After putting off the build of Southern Car & Foundry GATX two dome tank car, I finally build it. I ended up lettering it GATX 810. If you are interested in the build of this tank car including

Bob, I received one of each and I was very pleased with the surface. I agree that the surface looks grainy in the pictures. But the actual surface on mine was just fine. Also, note that there are

Don, I believe that Bruce modified a Chooch boiler. That was a variant of the "Scotch boiler" and not the type used in warships. The Birchfield boilers of the current discussion originated at Tacoma

Who was the firm that offered similar boilers but I believe they were sectional and for ships? Was it Bruce Smith that posted photos of such a boiler as a flat car load some years ago? Those I could

Joe, Maybe we should hang blue flags on the common equipment when we are using it to prevent such incidents? John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

Very interesting. GAPX is not listed as a registered reporting mark in either the Jan or Apr 43 nor the Oct 44 ORER. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

Andy and Ron, Thank you. I did look at the Mather Stock Car brake arrangement yesterday figuring they would be similar as the company seemed to prefer simple and consistent for ease of maintenance.

Proto 2000 produced both the Mather stock car and Mather box car with AB brakes. Since the reefer has a similar underframe, I copied the Proto cars. Lacking any better information, that seemed the

RCW includes the YMW tank car straps with the boiler load. Nelson Moyer

If anyone is looking for a photo of a particular tractor, I lived a block away from the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion in Mount Pleasant, Iowa for 10 years and photographed tractors there

Thanks everybody, much appreciated. I had a package of the Red Caboose trucks. Being the label had PRR on it I never looked that close. They are now under the car. Now if that order of KD couplers

Multiscale Digital Boilers Here are the boilers from the company's website: HO

Just a idea, a lot of knife makers use toaster ovens with a aftermarket precision thermostatic

For straps you might want to use some etched tank car straps from Yarmouth Model Works: https://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ModelDetailParts/Miscellaneous Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

No real idea, but I faked it. Just used somebody's AB brake set in what seemed to be a logical arrangement. By the way, the car was a general service MUNX reporting mark. The K brake set was Delrin,

Friends, Does anyone have any idea what the 1940s update to AB brake layout for 38’ Mather meat reefers may have looked like? The kits come with K Brakes and included history indicate the upgrades

-- Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

I guess you can’t depend upon the number of stake pockets to estimate the length of a flat car. Nelson Moyer

Back atcha my brutha. Rob Manley "Better modeling through personal embarrassment"

As cited in my previous message, the WCFN flatcar was 48’6” long, 3’6” longer than the CBQ FM-11. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org