA

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From: "Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...>
To: List Steam Era Freight Car <STMFC@...>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 7:56 AM
Subject: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making.




I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of, and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools. However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?


What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in this regard?


What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?


What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?


Denny




Denny S. Anspach MD
Sacramento

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6c. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Jack Burgess" jack@... yvrrus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:56 am ((PST))

Denny....



Interesting that you should ask! There is an article in the new (November) Model Railroad Hobbyist that I wrote on files, reamers, etc. I too finally gave up on the cheap vinyl folders of files some time ago and bought some individual files from McMaster-Carr since you can buy just what you want in the shape and "cut" you want. More recently, I bought some 4.5" long but very small cross section files from Otto Frei called escapement files which can get into very tight spaces. All of these files were about $15 each, not bad. More information in the article.



I also talk about a diamond sharpeners a friend told me which are used to sharpen wood working tools. They consist of an absolutely flat resin body covered by an industrial diamond sharpening surface with an “interrupted” polka-dot pattern to collect the fines removed during use. While designed for sharpening tools, they are wonderful tools for filing down long surfaces such as the floor or underbody casting for a resin freight car, filing the roof walk supports on resin house cars so that they are all level, and sanding the back of thin resin castings to remove flash. Rather than holding a file to do these tasks, the sharpener is put on the workbench and the part moved over it. One of the advantages of a diamond sharpener is that, unlike a file, it cuts when moving the part in any direction. I came up with even a better way to sand roof walk supports after I'd submitted the article but by putting a square or angle plate on the diamond sharpener, you can make sure that the box car or refrigerator car you are sanding the top of remains square to the sharpener while you are filing down the roof walk supports. They aren't cheap ($100) but make so many tasks easier, quicker, and more accurate...



Jack Burgess



From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 7:57 AM
To: List Steam Era Freight Car
Subject: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making.





I have long been a practitioner of, and advocate for the purchase of, and extended -read lifetime- use of very fine hand and modeling tools. However, for years I have also been purchasing the ubiquitous vinyl folders of cheap Asian “Swiss Pattern” files, which I tend to use far beyond their probably very short useful life, because I simply do not yet know how to judge when to toss them! I end up doing a lot of collateral damage as a result. A brief Google search confirms that really-fine file sets of the same type (Swiss) cost up to about $150! Wow! How much more cutting ability, finer finish, and how much more life could I expect with such an expenditure; i.e. how much am I missing?



What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in this regard?



What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?



What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?



Denny





Denny S. Anspach MD

Sacramento




















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6d. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "jon miller" atsfus@... atsfus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:58 am ((PST))

/On 11/7/2014 7:56 AM, Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC] wrote://
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Denny,
(1) I have always used this criteria for tools. If it's you
business and/or profession use the best tools available. If it's for
home owner work use Harbor Freight. Model making is somewhere in the
middle. So if you do model making as a profession and/or a lot of it
for the hobby use very good tools (if they are in your income range).
Otherwise Amazon is your friend. Stuff from China is usually delivered
in about a week or so.

(2) No comment

(3) No comment

--

Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS





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6e. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "Jack Burgess" jack@... yvrrus
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:22 am ((PST))

I look at it very differently. I enjoy using nice tools which will do exactly the job needed and are a pleasure to work with. You can build benchwork with a handsaw and screwdriver but your joints will most likely be less than desired although they might still get the job done. If you like to be proud of the work you do and enjoy pushing yourself to always do your best, whether at work or in a hobby, the cost of a chop saw and electric drill will pay for themselves to build that benchwork.



I enjoy putting together resin freight cars and scratchbuilding. The cost of the tools that I buy is thus offset by the fact that I don't buy RTR freight cars or structure kits.



When I give clinics on tools for model builders, I like to point out that our tools are not expensive at all compared to other hobbies. I have a drill press that I love which now costs upward of $600. But it does exactly what I want and I've been using it for nearly 40 years. If my hobby was cooking, I'd spend that much on a mixer!



Jack Burgess





From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 8:58 AM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-making.








On 11/7/2014 7:56 AM, Anspach Denny danspachmd@... [STMFC] wrote:

What choices are other listers -critical about their tools- making in this regard?



What sources exist for the really-small (2”) fine files?



What types, sizes, and cuts of files would listers currently advise as a basic set, taking into account working on resin, styrene, and brass?


Denny,
(1) I have always used this criteria for tools. If it's you business and/or profession use the best tools available. If it's for home owner work use Harbor Freight. Model making is somewhere in the middle. So if you do model making as a profession and/or a lot of it for the hobby use very good tools (if they are in your income range). Otherwise Amazon is your friend. Stuff from China is usually delivered in about a week or so.

(2) No comment

(3) No comment




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Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS












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6f. Re: Swiss pattern & other fine files. Choosing the best for model-ma
Posted by: "O Fenton Wells" srrfan1401@... srrfan1401
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:28 am ((PST))

Good point Jack, let's not even go to the new set of Pings or the Scotty
Cameron putter!

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7. New photo collection going online at the Barriger Library
Posted by: borhsarchives@... nfryumbc
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:35 am ((PST))

The John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library is uploading a new collection of images to Flickr. The Robert G. and Hansell Lewis Collection. Some photos are identified, some are not. Many are steam era in the US, Canada and Mexico. Any help in identifying images would be very much appreciated.



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8. Conversion kits for SP 40' B-50-27 box cars
Posted by: "Andy Carlson" midcentury@... midcentury@...
Date: Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:04 am ((PST))



Hello,
I have been offering HO SP 12 panel 40' box cars until recently when two of the components became temporary unavailable. I am now prepared to offer another HO Southern Pacific 40' undec box car component kit with enhancements.



The SP B-50-27 was the last 6' door boxcar on the SP roster, and the first SP box car to feature the diagonal panel roof. This class also debuted the 3rd variant of improved Youngstown steel door, the 4/6/6 (the -25 and -26 cars used the 5/6/5 version). This door is made in gray Styrene by SouthWest Scale Models.

I have 6 of these kits. Components include a complete Intermountain undecorated gray'37 AAR box car kit #40799. The roof, ends, doors and ladders from this donor kit are not used and are supplemented with 1) an Intermountain 40' diagonal panel roof; 2) a pair of Intermountain "thin"R+3/4 improved dreadnaught ends (accurately having no poling pockets); 3) a pair of Southwest Scale Models 4/6/6 IY doors; 4) two sprues of 8-rung ladders which are supplied to replace the kit's wrong 7-rung ladders (Each sprue contains 2 8-rung ladders, so two sprues are included to get the necessary four ladders). No paint, decals, couplers, trucks or metal running boards included. I accept checks and money orders. For a small fee I also accept PayPal.


I am selling these 2 enhanced kits for $28/each, 1st class air mail shipping included. If interested, please contact me OFF-LIST at <midcentury@...>

Thanks, -Andy Carlson



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