What roof type is in the enclosed photo? My best guess is a Chicago-Cleveland Flexible Outside Metal roof. Thank You for your time and effort to help in advance. Lester Breuer

Lester Breuer 10:09am #3327 I have finished a Funero & Camerlengo one piece body resin kit of rebuilt USRA Pennsylvania X26c Box Car with Youngstown steel door. I scratch-built the ladders and special

Bob a fine model. Thank you for sharing your method to replace molded on details without carving. Clever! Lester Breuer

The Athearn enclosed pickle tank can be reworked into a reasonable Heinz Prototype. Lester Breuer

I misquoted Nelson when I said Nelson said Scale coat was a mix of xylene and toluene. He said that about Diosol rather than Scalecoat. My error. Forgive. Lester Breuer

Denny in message 146746 on this list Randy Danniel states, “I copied the Diosol formula posted in one of the yahoo groups several years ago by a chemist who lab analyzed and posted the formula. This i

On Railroad Picture Archieves ther are six photos of New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Co. steel box car 501 in the “Susie Q” scheme. Two good photos. Can someone provide the build date and ser

After receiving a request from a friend I have added a new post for West India Fruit & Steamship Company (W.I.F.) Box Car 323 to my blog. If you are interested in viewing photos of finished car and wr

Fenton, fine looking cars. Running boards not always perfect on the prototype either. Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer

Bruce Thank You for the correction on the “car builder’s door”. Lester Breuer

I have finished two Red Caboose Pennsylvania X29 box cars, 503920 with a Creco door and 504222 with a Youngstown steel door. The cars have AB brakes located in the correct position as discussed on thi

I have added a new post on my blog focusing on prototype ladder standards for freight cars and how I add or make ladders on my freight cars. Photos and writeup are on my blog I started to share photos

Well done builds. Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer

Hello Tom, Thank You for the kind words. Now, the ladder rungs. After the molded rungs are removed I drill number #80 or #79 holes along each stile at the rung fastener location. Next, I do touch up p

I have several metal Varney metal reefers in service on the Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company with the Swift Refrigerator being one rolling with the resin and plastic. BTW the Swift reefers wer

Jim to answer your questions. 1. I use both PBW and Detail Associates wire both. I have both in stock. The PBW easier to obtain and more cost effective if that is a concern; however, not easier to ben

I finished converting a plastic single-sheathed box car incorrect for the Soo Line box car it was lettered for into a private name home road box car. The writeup includes a few tips on lettering remov

I have added a scratch brush tool post to my blog focusing on using a scratch brush with fiberglass bristles to remove lettering on freight cars. Photos and writeup are on my blog I started to share p

Garth I am attaching photos of Lindberg stock car, kit T181, purchased in March 1975 for $1.75. It has been in service on my railroad, the Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company since March 1975. I

Excellent craftsmanship. Kudos. Lester Breuer