Strike that....tank cars could be for molasses for cattle feed, which means this factory could be a sugar refinery. I have since found photos of a large sugar factory at Drayton N.D. that looked a

If my guess of Grand Forks, ND is correct, it's a sugar beet plant. -Hudson

Try wet tissue paper. m

Forget the tank cars....check out that amazing brick building! Any idea what was produced there? The nearest tank has 'LIVE STOCK FEED' painted on the side so I'm guessing some kind of meat packing

Is it meant to be transparent? If not, is it meant to be textured in a specific way? I’m trying to figure out why spray painting it the colour of the wrap is insufficient? Rob

And at the end of the day, that's what this wonderful hobby is all about. I reckon we should never cringe at such a sight, we should only take pride in the fact that we know better and give thanks

Would stretch wrap give the effect you are seeking? The stuff that movers use is very thin and stretches a lot. Available at Home Depot and most self storage placed. Allen Cain

Where is the LIKE button when I need it? Dennis Storzek

This might be essentially the same problem, but heat shrink tubing comes in pretty big sizes - and colors. -- Jeff Shultz http://www.shultzinfosystems.com A railfan approaches a grade crossing hoping

I have a more or less cylindrical styrene item, but with compound curves, that I want to wrap snugly (not like a draped tarp) for use as a flatcar load. I've thought about shrink wrap, but I am

I suggest people wanting this kind of labeling put their financial resources together, purchase one of the manufacturers or start a new company labeling their models and kits with that information and

Yes, Tom, we did have this conversation, and that was the general conclusion. But I’ve thought about this for quite a while, and I believe that it works both ways. IF a manufacturer puts that

I thought we discussed this some time ago and concluded that no manufacturer will willingly include information that would give customers a reason to not buy his products. Tom Madden

For what a lot of us want to know . . . it could be much simpler for the manufacturer. “Verified prototype car and paint scheme, 1948 photo” Still up to the buyer to establish the

For our era you only really need build date and paint date. Same as what Branchline provided. But I understand that we’re in the minority. At an open house yesterday I saw an UP diesel pulling a 5

Yeah, I can see how it would be a royal pain to try and label stuff up... I can almost see the checkboxes: Built date: Repaint Date: (re)Weigh date: ACI: Y/N U-1: Y/N COTS: Y/N Consp. Stripe: Y/N

Our hardware store had a MEK substitute but I read that it didn’t work on styrene like MEK… Jack Burgess

I think you mean a 100,000 lb. capacity car at 50 tons for a double sheathed box car of the early 1940's, not a car having a 100 ton (200,000 lbs.) capacity. Ed Bommer

Tank Car CLCX 206 circa 1926, possibly Grand Forks, ND -Hudson

Tom and all, I have had a similar experience with MEK. My local hardware store (now gone) was nice enough to special order MEK for me, but I had to take a full case consisting of four 1 gallon