I don't know where this thread started, but... The lack of mechanical acumen among the general population today is staggering. I once worked in a photo studio, where we were building a set. I handed a

Group, There's a discussion of PRR R50a and R50b reefers going on at the milktrains Yahoo group. If anyone has suggestions on building an R50a, you might want to join the fray. Walt Lankenau

I seem to have less gray matter RAM allocated to freight car info these days, but wasn't the Kurtz-Kraft PS-1 kit a 10'-0" height car? If not, it would be easy to cut down, with its flat molded constr

Possibly not. The New Haven 40-foot PS-1's were 10-0 IH, IIRC, as were the Lackawanna's. Walt Lankenau

Possibly neither. The New Haven 40-foot PS-1's were 10-0 IH, IIRC, as were the Lackawanna's. Walt Lankenau

We're not getting (shudder) off topic here, are we? But, I do seem to remember a discussion on the melting point of ice not long ago... Walt Lankenau

ingot molds. Well, now we're back to Blindog's original question, almost. If we're pouring molten steel into steel molds, why doesn't it fuse to the mold? (Apparently we earlier established that the i

iron into them, which should have the same melting point, what keeps the inner walls of the molds from melting and bonding to the iron? The melting points of iron and steel are not the same. Iron is a

appropriate for the Yankee Clipper Models marketed accurate resin kits for the MEC and B&M cars. I think these were actually made by Funaro & Camerlengo, and may now be marketed by F&C. And I'm glad y

Wow, maybe the little guy throws out milk cans, too! Walt

This scheme is circa 1967 and so beyond the scope of this group, I'd imagine. But new IC orange boxes had orange ends and galvanized roofs. Repainted older cars probably had orange ends and the roofs

I think it was "Bill" Gould. Walt Lankenau

Ahem... and just what is "odd" about a milk car? ;-) All I can say is, Woo Hoo! Walt Lankenau

Has anyone heard talk of Intermountain producing a milk car kit? I heard these would be the round-bottomed Pfaudler cars. Walt Lankenau

Was this sort of an lcl deal, with several candy makers' products combined on one car for a consignee, or were they solid loads of one manufacturer's products? Or a little of both? What candy makers w

Sounds like a railroad in Mexico or South America. Is there an internet list on South American railroads to query? Walt Lankenau

I had once started to kitbash a batch of CP miniboxes using the Santa Fe steel reefer by C&BT Shops as a starting point. The Intermountain Santa Fe reefer shell might be an even better starting point,

And that never happens with resin kits? I've just about given up on them because of parts that mismatch. Half the time the sides aren't even the same size. Walt Lankenau

I remember that the PFE model looked a little clunky, heavy battens and such. My friend George Berisso designed the RI car, and it was much better proportioned. Of course, both were late '70s wood cra