Mark, The 500 RI PS-1s built in 1963 were numbered 27350-27849, built circa October. Pullman-Standard lot number is 8847. The Illinois Railway Museum has the correspondence files for cars built

I would second Jon's wish in spades. It is increasingly evident to me that critical freight car modelers are choosing the semi-scale wheels as their standards. It is very painful to purchase fine

Hello Jim: The issue with a template for what I am thinking of is that the layout and spacing of rivets varies from prototype to prototype. Also, you then impart the dreaded hand drilling element

Ted, Wouldn't it make more sense to have some "rivet spacing templates" with different spacings of the line of holes on them. And have them created on a CNC machine. And you lay them over the car

In addition to Eds' information the following is from one of our diagram books. The page for this car has been copied a zillion times so some of the road numbers are hard to read. Also note the

List, After yesterday's thread on the DA tank car dome and its uses, I went home and dug out the partial diagrams I have for three classes of Southern Pacific tank cars, one of which (O-50-13) can be

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This is the address to see a fantastic rivet embossing machine. http://www.galtran.com/PRR_L2_Construction_Information/Rivet%20Machine/computer_controlled_rivet_emboss.htm Marcelo Lordeiro

Brian, please make them available without wheels... It isn't just a matter of cost. I have no use at all for .110 wheel sets anymore. (I have a lifetime supply of them as they come with most kits.)

Ooooo, an outdated standard rears its ugly head again. Brian, could I convince you to adopt the "Athearn standard" .295" centerplate height that almost everyone in the industry other than Kadee and

Her's a source for the drill: http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=1686302&PMT4NO=2590521 I also might note that Creative Model Associates (Tichy) has .008 diameter phosphor bronze wire,

with Barber Lateral Motion device detail and without. These trucks will be Celcon (similar to metal .110" wheelsets. Bolster height will match NMRA's RP 23 (5/16"). Naperville, before tooling was

Gene, Thanks for the offer, but I don't want to take orders until the trucks are ready to ship. They'll be available direct and from dealers ( lots of dealers, I hope). Brian Leppert Tahoe Model

This is what is written on that site: NOTES FROM OUR TECH DEPARTMENT This is a 5"x9" Template with Five Scales of Shapes and Rivet Placement Lines. FEATURES: Makes perfect panel lines, fuel caps,

Thanks! Great scans!

I see... so what is the template made of? It must be very flexible, but also totally resistant to adhesives, and very very thin (.010?) Is that true? If so, I could tape down the template, and glue

Mark Heiden wants to know the following: Rock Island 27350-27849, 500 40ft PS-1 boxcars, built 1963. A prototype photo of RI 27560 is at: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri27560.jpg I'd like to

Tim, The goal here is to space the rivet_s_ evenly. A common problem with airplanes and railroad equipment. Was that your question? It is not about application of singles. But that makes me think:

Tim; I started one, but got disheartened when I tried to paste on those alternating rivets where the interior tank heads were located. Too difficult for me. I wish I had the talent. There are