Jerry White, formerly of Menlo Park, CA, passed away October 26 in Napa, CA. Jerry was one of the giants of model railroading. He was known for his scratch built to order steam locomotives in scales r

What does it cost, and how available is it? Google turns up something called Tung Fu, used for fishing weights, and danged if I can find how many ounces you get for a price than ranges from $8 to $12.

Beware that photocopiers may not give the exact (181.25%) enlargement you specify. A safety check is to draw a line of known length (say 10 HO feet) on the HO drawing. Then measure the length of the l

blindog@... wrote: [snip] [snip] I was on Amtrak's California Zephyr when it was rerouted through Ogden/Sherman/Cheyenne to Denver because of a rock slide in one of the Colorado canyons. So

We've discussed before that head end cars could be seen anywhere in the country, regardless of the owning railroad. IIRC this was because the cars were part of the Railway Express pool. UP had some ca

I infer from this thread that the various (UTLX, etc.) fleets were at least loosely connected with specific cargos (SHPX for corn syrup) or businesses (GATC to supplement oil company fleets, etc.) Is

You may have hit the nail on the head with your comment about your seven year old washing your truck. No reflection on your daughter - I suspect that a half-hearted attempt had been made to wash the c

Max Gray and U.S. Hobbies both imported the same model, identified as #246 Freight Reefer. I've uploaded two photos of into the folder Mystery O Scale Reefer in the files section: End view: http://tin

Hi, A couple of photos that were recently uploaded were very large. I deleted them and replaced them with smaller files. Sorry for all the bandwidth. Message to explain the files will arrive soon. Rod

Hi, In O scale, Weaver offers pre-weathered versions of AFIK all of its product line (which for most volume manufacturers in O is available either in 2-rail or 3-rail). See: http://www.weavermodels.co

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:/

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

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