Hello Tony, this definitely helps! Many thanks! Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Samstag, 22. Juni 2019 um 22:40 Uhr Von: "anthony wagner" <anycw1@...> A

Hello Tim, many thanks! Will save that mail and use when needed. Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet: Samstag, 29. Juni 2019 um 18:30 Uhr Von: "Tim O'Connor" <timbocon

David, Alexander, many thanks for your replies (and please excuse the delay). The book doesn't have an ISBN #, and my friend doesn't have that book and didn't find one by a quick search. Seems to be a

Hello, one of my friends is modeling the early 20th century and is interested to build a model of one of the series of 1000 cars of 1902-built Reading wooden coal hoppers #60000 - 60999. I have a pict

Up to date I never understood the move to digital calipers for hobby purposes. Eyes getting worse with age is the first credible explanation for me. I just don't trust those digital things. I have had

Hello Michael, this definitely makes sense. Greetings Johannes Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Mai 2019 um 15:34 Uhr Von: "Michael Gross" <ActorMichaelGross@...> An: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Betreff: Re:

Beautyful car, no doubt! But do you have installed plastic wheels? The flanges do look much larger than regular RP25s. Best regards Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953 Gesendet

Brian, Ben, Bruce, Tony, lots of thanks for all your informative replies! So I will give KADEE a try with the 70ton and the T-section truck at least. What is the difference between older and newer KAD

Hello friends, again I am in need of some help. Usually I use TAHOE trucks to replace the mostly bad running ones coming with the models, and in say 90-95% TAHOE has the truck type I need. But unfortu

Hello Rich, I remember Taurus Products brass caboose ladders: https://www.oldpullman.ch/kleinteile-rollmaterial-metall/30256-707-101-ho-caboose-ladders-kit-.html These certainly look much better than

Garth, Steve, Jim, Tony, Tim, many thanks for your explanations and links. Since about two decades I see many tank cars with GATX written in very large letters here in Germany, now I know more about t

Hello Tony, being a German, I would be interested what exactly was german in that company. "Just" a German immigrant as a (co-)founder? Many thanks Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to abo

Wowser! Great looking cars! Have to admit that I love those old wood kits! They have so much charm, it is extremely satisfying to see a model arising out of a pile of sticks, and despite probably neve

Many thanks, Tim. These cars are very nicely proportioned (lower height as pointed out by another user) - too bad that they became ordinary box cars in the sixties only. Johannes Modeling the early po

Hello Bryian, no, not really. I just assemble a "good-sized" through-freight train (75-80 cars) with a strong western touch, where any UP box car would be a good match. Johannes Modeling the early pos

Ed, many thanks for that link. Yes, all questions have been answered (most important, that the model - unfortunately - won't match my needs.) Many greetings Johannes Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Februar

Hello friends, I still need more 40' box cars, and I consider purchasing this one: https://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/098956/HO-Brass-Model-OMI-1338-UP-Union-Pacific-B-50-25-Express-Bo

Extremely nice! Very well done! The rivet lines on the center sill are hand-made? Johannes Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Februar 2019 um 15:40 Uhr Von: "gtws00 via Groups.Io" <gtws00@...> An

Wow! What a beautyful model! Great work! Johannes Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Februar 2019 um 10:19 Uhr Von: "Fred Jansz" <fred@...> An: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Betreff: Re: [RealSTMFC] Throwba

Hello Mark, wow! This is quite some information, many thanks! Seems that I misunderstood Tim in regards of composite side gondolas. Only recently I learned that Detail Associates did the steel side ve