Jeff, I found a Yahoo phone # but it said "Too busy to answer your call" and hung up. For me, this is quite a nice Yahoo-mess that they've gotten me/ (us) into to. Paul Hillman

Thanks Jeff, but I tried all of that. The "Purple" buttons seem quite logical in their suggested functions but they don't fully work. The "New Topic" window doesn't provide any space to type a message

I saw the recent discussions here about the new Yahoo formats, but hadn't tried to post anything in the new system. Then I tried to post some photos to 2 different groups and I can't do it. I also cou

I thought that I'd achieved a reasonable paint and lettering fading-effect, by lightly, and completely, over-spraying a finished, decaled car with it's main color, of water-based acrylic paint, let it

I saw a photo posted to this group by csxt5555 of a diesel horn and I don't see a message about it. Was this 3D copy made, what scale & who made it? I need some small detail parts made and maybe this

Thanks Doug, I got an email from Mark just today. As happens sometimes, he had been quite busy and my inquiry was answered in due order. Paul Hillman

Has anyone communicated with Wabash Custom Decals lately? I have sent them some emails over the last few months and have gotten no response. I got a response from my first email to them about 3 or 4 m

Yes, I've known about Sergent. They are about as close to the idea yet. Thanks, Paul Hillman

Couldn't a coupler be developed that had a miniature, internal micro-magnet (or something), that could be opened using a handheld light-emitter wand (or something) ? It could operate like a prototype

Thanks for the kind words. These cars were built starting around 1906 for the C&WI (I think). At one time they had 600 gondolas on their roster. I don't know when they were finally retired, maybe in t

I just posted 5 photos to the photo album; Haskell & Barker Wood Side-Dump Gondola These show my continuing progress on this famous car. It has been a lot of work getting to this point. I had to make

This is slightly off-topic, except for the mention of the name, "Mike Brock". Just received my HO Rapido C&EI 6-4-6 Sleeper, the "Pitch Pine", passenger car, and it's a beautiful model.I had it on ord

Thanks Guy, (and all), That pretty well answers the question. I was guessing that it was between 6 and 12 months. This info answers the question for our entire STMFC time period. Paul Hillman

Basically asking, how often were solid-bearings repacked and the date repainted on the car-side, data-markings? Thanks, Paul Hillman

Thanks John, and all for your suggestions. I have a Paasche air-eraser and have used aluminum-oxide & baking soda for paint removal and etching resin and brass. I was first wondering if through you-al

I wanted to get a Walthers undec Troop Sleeper but couldn't find one, so I wound up with a blue B&O version, #932-4169. I want to paint it for the C&EI, in their blue with orange striping. The questio

Dennis, Oh!!! - THOSE kinds of "hopper-details". Yes, I've seen that on other ballast cars, but back in the late 1950's I saw these cars on the C&WI, and drew a dwg. of one, but as I remember they all

Thanks Dennis, Yes, several more scratchbuilt details will be needed, like the cast brackets that go between the I section needle beams and the sills, and the coupler striker-plates, what I guess is c

I just posted some photos of my progress on an HO, C&WI, Haskell & Barker, wood, side-dump gondola, in the photo-file: Haskell & Barker Wood Side-Dump Gondolas This started as a resin, Funaro & Camerl

I asked the C&EI for permission to use the page from their Volume 29:1 Flyer and got their following response. "Paul, we have no objections to the use of the Page 29 being placed on the site as long a