Having watched a recent weathering mini clinic on Train Master TV, my theory (not experience) is that the modelers are not satisfied because the peeling paint models lack the feathering transitions an

Ben Lee on the Southern Railway might be a good bet. He is a retired Southern engineer and was friends with Shelby Lowe. He has answered many operating questions on that list. You can join and check t

I have seen it used to include rail and water combined routes too. The idea they were conveying was pure marketing--whether parcel or person, you will be conveyed via the most direct route from point

The Southern is evidence of both the English investment correlating with the use of Railway and the collection of multiple smaller organizations under one management being termed a System. All combine

Were the wire or cross pieces pulled down tightly against the top of the stack? If not would friction have been enough to keep the top layers in place against coupling and slack action? Dave Sent from

I'm confused. Why would you need to estimate the number for the purposes of this list? It's an empirical question. The rule book tells you when you need a cab and the schedule (including extras) tells

I have two: one is a plain old plastic lazy susan designed for food serving. I added my own foam chunks or cardboard boxes to set models upon. The other is a Tamiya brand designed for model painting.

Very much fun for STMFC topic people. I attended first and would have attended second but got sick. Hope to attend again this year. Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

Ike, Anything in the archives on whether aluminum was used on all boxcars prior to the mid 30's or just on the steel cars in the 30's? Sent from Dave Bott's iPad

It's made and trademarked by DuPont. You can buy sheets of it or generic polyester film at Walmart, Joann's fabric, or probably Michael's. Sent from Dave Bott's iPad

What about a fire fighting tug sprayer? http://modeltechstudios.com/hoscalewaterlineseries-firefightingtugboatkit.aspx $90 would be too much for the sprayer only, but ask the manufacturer or see if so

Corn was often stripped from ears for feed or for industrial processes. Corn on the cob would be shipping a lot of waste product if the primary interest was the kernel. Then it would be shipped like o

Cube, putty, and flat tungsten weights can be found at Walmart and on eBay with cheaper shipping. Do a google search, avoid fishing related products, and you'll find lots of options with reasonable sh

I've seen lots of youth railroad model videos on YouTube (even one weathering freight cars that fit this list) and someone contacted me from my rail history website asking for proto info to design fre

I used the wrong term in biodegradable. Small amounts of sodium bicarbonate can be absorbed in the lung mucus and then excreted, whereas aluminum oxide would not and would create longer lasting and mo

And it's biodegradable so less problem if you inhale. Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

1934 saw prohibition repeal, and slim window for beer billboard reefers before billboards disappeared, per Hendrickson and Kaminski. The area I model is Piedmont plateau in North Carolina, including W

I read it and enjoyed it. I just wish it had pointed out that it was focused on a peri-WWII or later fleet. For example, the signature Southern cars were the 1937 steel boxcar and an even later car. T

Aren't those termed "side roof walks"? Sent from Dave Bott's troll

I use CorelDraw 12 which I picked up for $50 or so. I scan a photo using their paint equivalent, adjust to get even with no distortion, then save image (raster format like JPG or PNG). Then I open dra