I am looking for a pair of MDC heavy duty trucks, the ones with the frame extensions for clasp brakes. Does anyone know of a source? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Thanks Craig, appreciate that. The decals on your flat car look very nice as does the car. Who's tractors did you use for the load?-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Fenton ... I have purchased a few of the K4 decal sets and applied a few. I bought samples to study their accuracy to prototypes for which I have studied/collected data (specifically DT&I and Ann

I’m working on a problem involving the density of coal and need some help. Does anyone have a wheel report containing cars loaded with coal that have the weight recorded? What is the car and

Oddball also had Farmall decals. I put them on my tractors and painted the silver on wheels and exhaust. J. Stephen Sandifer

Don Valentine inquires whether or not HO brass importer Beaver Creek produced a silk car. Yes, they produced a very nice model of a quite distinct and handsome SP car, a boxed one of which resides on

Bob I think the Rr-56 would be the best one. There were more of them and 1955 would catch more modelers, and they lasted as box cars in the Bx-202 class until the 1980's. Charlie Slater Sent from

Thanks for the heads up Gary, good to know Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

The Southern document does look very much like what is in the 1919 CBC drawing but in much better and more legible detail. Sounds like it really depends on the builder and road - and unfortunately, I

Fenton: I ordered several sets of ACL steam locomotive decals from K4. I had twp locomotive professionally painted, but when the painter applied the white decals, the printing was so thin that the

Ted Culotta’s Prototype Railroad Modeling – Volume Four has an extensive article on kitbashing the R-40-14. http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/prototype-railroad-modeling-volume-four/ The

One good thing from this discussion, I will be exploring Spruebrothers as another option for tools and paints. We may not realize how much we have in common with the military/aircraft model hobbies.

Even the scrap is interesting. Truck side frames and a pile of Bettendorf center sills! Steve Hile

HI Ben, Thanks for informing me, I will have a look Claus Schlund

Claus Schlund wrote: "To which I say – thank goodness this is no longer possible! I often use isopropyl alcohol when applying weathering watercolor paints, and the isopropyl alcohol used to react

Hi Bob and List Members, Bob wrote: “One trick I used to be able to do with Dullcote was to spray gray cement hoppers with it and then spray 70 percent isopropyl alcohol on the hopper a few

PFE R40-14. Which is basically an R40-10 with "W" corner posts/rounf corners, right? I have an HO kit for one from Stan Rydarowwicz that I pulley's doff the shelf to look at just last

You can add B&M, NH and Rutland to your list of black gons for our era, Bill Cordially, Don Valentine

STMFC Members, Recent discussion on the STMFC has included postwar AAR 50’ box cars having a straight side sill reinforcement extending end to end for connecting the bolsters, crossbearers, and

By the way has anyone used the K4 decals out of Dayton OH. I stumbled across them on eBay and ordered about 10 different sets. They have some nice C&NJ, ACL( a surprising variety of ACL) and others