There were six of those cars. They belonged to the Canadian National's Mexican subsidiary, CNdeM. Designed by August Ferdinand Möbius, they were unique in all of North America in having three sides. S

If I'm not mistaken the very nice resin CofG ventilated boxcar kit Jim King (Smoky Mountain Model Works) produced for the CofG society a few years ago also used 3D printed patterns. Tom Madden

My father and grandfather sold Hudson Coal (D&H anthracite) from the 1920's until the use of anthracite for home heating was phased out in the 1960's. In 1950 they (wisely, as it turned out) added a G

Matt Forsyth wrote about Chuck: Time has a way of confusing us. Chuck was 87. He and Mary moved to Boulder in 1999, and she passed in 2012. They had over ten good years here before Mary went into her

We've lost another icon. Chuck passed away last Saturday. Here are the details from his daughter: "I’m very sorry to be writing this, but my father Chuck Yungkurth passed away on Saturday.He'd been lo

Paul Krueger asked: > > The SOO/DSS&A mini-kit should work for IC cars too, shouldn't it? > > Are there decals for the pre-"Mainline of Mid-America" IC lettering? Yes to the first question. Sunshine's

Rich Christie wrote: > On another note, I wish Ted would make the B-50-17. He did have > an excellent modeling article in one of his EFC series in RMC. Sunshine did the B-50-17 as a "Private Stock" ki

Tim asked: > Tom, do you think you'll ever re-run the 8k insulated tank car bodyyou > did for the Sunshine #36.7 Warren ACF tank cars? No need - Resin Car Works will have that plus several other 8K an

Brian Chapman asked:, > > I've been 2D/3D CAD drawing a TT-scale loco and am nearing > a point where I'll begin CNC cutting and resin casting parts (casting > for the first time . . . gulp). May I ask

That didn't take long. The two dozen are spoken for but I'm still casting and will likely produce another dozen by Monday. If there's enough of a demand I'll make another mold and keep pouring. (The c

I wrote: >. Contact me OFF LIST (that would be OFF LIST!!!) at pullmanboss (at) yahoo (dod) com. I really have to get some new, less fat fingers. That should be "dot" com, not "dod" com. And I should

I have a couple dozen cast resin HO Type 30 tank shell sets (upper & lower) available, photo here: http://www.pullmanproject.com/Type_30_Replacement_tank_1.jpg http://www.pullmanproject.com/Type_30_Re

Tim's link shows Mark's completed auctions. This one should take you to the active ones: marksd45 | eBay Tom Madden marksd45 | eBay Shop eBay for great deals from marksd45! View on www.ebay.com Previe

There were five in stock when I checked Ted's web site shortly after his announcement. Now there are none. As he said, quantities were limited but more would be forthcoming. Tom Madden

John Barry wrote: > I vote for one piece bodies with separate floors. If there are end variations, false ends. That's a different matter than making the ends separate for ease of painting. With one pi

I wrote just a few minutes ago: > Getting back to my first sentence, a cast body will cost the same > whether the ends are complete or just blank panels to which > separate ends are added by the model

These are not "revenue neutral" choices - adding extra cast resin pieces to a kit increases the price. And forget about color variations. Having to carry an inventory of all the pigments and dyes is a

---In STMFC@..., <fgexbill@...> wrote : Armand, does that mean we should not try? "Do. Or do not. There is no try." Yoda

Has anyone offered an HO version of a Westinghouse AB-1B brake valve? It's essentially an AB valve with a selector valve assembly added to the face of the center portion (pipe bracket section) and a f

There should be no apostrophe in "manufacturers". You 're (not "your") using it as a plural and not as a possessive. Tom "try to rite gud" Madden