My photos were/are JPEGs Garth Bill Welch

Moderators, I notice the photos I posted with this message seem to have disappeared. Bill Welch

. . .that's not right. Well no but it is just primer. Following up on George Toman's lead I primed my Tichy kit NC&StL USRA hopper copy w/Stynylrez Neutral Yellow prior to shooting it with Modelflex O

Technically the TC steel car is a 1937 AAR design albeit with a Pullman end and flat riveted roof a'la Pennsy style. Bill Welch

As I think about this kit-bash, I think the Radial roof from an Atlas C&O 1932 car kit might be appropriate. Bill Welch

This is a photocopy and I am not sure who gave it to me one year at Lisle. Great kit-bash candidate using the little styrene half door kit from Dan Valentine and Accurail carbody. It will need a radia

I have no idea Scott. Bill Welch

Jeff: Several thin coats. I was also priming another roof and the Klasing Brake Wheel for the model during the same session. This is an Acrylic so it drys pretty quickly so with thin coats I could get

Amazon is one source. . . Bill Welch

Just primed my M-K-T company built War Emergency boxcar w/Badger's Neutral Yellow primer. Bill Welch

I started building this Funaro & Camerlengo kit over ten years ago and while it was not my intent to take so long, sometimes it can be advantageous. With this prototype I kept finding new photos to pu

The origins of the model and it builder are in the caption w/the photo. Bill Welch

I suggest people wanting this kind of labeling put their financial resources together, purchase one of the manufacturers or start a new company labeling their models and kits with that information and

Easy to make w/A-Line, .005 styrene, and Harvested Rivets. Bill Welch

Excerpt from CFR-2011 Title 49 Vol. 4 Part 231 FRA Rules that go back to 1911. (d) Sill steps—(1) Number. Four. (2) Dimensions. Minimum cross-sectional area 1⁄2 by 11⁄2 inches, or equivalent, of wroug

Unassembled kits are planned for the 1% of the Model RR'ers that want to build a freight car kit. Bill Welch

Thank you so much Joe, Dennis and Chris! Bill Welch

One of the first IMWX 1937 AAR kits I built year ago was a SOO LINE car using Champ decals. I probably used a magazine photo for inspiration and documentation but I am wondering now what year the RR i

Hi Scott, looks like Ben is going to buy a kit for you to harvest the roof, what a guy! Bill Welch

Scott I would suggest purchasing an Undec Accrual 8-panel SS box car with composite ends and cut their beautiful Hutchins roof off. The advantage of that body is there a flange that helps to guide a s