And of course there were the piggy back flat cars that were loaded circus style. A bridge plates would most likely lay right over the vertical hand brake after it was retracted. Another reason that ma

Weathering: last but not least, you can hide your mistakes with weathering. I’ve weathered my way out of more than one mess of my own making. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc

Bruce, Thanks. I will give that process a try; Future on both sides of the decal lettering. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. mswitzer@...

Doug, I store my Future in small Floquil size bottles. It can over time get a little “stiff,” at lease in the small bottles. Distilled water takes care of that. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Swit

Bruce, I’ve not OVERCOATED decals with Future. I assume it helps the decals lay down better and that is why you do it? I use Testor’s dullcoat to eliminate the Future shine. Sometimes a second coat is

Les, I think the Pledge you are referring to is the old Future Floor Wax. If that is the case I can relate my experience with it. 1. When using flat or semi-gloss paints I apply the Pledge before deca

Jeff and all, There are not enough words to describe what Denny meant to both my wife and I. Jeff, I could not have said it any better. Looking back, Denny liked to build wood kits and he was a master

Tony, Before anyone cringes about my "getting rid of" the brass trucks on my brass models, rest assured they are safely stashed in the original boxes. I guess I unknowingly am making it easier for tho

Tony, I guess I did the same with my brass caboose fleet only I am probably a bit more "ham handed" in how I accomplished this. First, I got rid of the brass trucks. I was able to find matching styren

Clark, I believe I met Mike through you. Thank you for that. I always enjoyed his company and saw that he was a good modeler. He also liked to talk trucks, but that is another story. We have missed se

Dennis, Yes, charcoal briquettes. My the way, the coal in bags dispensed from Consumers Coal and Ice were coal briquettes also. Not sure if that was the term used for this type of coal, though. Thanks

Alex, Back when I was a kid (era addressed in this group) you could purchase bagged coal from Consumers Coal and Ice, in New Castle, IN. This was available 24/7 thanks to a vending machine built into

John, Agree completely. I still use Floquil and Scalecoat I thinning it and cleaning brushes with lacquer thinner. I use the same lacquer thinner that they use in the body shop and never had a problem

I learned the hard way to always use Scalecoat II thinner with Scalecoat II paint. Mont Switzer

Schuyler, I stand corrected, I believe that is a KATO model. Details are not as fine a the IM cars----more opportunities for the prototype modeler. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Line

Lester, Looks like an Intermountain model. I have one and it checked out nicely with prototype photos. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. mswitzer@swi

Best way to find a lost tool is to purchase a replacement. They always show up shortly thereafter. Mont Switzer

Bruce, As far as I know the NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Commission) car was used for on site storage only. Mont Switzer

Thanks Jim, will try to figure out a routing if possible, otherwise I'm sure the hauled some VA furniture up our way. Mont Switzer

Chad, Sort of interested in the N&W cars, but don't see them in photos on the Monon. Any idea what they were used for? Mont