Dennis, Thank you for the reply. That is good information to know about the siding. As far as windows on camp cars, my personal favorite are the exterior sliding windows with the screens placed over t

Dennis, Thank you for your reply! I figured it was a long shot but thought I'd at least ask. I don't know of any of those kits available locally to get a close-up look but it appears the doors are mol

Mr Storzek, With so many of those cars going into MoW use, would Accurail consider some bunk car bodies with windows and end doors to drop over the under frames? We really do not have any camp cars on

At minimum that photo would be 1958. Scanning the identifiable cars parked along the road, I can spot a pair of 1958 Chevrolets among the group. That's the newest model that I can make out. I can see

Charlie, Older wooden boxcars converted into various MoW uses would be neat like bunk cars, kitchen cars, foreman’s bunk, etc. Fill in the side door area and substitute a man door, variety of side win

Ray, I'm not sure what you mean be a "vestie" or what you may have against contests but I personally find that entering them has made me a better modeler. -Jason P

Cambell's shingles are classics in the model railroading community but they seem best for simulating wood shake style shingles but if he's trying to represent asphalt shingles then probably any of the

Bob, Can you tell how you made the horizontal sliding window? What size styrene framing is used for the sliding track? Are you going to install window screen on the outside as well? Thanks in advance,

Tim, Your close but merging the Alton itself did not create the GM&O. It already existed 7 years prior. The GM&O was formed in 1940 with the merger of the Mobile & Ohio and the Gulf Mobile & Northern.

Charlie, I'll have to disagree with your assertion of popular vote being an inherently better solution as I've seen this happen on a couple of occasions. The pitfall is you'll find that the larger sca

Another point I forgot to mention earlier is that by no means do you have to enter a model in a contest to have it scored. Any experienced judge can perform score your model for a merit award if that

Bill, Glad to hear it. I just felt the other side needed to be told. Thanks again, Jason P

All, As someone who has submitted models in contests and have participated as a judge a couple of times myself I will echo Larry's comments. The judge that made such a derogatory comment about the loc

The lower part of the sign says "American Bridge Co." which at the time would have been US Steel's construction subsidiary so yes it would be fair to say this came from a USS mill. -Jason

I've actually poled HO cars in the past operating on a friend's layout. I was in a bind on time and used one of the bamboo skewers we used for uncoupling to spot a car on an adjacent track. Got some o

I can't remember if it was these flatcars or the GSC pulpwood racks that GM&O bought but at least one of them (maybe both?) were assembled after delivery using salvaged trucks, brake components, and s

I've noticed similar roof bulges in modern boxcars that are currently in service. As Jim said it was likely due to an errant forklift maneuver at some point. At a weathering clinic many years ago, a p