Hi Denny, The method Jerry White showed me was to draw/tape a line that was a specific length in the scale of the image to be enlarged/reduced. E.g., an O scale (1:48) drawing would have a line, say,

Having recently joined this list, I hadn't heard about this. [snip] [snip] Can someone please expand upon the episode, particularily the issue with the model? Thx Rod Miller

[snip] Page 52 of Gene Deimling's Southern Pacific Steam Switchers of the Pacific Lines shows SP 0-6-0 1293 switching DT&I hopper 1437. The location given is Tracy, CA; the date given is 1948. Rod Mil

I'm looking for information on uncoupling levers. I know of three types, the Carmer lever, a lever that lifts the pin from the top, and a lever that pushes the pin up from the bottom; there probably w

This is an Ambroid kit number O-7, the O scale version of H-7. See http://home.att.net/~pers_home/trains/woodkits/Ambroid_H-Cars.htm#H-7 for info on the kit and prototype. I'm attempting to determine

Someone mentioned here recently that Navy Gas was absorbed into another company in the 1930s. Well, I have a Navy Gas tank car and my era is late 40s - early 50s. One thought is to weather the car hea

Hi James, I have an O scale Walthers decal set 64-24 for an NdeM box car. According the the painting and lettering diagram in the set, the car body is orange with an approx. 2 foot wide red stripe jus

Max Gray and U.S. Hobbies made in O scale a #401 "48 foot mill gondola w. drop ends". I have one and need to identify an owner for purposes of lettering it. The model has a simulated NSF nailable stee

What works for me in O scale, and probably applies to some smaller scale, is: - Always use two hands. Always. - Pick up trucked cars/locos by the trucks - Gently feel at the contact points to test for

Microscale printed decals for the O scale Overland SP GS-3 and -4 models. It is possible that they printed other decals for Ovl. Rod Miller Richard Hendrickson wrote:

Tim, can you be more specific as to what this stuff is. Is it the same goop that is used to glue enclosures in junk mail, etc? Thanks Rod

My $.02 worth: Using low abrasive media such as aluminum oxide or baking soda is not a practical way to remove paint. Coarser grits and/or higher pressures can damage the model. I prefer to strip pain

For those of you who want to play in O scale, Rails Unlimited offers several one piece bodies molded in urethane (IIRC) that build up into very nice models. They also offer decals for the cars. http:/

O scale dept. time. Precision Scale's #9129 Allied Full Cushion (AFC) kit has 33" diameter wheels. Weaver Models' troop sleepers (TS) have 36" diameter wheels on their AFC trucks. Which is correct? Se

Thank you Richard (and Bruce). Rod Richard Hendrickson wrote:

Simulating the hose with flexible material is easily done in O scale. PSC sells kits that contain all the parts. For those of you using rigid hoses, you can come up with something that will give by jo

Hi A.T., Your post says Clouser produced seven different freight cars. What were they? The bio in 48/ft. doesn't say. The only Clouser car I have knowlingly seen is the 50 foot 8 foot single door AAR

In the photo of GATX 417 There are some things dangling underneath the car. Six things, six compartments. I wonder if they are caps for the drains, fastened to the car with chains. Why would they have

A friend Bill Brisko went into the business of making model parts using this technology. Please see http://www.pacificlocomotive.com I have no business connection with him other than being a satisfied

Hi Elden, Gatwood, Elden J SAD wrote: [snip] I beg to differ. Please visit http://www.proto48.org/ No football field required <grin>. IMHO, in O scale, as in N scale, a "football field" isn't required