HI Ben, Thanks very much for the link to the photo of the XM-30. That answers my questions re the stirrups. Cheers Dave

I have a 5th Avenue Car Shops decorated Accurail 40’ Wood Boxcar kit. The road number is 26528. Can anyone point me to an article on this series in any of the popular hobby magazines, please – or phot

I’m looking forward to seeing the video, Jared. Cheers Dave

I believe the Con Cor 50’ gondola was originally a Lindberg product? Cheers Dave

I believe the radial roofs were also used to convert 2, 3 & 4 bay hoppers into covered hoppers for grain and sand service, starting in the latter half of the 1940s. Cheers Dave

Ahhh, sorry for the misinformation, Tony – my bad. And thanks to you and Tim for your advice as to the suitability (or otherwise) for 1953. Cheers Dave

Bowser have announced a number of road names on their 70T 3 bay Offset Hoppers (ex Stewart). Amongst them are TNO/Southern Pacific cars with road numbers 42314-42317. Are these cars in a number series

Yes, Herald King is still in business. Under new (a few years ago now) owners. Nice people and easy to deal with. They have an out of stock listing on their website. Cheers Dave North Herald King Deal

Does anyone have an email address for PF&S please? Cheers Dave North

I’m also happy to see the move over to groups.io and thanks to the owners/moderators for their efforts. Cheers Dave North

David mentioned that the white cart for his laser printer does not produce a very opaque white. To be fair, my ALPS has the same problem (I haven’t seen David’s decals so I can’t compare actual opacit

Thanks to everyone who reply with advice on stripping Accurail cars. Joe, thanks for the offer – it would get a bit pricey as I’m in Australia and my mate Phil is in the Phillippines (grin). Cheers Da

Hi Andrew, Because the undec version of this series is out of stock at all our suppliers. Cheers Dave

What can I use to strip the paint from an Accurail boxcar, please? Cheers Dave North

Hi Fenton, Here is the link to them on Atlas’ website. You’d need to register (top of page) before you can but IIRC. http://shop.atlasrr.com/p-4064-ho-7-youngstown-doors-2.aspx cheers Dave North

Here is a link to a Youtube video, showing something similar to Rod’s example using a hinge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh6TrRxFVk cheers Dave

At one golf club in Kansas City golfers would play a round of golf, then cross the road to go to the club house for a beer. That road happened to be the state line. The golf course was in Missouri whi

Compared to the late Chuck Yungkurth’s plan in RMC, the AHM car is wider, higher and longer. Kinda like a OO scale car branded as HO. Chees Dave North

I never met Chuck, but felt I knew him through our correspondence over the years. He was always polite, friendly and helpful. I agree - very sad news. Dave North

Someone on this list was asking a few weeks ago about gluing a P2K pilot. Here is your chance to get a replacement: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parts-diesel-engine-pilots-and-fans-/371623175160?hash=item5