I mentioned once years ago, to my friend Terry Wegmann, that I was looking to get 2 of my most favorite kits of all time--the Bill Gould 4-course tank cars. I told him that I was only going to purchas

It has been nearly 24 hours since the last post. Is something amiss? -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Re-purposed armature wire from a broken model's electric motor. About as fine of wire you are going to easily find. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA _._,_._,_

All of the South West Scale Models dooirs have been sold. Most everything else remain available. Thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA I have the following parts offered for sale. All are new HO. Prices do no

I have the following parts offered for sale. All are new HO. Prices do not include shipping. Several items are in limited supply. Red Caboose X29 undeframe with AB brake details (this sprue has 2 AB b

I have had good results making very thin slices of decals and paper with a good quality paper cutter. I usually make about 5 or more slices before I get the exact width I want. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Chrome Yellow was a single pigment color used in large amounts early in the 19th century. The 1st Pullman Green paint that the Pullman company made after WWl was a blend of Chrome Yellow and Duco Blac

I have had 5 requests for this NP Reefer. It is being sold to the 1st responder. Thanks, STMFC -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Look what I happen to have! For those interested, I have a new, old stock, Intermou

Look what I happen to have! For those interested, I have a new, old stock, Intermountain HO reefer kit, factory painted in Northern Pacific arched "Northern Pacific" with "Main street of the Northwest

Good Morning everyone- Seaboard Air Lines 40' AAR box car, SAL 23307. I forgot where I stole this picture from (It is a screen shot) but it is cool. Built in 1948, it would probably have a rectangular

All sold- Thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Hello- I have 10 sets of Intermountain #40072 non-magnetic metal High Detail 33" wheel set 12 packs. List price is $18/each. Offered for $14 each 12 pack. I accept checks and money orders. With a smal

Hello- I have a new, old stock, Intermountain HO reefer kit, factory painted in Northern Pacific arched "Northern Pacific" with "Main street of the Northwest" slogan above the monad herald. Repaint da

In California, we have the annual return of the Grey Whales to our coast, and the swallows to San Juan Capistrano. In the STMFC we have the recurring freight car ratio discussion: welcome back! It has

Hello- I have more Cal Scale plastic brake levers that I could use in multiple lifetimes. I am offering sprues of 6 pairs of these HO brake levers. All are equipped with 3 cores for wires and pins. Bu

Bill, to capture photos off of your screen requires a software called Screen Capture. If you had a Mac, all you would have to do is click 3 buttons and hold down the mouse and drag over the image you

Don, I can surmise that your chemist friend has never built styrene single sheathed patterns, at least not with ACC. Years ago Al Armitage recommended MEK for styrene fabrication for multiple reasons.

I have a 26 ft x 5 ft train work room. I made the ceiling with stretched Tyvek from a lumber yard. I have 4 LED shop lights above the ceiling and the Tyvek allows ample diffused light to pass through.

Randy Anderson was visiting Florida and went to a local hobby store. On the store's counter was a box of Kodachromes. From what I saw these were mostly high quality Kodachromes. They were offered for

I have found that the various wheel bases of tank cars make a huge difference in lettering cars. I remember once thinking that UTLX and ACF tank bodies were so close, they could be a start of somethin