Hi; This is my first post to this group, so I hope I abide by the netiquette rules... First, hosam never did recieve much of an actual reply to his original question.... hosam, Your question probably

Jeff White wrote; "Walthers Gold Line is releasing a flexi-van car that they say first ran in 1957. Walthers Part # 932-23923, p. 144 Walthers 2008 HO Scale Reference get's a two pack of them with tra

Re: Athearn 86' flat with trailers Ben Hom wrote; "It's true that these cars were more widely used by 1962-1964, but this prototype first appeared in 1959." Ben; Perhaps my opinion only, but am not su

Tim O'Connor wrote: "That's right, but the trailer they used is a late 1960's Fruehauf (a really nice model actually) and the trailer paint schemes are from the early 60's or later. I almost bought th

OK, modelers, the moment you've been waiting for is here, LOL...updates include; Links updated to include Rob Gross' New Haven RR and Chris Adams' exciting sound and motion video of his BLI I-5 - Link

How about this variation; Kits I can't build today or tomorrow because of the kits I bought 10 years ago and also this week that suddenly are just too cool to put off any longer...that never happens!

I guess I am...joined a couple months back and haven't rec'd any... Peter http://www.freewebs.com/newhavenrailroad1959/

I'll be interested to see how this plays out. Intermountain is distributing the release of the NE-5's and at Springfield a delay was announced due to breakage issues where the tops of the ladders at r

I am sure more authoritative responses will appear and I hope to learn more about this company. My own very limited research shows Hercules has a very interesting history as the company began (sources

Thanks very much for posting that link! That's a great history and more complete than I have stumbled across in a couple of half-hearted attempts. For my modeling efforts, my assumption is the tank ca

Thanks to those contributing information on these cars as well as previous owners. Frederick; I'm an active member of NHRHTA and yes, the group can be very helpful with information on matters New Have

Hi Dean, In general, I have found the following procedure to work for most decals; 1. Inspect the sheet for decal film before use. If you cannot see some glossy film around the entire decal, or if it

If you have one or two of these (complete, unbuilt) that are taking up space on your kit shelf, please contact me off-group to discuss. Please note...box condition, etc. is unimportant as the kit will

Tom, just my opinion, I think the gripe is more along the lines of either price or availability... The brake wheels offered by Kadee are 8 for USD 2.95... I also think that last "exclusive" run of PRR

I should write; "It depends on your source of hematite", but I can't resist writing what an old New england geologist once said to me; "'All d'pends on whar ya gitch'r rust from"...and yes, it is one

Hi John, I have a photo of FGEX 34629...my photo is of the "B" end of the car, so I cannot read any "NEW" or "BLT" info located on the side near the opposite end. It is however, very clearly a wood re

As Mr. Hendrickson writes, these were indeed the original NH 30000- 30999 series 1937 AAR box cars. The cars were built by the Pressed Steel Car Company and delivered to the New Haven in 1941. Origina

Hi Brian, Yes, the 37000-37999, 38000-38999 and for that matter, almost all the 20000-23994 (ca. 1965) renumberings and repaintings were of the 1937 AAR design. The 37000-37999 and 38000-38999 cars we

I've updated my "Work in Progress" page which includes a very mini review of the IM (CSS) NE-5 caboose...my updated "Links" page includes a link to a more detailed review on this product as well. New

Working fine from my links page Brian...ISP issues at your end perhaps? Regards, Peter http://www.freewebs.com/newhavenrailroad1959/