I picked up a Tamiya pin vise at Trainfest last year after the chuck on my old collar type pin vise quit holding #80 bit securely. I’ve used the Tamiya for #78-80 bits and the old one for larger bits.

I used the Kadee plastic screws when I first started building resin kits, and two negatives soon appeared. The first problem was that occasionally a screw would freeze and trying to remove it would st

I missed the photo under discussion, but the mod to the USRA GS-15 class was to remove 18 in. from the bottom of the sides on the first few cars, then 15 in. on the rest of those modified. The result

The unit body gons are a vast improvement over the Sunshine flat kit version. I bought eight flat kits from Martin toward the end of Sunshine, and cleaned up the parts intending to build the cars, but

Thanks for posting this, Bill. I wasn’t aware of the new group. I just joined pending moderator approval. Nelson Moyer

Tony’s right, when larger steel automobile cars became available, many CB&Q door and one half single sheathed boxcars had the small door welded shut by placing a steel plate between the door and the Z

You’re pretty close to the NMRA recommendation for a forty foot house car with metal wheels. I use seven of the ¼ oz. tire weights, and that’s very close to the recommendation. For those not familiar

Interesting antidote, Dick, but I don’t model the M&StL. The Q was primarily an East-West road with terminuses in Denver and Kansas City for Everywhere West. Chicago to Kansas City and interchange wit

Good to hear from you, Michael, and thanks for the confirmation on interchange in Ft. Madison. Nelson Moyer

Are you telling us that they don’t use lead tire weights in CA? Nelson Moyer

The original question was not about any ATSF boxcars through Iowa, but only the auto/furniture rebuilds. I looked at Richard’s table titled, The Most Significant Santa Fe Freight Car Classes in 1950,

Go to your local NAPA store and ask for BADA Tape-A-Weight #7026. These wheel weights come in 0.25 oz. sections, and they are self-sticking with a peel off backing. You’ll get about 9 lb. of lead in t

Ted, I model Fall 1953. The question would be how did the ATSF car get to Iowa to be commandeered for grain hauling, or put another way, what’s the likelihood of the car being in Iowa. I know it sound

Seems more likely that a car originating of the PRR would be routed west from Chicago on ATSF than CB&Q, which didn’t run west of Denver. The CB&Q subsidiaries C&S ran North from Denver to Wyoming and

I didn’t forget about those issues, but according to car service rules, wouldn’t shipments originating in Iowa more likely be loaded in home road cars and foreign cars having interchange with the Q? A

I should have mentioned it, but the ATSF only had 19 miles of track in Iowa, with Ft. Madison being the only town of significance on that part of the line. It’s not likely that the CB&Q would have any

I’ve been lusting after both of RCW’s new releases, but the PFE/WFE reefer shows five cars on the ORER in 1953, so I can’t justify it, especially since the rebuild program occurred in 1952. As for the

Thanks for the HT-3 and HT-4 series ranges. Nelson Moyer

Thanks Rupert. My list doesn’t include HT-3 and HT-4 so I need the information on those for my hopper roster. Here’s what I have. Will you provide the missing data? Class Series Built Type Brake Truck

The HM cars are hoppers. Nelson Moyer