Thanks Tony. Yeah, I started out commenting on the customer service practices, especially the prompt shipping (AND getting the order right the first time), but quickly shifted gears into the products

HI List members, Is this one of the UTLX type V or type X cars? https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/34285230751/sizes/o/ Claus Schlund

Hello friends, I found the following offer of a W&R tank

Hi all, finished a resin kit, painted it box car red (TruColor) and added a coat of gloss before decaling. Because I tought one part of the car had too thick a layer of gloss, I tried to dry the

I came across this photo of the G. Ferlita & SonsBottling Plant in Tampa, Florida: http://digitalcollections.hcplc.org/digital/collection/p15391coll1/id/10323 It reminded me that

Whether silicone sealants have SUFFICIENT adhesion is a matter of disagreement. I for one would not use them as adhesives. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Bob Chaparro wrote: I obviously don't know for sure. But given all the oil production, and the refineries, in southern California, my guess would be that these cars are loads leaving southern

Bill -- Whatever you do, don't use "silicon" -- it's a crystalline element with no adhesive properties. As mentioned by other responders, silicone sealants are not true adhesives, but have

John Barry wrote: I faithfully reproduce that detail on ALL of thearch bar trucks legally used in interchange on my December 1944 layout! Oh, rats, they were outlawed before the war;

They are nice cars, I'm planning on getting one... IF I ever find a valid number for a plain GATX tank. I'm not interested in any tanks with billboard lettering or circus colors. David Thompson

“assuming the content of the tank cars was oil.” That is actually what I was wondering, Palm Springs being in the desert and all . . . Schuyler I'm sure they were on their way to

Really great and much appreciated Tony. Now we need crouting cards. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I'm sure they were on their way to somewhere else. Perhaps Tony T. can weight in on this with some authority. I don't believe there were any oil fields or refineries anywhere near Palm

DL&W 38555 is part of series 38000-38995 with 622 listed in-service, as per the October 1926 ORER. These cars had an inside length of 36-feet, 3-inches; and 8-foot, 6-inch inside width; and an

Jon Miller wrote: Okay, folks, one more time. Number one, the info on prototype placards is readily available, and I included images of ALL the placards in use from 1930 through the 1950s in a prior

I tried silicone caulk (for the bathtub – as I recall it was the GE Silicon) and held at first and then weights popped off. I now use Barge Cement (old style – I was lucky enough to have a quart

Hello- I have a project PRR X28 box car in which I have lost interest. I purchased this Overland Models #3018, MS Models built, X28 without an underframe/floor. My intentions were to remove the

And, John, when blowing the image up a LOT, I note above the lower corner braces, what looks like a bolt or something, which I’d guess to be the end of a transverse rod to hold the car sides

Again where are these available. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, SPROG, JMRI UserNMRA Life member #2623Member SFRH&MS

This is really starting to annoy me, specifically with top end cars. One should be able to order with .088 wheelsets. Tangent take note! -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in