Charlie, That's a very nice effect! If the car was undec, I would probably work in reverse, painting the raw wood colors, then chipping fluid, followed by the top coat, but on a decorated car, your ap

Lou, Lots of information, much of it in shorthand! car inspection status (and any defects found) car contents block or track for switching destination and spot at destination (SB3/4 - Smith Brewing, t

Brian, Folks, Yes, I did make some changes to the F&C kit that are detailed in the files of the PRRPro group. Broadly, these consisted of removing the bumps on the end decks (that resulted from someon

Folks, Note that Moloco does make these in plastic. https://www.molocotrains.com/collections/parts/products/rb-0804-roofwalk-support-brackets-new-w-3rd-arms?variant=12400281845865 The running board su

Folks, Um, Pierre DOES make these 😉 I have used them on several recent builds including the 2020 SnT Bx-34. The set also includes brake step brackets and his really neat supports for the ends of the r

Folks I am curious about that as well. The photo appears to have been taken on a RIP track or storage track (note the passenger car coupled behind). While that particular board is high enough up that

Bob, Excellent point, however, the PRR’s Atglen and Susquehanna (A&S) and Columbia and Port Deposit (C&PD) branches, which I model, have the odd problem of being wilderness lines for much of their len

Folks, Many years ago, I used a “wrecked” AC&F type 27 (IM) as a load on my Sunshine F30A. I have never been happy with that load because I wanted to portray a wrecked, burnt out tank car headed for s

Well said, Michael, well said! Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL

Don, With respect to M3 Lees and National Guard units, a qualified yes, but only in the context of early to mid 1942, and activated Guard units. Post war, the surplus of M4 Shermans meant that the M3s

And if it happened on the road, the car would be set out at the next siding, unless the crew could secure the door in a safe manner. The car, if set out, would either be repaired in place, or have the

Folks, The Fall, 2020 issue (#114) of The Keystone Modeler is now available on the PRRT&HS web site at: http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm A gentle reminder - If you don't se

Steve, You can broaden that shipping time frame a bit. M3 tanks were used for training in several locations around the United States. In addition, some M3 Lees were rebuilt into other types of vehicle

Bill, Sorry, but you’ve “triggered” me. Please save us from the pseudo-science babble of people like your optometrist friend. Bottom line, the emission and absorption wavelengths of refracted and refl

Garth, Folks, This set of photos is a companion to a set of photos of NC&St.L FM-7 #70035 with a similar load. We discussed BOTH loads back in April of 2017. This appears to have been a load test with

This decal set is for a type III/103 8K gallon general purpose tank car. The three prototype shots show two insulated and pressurized cars in the 10-11K range and one "chemical" tank car with a specia

Yes Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Clark, To be precise, it's a single door X31A. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Rob, Folks, The handout from my clinic was already in the FILES section. I have created a folder entitled "Weathering techniques" that includes both the presentation (featuring Brianna, age 5 at the t

Dave, Folks, Lots of people have chimed in, but now, as the son of one the three most senior research scientists at Eastman Kodak, who spent 90% of his career working on film dyes, let me address this