Paul,I quess you missed my point,or I did not express myself clearly.A manufacturer can market both kits and RTR.Most often a run of a basic car body type can be decorated for multiple prototypes.Some

Ed,I have something like five or six unbuilt kits and three of them are currently under construction.If you have any kits you do not want or do not have time to build please send me your list.Armand P

Blue coal a big seller.Armand Premo

In Scope?Armand Premo

Gentlemen,I have built four RCS Rutland stock cars,Three Westerfield CN and one CPR as well as one F&C B&M stock car.All well worth the effort and much easier to build than one P2K stock car kit.Not b

While the problem with the Gould tank car was known early ,we should remember that.the only other mass produced tank cars available at the time were Athearn ,AHM ,Tyco and Life Like .By comparison the

My work bench?Other than the usual clutter, a BCW (RCS) resin Rutland baggage,a BCW CV brass side coach and a Branchline NYC 6-3 Glen Echo Pullman.plus a slew of Bad Order freight Cars.Armand Premo

FWIW I have used Squadron green and white putty as well as Ace 5 minute epoxy for years without a problem .The two ton epoxy is also great if you are not in a hurry.Armand Premo

Replacing the small springs on the 58 is a real chore.Armand Premo

As for my personal preference the #4 ,with all its shortcomings,allows the operator to pull up the slack for more prototypical operation.Is there a coupler with a smaller head that allows this action?

Doc,That was Tim's remark.Mine merely reflected on the loss of the ability to take up slack in starting a train.To my knowledge no other coupler allows this prototypical movement.Armand Premo

Westerfield's #4254 CN stock car has the X braced door.Armand Premo

While this will not stop breakage,a better quality drill would significantly reduce the number.Armand Premo

Tim,How would you compare Accurail's twin hopper with Tichy''s?Too much work needs to be done on Accurail's car to make it an acceptable model IMHO.For those who need large numbers of twin hoppers the

I have recently tried to upgrade an Accurail reefer.All went well until I tried to match the paint.I never knew there were so many different shades of yellow.What would you suggest that I use? Armand

Tried Five different brands of Reefer yellow without an acceptable match,Polly Scale included.Armand Premo

Ray ,I do not consider myself as a "Rivet Counter",but some things about the Accurail Twin hopper really bother me:Some of the detail parts are grossly cast and out of scale,The brake lever is an easy

Laconia perhaps.Armand Premo

Dennis,Did I see slope sheet supports on that MTH USRA Hopper?Armand Premo

Tim,Would you also replace the ugly brake gear.....say with Tichy brakes and add slope sheet supports? IF so,I'll buy a lot at your price.Armand Premo