The photo they uploaded to the photo section of the O Scale raised roof BX-12 was stunning! I model ho scale but if that is was what O scale is coming to I might dabble a little there. Some kind of sw

Correction to the files section. http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/kBNoTrt3IuUBWCoj4C29vKIDi3Zs0Moxshc3JPKwdwa3LNj0yZTjy8SIMtsLWB3rTojVtQhnTCoo07LJS2zJ9LmzRHxq4Of0FZ2ueGM/bx-12%20preweather.jpg Scott McDon

Anybody know if the Santa Fe historical Society will be re-release Volume 4 and a scanned book? They did it for the first few of the series. Man that book is hard to find! Thanks, Scott McDonald

I was looking through the Steam Era Freight Car Reference Manual Vol 1 and saw an interesting looking car. It is on page 51 on the top of the page. There is a picture of a T&NO boxcar. What is the T&N

While surfing the net looking for some Santa Fe steam pictures I came across this one: http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/SF135D.JPG What is the first car behind the Locomotives? I assume its a refer of s

Thanks Bill, that was interesting reading. Why would FGE want them to start with? Pennsy make them an offer they couldnt refuse? One mans junk is another mans treasure kind of thing? Thanks, Scott McD

What methods could be used to shape the corrugations on the end doors? I was thinking cutting out the shape of the ribs and rounding over the edges? Not sure what to do on the bottom of the ribs as th

I placed an order on the 15th. Been waiting a long time to add another BX-12 raised roof to the fleet. I live in Colorado where Westerfield is now located and the website over charged me $0.18 in tax.

I saw those but they want $15.00 for shipping and I refuse to pay that.

Jim, I read it as you did a 50' car not the 1950 era. When I opened the box and it was a 40' I was confused but then it occured it was '50 not 50'. Oh well still a nice kit.

I was looking at getting one to drill holes for the bolsters and coupler pockets. I have a large drill press all ready but was looking for something I can keep on my work bench. Anybody have any opini

That was great lot of neat pictures. I liked the chicken cars and the maps were intersting. They certainly packed a lot of tracks in a small amout of space! Scott McDonald

What does it refer to when it says 9' 3/4" over the "Side Sills". I thought the sill was the part that goes under the door along the bottom of the car. Is it just saying that it is 9' 3/4" from the ou

Thats for sure. When directions call for a welder and a riviter you know it has to be big. That price apprears to be just for the body. you are on your own for trucks and couplers. Scott McDonald

Hello everybody hope your new year is going well. I saw in one of the historical society magazineshad an article on determining car dimensions from photographs. It included the various math needed to

Thanks everybody for the help it has given me a ton of information to work with. I did try importing an end view into skethup and traced the lines using the distantce between the rails as scale and it

That's a cool Santa Fe movie. Neat to see a center cab Baldwin in ATSF. Saw a B&O maybe a m53 that looked almost black or dark blue. Thanks for sharing was fun to watch.

That's cool. Are you going to do the Wabash car again? Always regretted not getting one. Scott McDonald

Well fall is around the corner so time to start knocking out some kits. I have the body built and am trying to figure out the B end details. The directions are not very clear. 1) For the end grabs do

Thanks Ben, is that available anywhere to download on the internet? Scott McDonald