Hello, Perhaps the origin of the word "Euchred" lies in the prefix "Eu" which is often applied to words of Greek origin and means "good" or "well" as in "Eugenics" or "Eulogy". I'll bet that Euchred F

Schuyler, That article by Bill McClanahan and Malcom Voedenbaum inspired me also. I ruined one boilder casting trying to solder a brass cab roof on for a finer appearance. The boilders were cheap, how

Hello, I assemble the undeframe parts and then airbrush the underfram with the base coat followed by weathering. It is easier to glue unpainted parts. On the superstructure, I usually leave the parts

Steve, The marker light symbol was used by Trains, Inc. One of the models they made was an ATSF Caboose that loosely fits your description. Compare your brass model to an Athearn offset-cupula caboose

Hello, During the '40s to about 1965, there was a petroleum-based sewer pipe called Orangeburg. It was cheaper than cast iron, but it was a poor substitute. It lacked the rigidity and strength of cast

Jerry, I have an extensive collection of slides purchased over a period of years. They are nearly all copies of original slides done on various slide duplicators. It is always likely that the quality

Hello, Does anyone know of replacement nozzle holders with hoses for the grit- blasting cabinet once sold by Northeastern (something or other)? It is used to grit-blast freight car trucks prior to pai

Hello all, Concentrated Sulfuric Acid is used in the process to absorb water given off in the reaction between Nitriic Acid and Glycerin. There would probably be some Sulfuric Acid cars going to the p

Kurt, I'd like to obtain your spreadsheet on M4 production. I trained on the M4A3E8 in 1949,'50 &'51 at ROTC summer camp and in the 2nd Armored as 2nd Lt. Virgil Young Amarillo, TX

Hello, Gene's answer is correct for 1951. Our unit arrived in Gemany and was filled with tanks, trucks, jeeps, etc from the depot with only the USA number painted on the vehicle. The company numbers w

Schuyler, The Erie cars are located between the ice cream and the manure on aisle 4. Virgil Young Amarillo, TX

Jerry, For my aging eyes (79), an Ott light is not enough. I have found that a 100 watt quartz light on a parallelogram extension works much better. It also allows me to extend the light to cover the

Hello, You might try a black or Santa Fe Mineral Brown wash to stain the wood rather than painting it an opaque color. You can always come back with the paint applied in protected areas only for varia

Jerry, Go to Model Train Magazine Index on Google. Search with the keyword Heinz. There were 10 hits including some refrigerator cars. Regards, Virgil Young Amarillo, TX ______________________________

Marty, Somehow I missed the link to download the magazine. Would you give it again? Virgil Young Amarillo, TX ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, January 15, 200

Brian, I have a book, The American Gas Station, published by Motorbooks International in 1992. A catalog of Motorbooks International publications is available from Motorbooks International, PO Box 1,

Tim, IIRC, the filter element is a standard folded paper element available from lawn mower suppliers. Google Media Blast Gloves to find suppliers of replacement gloves. Virgil Young Amarillo, TX _____

Jerry, Love that car! See attached picture. Virgil TE

Hello, One side photo in Santa Fe Freight in Color...the Series by Stephen Priest and Thomas Chenoweth on page 31 appears to be painted in mineral brown, including the roof. I would infer the ends are

Hello all, I have a problem with my micro-blaster and need to replace the nozzle, the inside tubing and outside tubing. The blasting cabinet was marketed by North Coast engineering 20-25 years ago. Ca