I remember discussing this with Richard, So what IS the right answer, Brian? Or is it just a trade term for advertising only? Tony Thompson tony@...

Best wishes on the surgery and recovery, Pierre. Tony Thompson

You all are misunderstanding the point. Yes, Hundman’s drawings are handsome, and yes, he produced a great lot of them, and yes, mistakes happen. My own problem with Mr. Hundman is that he would never

Ed Mines wrote: Because Hundman wouldn’t publish Richard’s letter, responding to Hundman's glowing review of the just-introduced tank car kit by Bill Gould (later produced by Tichy and still available

Great chart, Doug, thanks a bunch. Now I can write more accurate waybills. Tony Thompson tony@...

Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: That would be Massena, which I mentioned. Tony Thompson tony@...

Steve SANDIFER wrote: Yes, he did use packing peanuts, painted gray. I have one of his stock cars so loaded. But I must admit, you have to really look carefully to see anything inside. Stock car slats

Bud Rindfleisch wrote: Bud, I used Vallejo 70.945, called “magenta.” It’s a fine match to the old Laconia kits, produced when the prototypes were running. For more on my use of it, you might be intere

Dave Nelson wrote: Not really. The town and plant of Alcoa, Tennessee was built to use relatively cheap TVA power, and they produced a LOT of a aluminum. And Alcoa had a plant at Massena, New York, us

Ken Vandevoort wrote: Most railroads had a directive that any open doors were to be closed for transit. Tony Thompson tony@...

Very sorry to hear about Gene’s passing. I never met him in person, but he was the “contact” person when the ART book was put together, admittedly with a variety of “working parts” due to its history

Good looking car, Charlie. I like it. Tony Thompson tony@...

Excellent model, Charlie. I like the faded look. Tony Thompson tony@...

Conversely, many tank car colors interpreted as aluminum were actually light gray. Richard Hendrickson accumulated a lot of evidence in that direction. Tony Thompson

Sure. Here are photos of both open and closed doors. I painted the inside a wood color for obvious reasons. Tony Thompson

That comment certainly raised temperatures, for sure, but I think it was some careless comments of a more personal nature, which the then-moderator refused to notice, that caused many of us to bail. F

Ray Hutchison wrote: The Oriental brass model of SP Class A-50-10 automobile cars had working end doors. I have one. Tony Thompson tony@...

Seth Lakin wrote: If someone isn’t already done it, I can copy the instructions I have. Tony Thompson tony@...

Interesting repetition of the word “patience” in a number of emails. Long, long ago, I was advised by an older modeler that the key to enjoying model railroading was embracing “deferred gratification.

Arts people will tell you the there really are no “neutral” grays out there, but always having a tinge of blue, green, purple, red, etc. Mixing black and white sometimes gives you a curiously “flat” c