Thanks Craig & Greg, I tried the Cypox a few years ago and it was great, but had a very short shelf life even though I had it in the fridge. And if you think it is expensive in the US you should have

Has anyone tried Microscale’s Microbond adhesive? This from their website- MicroBond is an advanced adhesive and industrial strength. MicroBond has shear strength and will stand up to assorted expansi

I have bought quite a few. I typically don’t pay a lot of money for them, but I will if the subject matter it important to me and rare. And that may mean, say, a print of a freight car where I can rea

Guys, Thank you all for your responses. It is greatly appreciated. Stephen, I’ve emailed you direct so you’ll have my email address. After reading Tony’s three posts on his blog I was motivated to bui

A while back there was some discussion about the USNX/ATMX 30 tube helium tank cars built by GATC and ACF. Does anyone know what the diameter of the tanks were on these cars, please? Cheers Dave North

Hi Ben, I’m not aware of any railroad using Cooper Black Italicized. But as Cooper Black is a standard font in Word, and like all the Word fonts can be italicized, why not make your own, or have someo

By coincidence I just found this product for weighting cars. The concept is not new and A-Line have had lead shot available for years. But the size of these balls look pretty small, which can be usefu

Does anyone have a source for the socket head cap screws? Bill Pardie Hi Bill, Microfasteners have them in 0-80 to 3-48 and various lengths. http://www.microfasteners.com/home.php?cat=617 cheers Dave

Tony Thompson said, “I guess it's slipped your memory, sir, that when Richard Hendrickson volunteered not only to help but to put together a committee for an existing problem, he was pretty much told

Hard to imagine that the X2f was even mentioned in this thread. What an enormous error in judgment those couplers were! Schuyler Followed by astute judgment by the NMRA NOT to adopt them. Dave North

Hi Clark, I use Xuron #440 Photo Etch Scissors. I try to orient the scissors so the part I want to keep is to the left of the blades. This gives me a clear view of the cut I’m making as the upper blad

Hi Jason, There are approx 8 photos of Ft-T flats plus some more of the identical Ft-U. There are approx 8 Ft-M and Ft-16 photos as well. The book states that the Ft-M was re-numbered to Ft-16 implyin

They should move to a made to order business plan like most industries. Buying because you "may need it some day" sounds like the story line on hoarders. Mark Rickert They have moved to “make to order

I feel that Intermountain are simply applying the same business plan to undec kits that they have applied successfully* to their RTR products. Make to order. So if you want or think you may want a kit

While "in production" would technically mean that the product is currently being manufactured, my personal definition would include "is available for purchase". If there are not enough pre-orders for

I see the point you are making, Tim. The ones I bought were from the first run, so that may explain the different info. It notes the B-1 specifically with the ATSF version. It later states Bettendorf

Richard H said >> Athearn National B-1 >> An excellent truck, but long out of production and, in my experience, almost impossible to find. Tim O’C said Definitely still in production. http://www.athea

Microfasteners have a limited range of 1-72 in brass. Micro Mark have some shorter brass 1/72 in both round and flat head. More expensive than Microfasteners but they have sizes MF don’t have. Cheers

Joel, IM kits have only been available direct from IM for several years now. While there still may be some kits floating around hobby shop shelves, train shows and eBay, hobby shops cannot (AFAIK) ord

Back when I was in my early 20s, I worked for a motor parts retail and trade supplier here in Australia and we also sold workshop equipment, including compressors and air tools. Ingersoll Rand sent th