Jon Miller wrote: You mean this one? Tony Thompson tony@...

Wasn’t this photo once used on the cover of Mainline Modeler? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Dave, Some resources: TKM 104 - http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm this is an article by Chuck Cover kit bashing the Bachmann car, but it will show you gross brake

My dealer says his shipment should arrive next week. Then he has to ship to me. I will post a shot of my C&O if nobody has posted before. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped

Hello Guy's I'm currently building a F&C PRR F34 flat car. The instructions are very vague about the placement of brake components. If anyone has any info on the placement of the

Photo: Freight Yard At The West Bottoms A 1932 photo from the Kansas City Public Library: https://pendergastkc.org/collection/9130/20003568/west-bottoms-kersey-coates-drive/30274 Caption: "An

. . .that's not right. Well no but it is just primer. Following up on George Toman's lead I primed my Tichy kit NC&StL USRA hopper copy w/Stynylrez Neutral Yellow prior to shooting it with Modelflex

Unfortunately all I found on the K4 Ebay listing were for hoppers and gondolas. No boxcars. And ProtoCraft while it has an extensive line of 1:48 have only a few HO scale and none for TC Boxcars.

Stan Rydarowicz offered a TC box car with decals. Whoever ended up with Stan's materials after he died might have a supply of the decals, but I don't know who that might be. I suspect there is someone

... perhaps the best thing to do is to make up your own mind about how much equipment you will/will not have ... and then adjust if your find your crews complaining ... several ways to "adjust" that

Your link doesn't work (it's doubled for some reason). Try this one: https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=965&Categoryid=20 Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 3/19/20, 6:15 PM,

A good friend hired on one of the local plants around 1950. He said they were using cloth sacks at the time and remembered vividly how the sacks were cleaned and repaired. He said they switched to

Eric a new method to add to the traditional oven method. Thanks. Lester Breuer

I recently had to flatten a few parts for a resin boxcar kit. I've posted an outline of the process on my blog. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/03/20/flattening-a-warp/

You also might want to try Jim King as he may have a set or two left for the TC boxcar kits he manufactured Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Allen got to eBay on the "my eBay" page and type in Tennessee Central in the search box and a bunch of decals for TC will come up by a company called K4 out of Dayton OH. No boxcar but hopper and gon

Beware of the Protocraft decals as these are for a refurbished/rebuilt version with steel running boards and a diagonal panel roof. Barry Bennett, UK.

Wood gondola, and twin hopper from K4 if that is any good to you? https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=tennessee+central+decal+k4&_sacat=0 -- Ben Scanlon Tottenham,

Garth and all, For what it's worth it is pager #329 from the 1937 Car Nuilders Cyclopedia, teh 14th edition. I also have the 13th edition from 1931 which is devoid of any sort of covered hopper. It

After reading all the later comments, I find myself agreeing with Brian Carlson, very strongly. The reasoning: Read Schuyler's comment of the 1:51 post, the lower part in blue. Or here: I kept