Michael very nice job on the weathering. Gene Deimling

It is my understanding that the railroad painting standard including the roof. They appeared to be either black or metallic brown. My source is Rick Leach who is knowledgeable in all things NP. Gene D

Bill Clouser was a pioneer model maker who mastered the art of casting with aluminum filled epoxy. He started with flat molds and later cast single piece O scale car bodies. Mike O’Connell was an earl

The museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin has a pickle car preserved. Gene Deimling

Thank you Tim for the explanation.

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Based upon the photos I have, the control valve is adjacent to the reservoir on the left side. Gene Deimling

Jim Thank you sharing the images. I have always liked Portland. It used to be an interesting train watching location in the 1960s. Gene Deimling

Tim Mean Green will not harm enamel or lacquer. I believe he didn't want anyone to use enamel as the filter overlay. Gene Deimling

Recently, I posted a couple articles on weathering techniques used by Lee Turner. On 3 September, Lee describes the use of Vallejo Chipping Fluids on weathering a model. http://wp.me/p3M0JV-si You wil

I find it surprising that rattle cans would be used on model equipment especially a brand sold at Home Depot. The best dead flat finish is Alclad 2. It is intended for airbrush only. Gene Deimling

The 1947 order had Morton running boards. The 1949 and 1954 orders came with Apex. I obtained this information from Rick Leach. Gene Deimling

In the days of the Long'story family ownership of the store chain, individual store managers were allowed to tailor their merchandise to fit the local markets. Trains, toys, guns, fishing gear were OK

I am looking for a complete list of Decals offered by Jerry Glow. Thank you, Gene Deimling

Marty If you are intending to fabricate a side pattern, using individual strips of styrene is the only way to go. Scribing or using prescribed styrene doesn’t hack it. I use custom cut Evergreen strip

Bill I have been using the Scale Shops on 1/4" scale etched ladder stiles without any problems. Some of the problems may be related to the width of the etched slot on the backside of the stile. If it

Bob Hundman was a crusader of sorts. He greatly admired Bob Brown's Gazette. A number of the magazine features like heavy coated stock and an even heavier cover stock, modeling techniques, lots of dra

I just added a new posting to my blog showing more of Lee Turner's weathering techniques. http://wp.me/p3M0JV-or Thank you

I just published an update to my blog on building the Mather Muncie & Western boxcar. Check it out http://wp.me/p3M0JV-mn

Cerro Bend or Asarco 158 are useful metals but they do expand when cooling. The material has been known to split open more than one locomotive boiler and freight car. Gene Deimling