Dave Parker wrote: A few more thoughts: Last, Andy I don't think one should have to count the boards on these SS cars. The MCB/ARA recommended practice called for 5.25" square-edge T&G on all "outside

From: Dave Parker And imagine how much less perceptible the boards were when the car was new ca. 12 years earlier. I have some 1920s builder's photos where the individual boards are virtually impossib

On Thursday Bob Chaparro wrote: Notice the individual boards comprising the side sheathing on this car are almost imperceptible. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ************************** See any differences b

Pratt or Truss? A very easy distinquishing way (for me); if the diagonals are in compression--it is a Howe. Otherwise, a diagonal in tension would be a Pratt. This goes back to wood bridge constructio

One of the problems I had with the Walthers 50' SS auto box cars were the diagonals were quite removed from the vertical, more than just about every example I have looked at. This would of course hind

My first thought was of a bean separator, such as used for Lima Beans. Not at all uncommon in California. Not many photos, as these were buried inside structures. I have such a bean separator I made d

Hello folks- I have 10 new Great Northern HO box car kits, all 40'cars, and all GN. Mint, new from the Duane Buck collection. they are as follows- 1) IM #41001-26 GN 12 panel as-delivered mineral red

My direct-paternal great-great grandfather was a Swede with the name of Carl Gaevert. His son, my great grandfather became Carlson, which I suppose is meant to be "son of Carl". Not much relationships

Hello everyone- The company I have mentioned a few times as a source for Tungsten weights from putty, pellets, and many different geometric shapes is going out of business and is reducing everything f

Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: A gondola is defined by how it functions, not how it is built. It's a gondola because it's an open car with a flat floor into which you can pour something

Flat car. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

SOLD I have two of my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kits. These have the Equipco fan. These two kits lack any underfloor/frame parts, and would be good uses with Tichy underframes or

Hello- I have two of my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kits. These have the Equipco fan. These two kits lack any underfloor/frame parts, and would be good uses with Tichy underframes o

My own railroad of interest built its Roundhouse in the 1880s. At first, the locomotives were parked front-facing towards the turntable. Later, the RY expanded the Roundhouse and relocated the vent cl

Hello- I have decided to offer my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kit. This has the Equipco fan. Offered for $44.00 which includes shipping to the US. If interested, contact me off-list

Guys, I made an assumption about Bill's suggestion that someone, such as Mr. Dahm, could copy the WP cars for Fred. My assumption was incorrect in thinking that Bill was suggesting copies of my parts,

Bill, your suggestion would really rankle me. I worked on these patterns with my friend who died last year. His widow sold everything to a single business in Georgia, even though I had offered to pay

Lumber used for freight car sides is milled from logs which have many concentric rings, with inter-spaced softer wood between these rings. Mill workers will call the rings "Summer wood", wood which gr

You said why not just use Evergreen scribed sheets? My question--why not just paint a Roundhouse car and save the time and effort? Just a suggestion. Andy Carlson

Dennis- I have always been in awe at the quality of the pattern making of your Canadian 8-panel box car. The Z-bars, as you have mentioned, look to have been let in a slot machined into the sheathing,