They list two types, matt and satin, no flat. As these come from the EU what is the same as flat, matt? -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, SPROG,

Speaking of small parts for brake systems, does anyone know of a source for 0.015” brass wire? I can’t find it from any of the usual sources. Thanks Pete

I don’t see them on the sides of the log cars and it would be too easy to brake them off when the logs are rolled off. I’m guessing that they were on the inside of the end sill or side sill but I

Jim My issue with Kalmbach is their proprietary images - If the images were good quality in a PDF format, I would get the entire MR/Trains/Classic/etc and load them onto my hard drive. CD-ROM itself

Jack, They are usually on the side, near the B - end. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Speaking of retainer valves, where were they located on flat cars? The YV had several truss-rod flat cars and I don’t see retainer valves on either end. So maybe early flat cars didn’t have any.

Retainer valves were DEFINITELY part of the Detail Associates AB brake set, and it was pre-cored for .008 wire. I have a small stash of parts from DA, Precision Scale,

Claus, there MAY be a prototype, but this car has 18 ribs and I have dozens of photos of 17-rib and 19-rib 65 foot mill gondolas with fishbelly sides - but none with 18 ribs.

They are on Ebay now. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F233249115289 Scott McDonald

they nought the ENTIRE business :-) mel petry

Suggest trying #31796 on eBay and see if Prangles comes up. They purchased PSC Detail Parts business. Sure hope they purchased the production side of it too. Bill Welch

Tichy on the #3013 spruce with no part number; however, across from the bell crank #22-3013 - inexpensive Precision Scale in plastic #31796 about $ .84 each last time I ordered them, 4 per package I

The part # for the Precision Retainer is 31796. I recently contacted them about how to now order since they were sold as my stock level is getting low. Below is the reply I received from Teresa at

Gang; As a desperate alternative (as I truly was), I took my collection of the better resin versions, glued them with white glue, to a styrene sheet, rimmed it with clay, and cast a rubber block of

I did a search of the group's archives using "prescision scale retainer valve" and after many messages regarding the sale of PSC there are several references to the part number from myself and

I don't have one here to compare it with, Claus, but this kit looks to be quite similar to the former E&B Valley kit that ultimately became part of the Eastern Car Works line. The tooling for E & B

Precision Scale in plastic. Traveling, so don’t have part number now. Nelson Moyer

Precision Scale sells both brass and plastic. I can not recall the part numbers however. Mansell Peter Hambly COQUITLAM, B.C. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I am trying to continually downsize as I and my wife age, (I am only 63 and the wife just hit 50) I am even looking at the Classic Trains issues sitting on a shelf. Now I see that the first 15 years

Every sprue of air brake parts from Tichy and Grandt Line includes a retainer valve. But I don’t know of any source of just retainer valves… Jack Burgess