The RMC article says these were like USRA but five inches shorter. CNW owned 6,630 of these! Various number series. Bob Sterner SS

Another way to use the MEK-diluted Barge is to apply it to one surface, let it dry (several minutes), place the parts together, and then dab with MEK. A secure bond will form in less than a minute in

I'm not the fastest modeller in the world and and thus I always seem to have lots of old paint that I can no longer use. I have been fantasizing about having compressed nitrogen at my work bench so th

I looked into books on the chemistry of surface coatings. I found the book, Paint and Surface Coatings: Theory and Practice (2nd ed., Lamborne and Strives, eds., 1999) the most helpful. Most if not al

Mark your railroad calendars for Saturday, February 23 starting at 9 AM. GopherRail ( http://www.gopherrail.org ) is coming, and it's bigger and better than ever. GopherRail 2007 will include: *Numero

GopherRail will be on February 27, 2010, on the University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis. This is the club's biggest fund raiser of the year, and we hope to see many of you there. GopherRail will i

Testors sells a white putty in a tube that is thinner and easier to work with than Squadron. Bob Sterner

Dear Les, I have access to one photo showing the brake wheel in the number series you are interested in, and the car appears to carry a Miner wheel (solid center, six spokes). However, you have some l

After an offline exchange -- Tim's photo is clearer than the one I had, and the solid center, six spoke weel on these cars was a Champion peacock, as confirmed by Gene Green. There apparently were oth

Regarding commercial fishing on the Great Lakes, this 1922 report http://www.glfc.org/pubs_out/fishing_industry_greatlakes.PDF contains some interesting information about fish products, packing, and t

I asked my Dad about this one. He was a traffic clerk then manager in the Chicago region from the late 50s into the 80s. Tariffs were a big part of his job. Below is what he had to say about the 3:1 r

I'm missing the way Branchline gave dates on their web listings. What are the dates of the paint schemes of the new Atlas offerings of the former Branchline Yardmaster '37 car? FEC MEC NP ATSF UP http

Thanks, all, and I accidentally left off the CP script car from my list. Bob Sterner

I'm playing around with some color combinations using paints of different types. To get a certain hue I dearly want to overspray a Tamiya lacquer over a Scalecoat undercoat. I know this doesn't work o

Thanks, Pierre. I can imagine that xylene is tough on styrene. It also occurred to me after writing my post that a primer undercoat might be contributing to the problems I'm having. I have a little mo

Thanks, Tim. My question was more about overcoating not mixing per se but the additional information is bound to come in handy at some point. Bob Sterner St. Paul, MN

This is a freight car list, but I don't think anyone has yet mentioned Dennis's other superlative kits, namely the Soo passenger car series he did for the SLHTS. Sadly these too are almost all now OOP

I've been reading whatever I can on LCL for several years. Information of any sort on this subject is frustratingly scant. You're lucky to have found the MOPAC data you described! There is a yahoogrou

Are decals for this car available? http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/KAD/450/KAD5281-450.jpg Bob Sterner St. Paul, MN

Thanks, Jerry and others. It looks like there are some workable possibilities. Bob Sterner St. Paul, MN