Chuck, you may find some helpful hints here, in terms of detailing, scroll towards the end: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-nypcLZ98glgHWBXCYKQqMpHY1UzwQON I exchange perhaps you will detail your w

CB&Q 110193 Truss Rod boxcar is a Westerfield kit. My modeling date is Oct. 1955 and by then these were probably all gone but I occasionally cheat and so the car has a re-weigh date in 1952. The under

Unfortunately Atlas choose to "Lionel'ize" these cars with grotesquely large operating hinges. Bill Welch

I do not see anywhere if they are also offering the Barber S-1 trucks separately. Anyone comment if Swift owned these cars? I picked one ar a very good price from the previous run and would buy the Ye

Apologies to Tim for misspelling his last name. I have corrected it in my Documents and will repost if I find a reason to revise the document. Bill Welch

Scott the 12' 11" measurement refers to these FGE and WFE rebuilds height from the top of the rail to the roof eave of the car. FGE and WFE began rebuilding their prewar built wood sheathed cars in 19

I have taken Tim O'Conner's VERY helpful post on the Resin Builder's IO group today and re-organized it a bit—hope this okay with you Tim—and put in both a Word doc (so you can make your own notes on

Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it. Doug Polinder Poquoson VA Thank you for your kind words Doug and for possibly overlooking my attempt at peeling

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Even rubbish can have utility. The fishbelly centersill was used for this model. Bill Welch

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In a word: Rubbish Sorry to disappoint. . . Bill Welch

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If Steve Horsley is on this list will you please contact me off list at fgexbill(at)tampabay.rr.com Thank you Steve! Bill Welch

Not really, i wanted to leave the blackened chain unpainted so i mask it and painted the brake rod and the homemade eye bolt on each end. The eye bolt will fit into a hole already drilled in the brake

I may be wrong but I do not think there was an exact prototype with the combination of details this molding has: Hutchins roof; Z-braces; steel ends; steel doors; and eight evenly spaced panels. Bill

Rich, two groups: —3200–3449 41-foot GS gons —17000–17149 low side gons as done by ERTL Bill Welch

Based on interpreting the photos I have examined, I do not think the HB or HC cars received new roofs. Bill Welch

Just spoke to Bob and ask him to look for photos for two groups on Maine Central gondolas, two groups of Central Vermont SS boxcars and two groups of Grand Truck Western SS boxcars. He appreciates our

. . . "I love the smell of Microscale's Micro Sole and Micro Set in the morning." For example here is my kit-bashed Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Shops 1943-built War Emergency boxcar. It was primed w

Somewhat answering my own question Marty gives a good history of the CV SS cars and a few photos: http://centralvermontrailway.blogspot.com/2011/08/central-vermonts-42000-43000-and-44000.html Bill Wel

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Has anyone here built one of the F&C CV SS kits with the extended roof. If so hoping you will post a photo here please. Alternatively if you have one of the kits could you please post a photo showing

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Jeff, Is it time for members to pony up with money for more capacity? I remember this being a possibility when the group moved. Bill Welch