I have the same photo but it’s labeled Gardenville (Buffalo) yard 1953. Brian J. Carlson

Malcolm I use Ca to attach the rungs. I hold the jig downward when applied so the CA does not run back into the jig attaching stile to jig. As they say, “ Ask me how I know?” And, to date no

Hi Clark, I think you are right about the roofs not all being replaced. I've attached (I hope) a photo from somewhere online that is of the NYC / B&A yard in Boston with lots of NYC boxcars,

Because of the number of Yarmouth kits I acquired I eventually broke down a got one the fret bending tools for the stiles so now I had to assemble ladders. I went with soldering. Years ago I bought

Barry Bennett Mar 23 #170847 The door, pulling loops and the roof and running board may need to be changed as most of the NYC cars had been re-roofed with either straight or diagonal panels and

Here is the photo of the ladders on my express reefer under construction.

Thanks for sharing your technique. Do you use CA to glue the rungs to stiles? i used a similar jig approach with the photo-etched rungs. I tacked them in place with CA then when set flipped over the

Barry, We quarter inch scale modelers are blessed by a complete series of the different variants of NYC and clone cars in brass thanks to the late Pat O’Boyle and Pacific Limited. They include

Allen I will take 2 of any of the RC X-29 cars, the Railway express and any SAL lettered car. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Friends, I am in need of some Eschelman turnout links. I have three and need three more, but would gladly take extras for future projects. If any of you have any of these kicking around in your parts

I am in the process of building a resin freight car kit that contains photo etched ladders that need to be assembled. Since my post on ladders I have found and am using new tools and jig to assemble

Time to thin the herd sale! This link will take you to my first pass of cars for sale, both kits and RTR. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c0BmeHou_rc16TBHV660FCtTGpqvLFMH/view?ths=true Take a look

Whoops! It's in print and I have a copy. It's V.3 I'm trying to find. Carry on. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

It's in stock right now. You may be thinking of Volume 3, which is indeed OOP. Tony Thompson tony@...

If only it were in print . . . . Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

see also MM 10/92 and RMC 9/03 mel perry

Richard Townsend wrote: Kitbashed by SP from USRA corrugated ends in the B-50-12A rebuilding. Covered in detail in my book on SP box cars, Volume 4 of the _Southern Pacific Freight Cars_

looks like a b50-12 rebuild? mel perry

Here's a new one on me: a 5/4/5/3 end. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kheelcenter/39554942674/ Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The door, pulling loops and the roof and running board may need to be changed as most of the NYC cars had been re-roofed with either straight or diagonal panels and all(ish) some iteration of patch