Hey Yuze Gize... Walthers retains the dies for the old Silver Streak/Golden ????? dies for the mechanical reefer. They would like to know exactly what prototypes this car represented. Here's our chanc

Ed Mines writes... Ed is correct boards don't age equally, that is a given. Wood breathes and expands and contracts in both width and length. Also wood Tongue and Groove (to those of us in the industr

steve.sandifer@... writes: Good Idea but I would limit it to a larger scale, real wood just doesn't scale down well. You'll need a lot of sanding sealer in HO Scale... Did I say lots of sand

woodyp48@... writes: I didn't think we were talking bout decrypt cars just cars in normal service...? Partly true... A freshly painted car would show grain even painted, just because paint i

Mike Brock sez... I would have to dig out my old pattern books but I can tell you that "CAR SIDING" appears in all the pattern books I have seen form all the grading agencies. There are two types and

Mike Brock writes... Mike does this mean I should get rid of my "special cars" like the Tichy GSC flat with the brake wheel on the wrong side, the Bowser gondola with the brake wheel on the wrong side

Mike Brock writes... Mike and all, Let's review Jeff's article photos starting with the pristine car at the bottom of page 70, just as Mike suggested that it has a somewhat solid look that one might s

Gize, I went back to the original post that started this thread and I realize that although these two cars were certainly not II cars, they certainly fit into this list. The Walthers GSC flatcar (whic

Gize, I was trying to find drawings of the General American Wood Express refeer. I have found general arrangement drawing but I had thought that there was a full set of drawings out there...? Anyone i

Larry, I don't know of one source for TOFC color photos that would scratch the surface of the possible trailers that could be done and then there is an extreme shortage of prototype trailer. Some are

Gize, I just got a message back form Walthers Friday... "Thanks for the information; will make life much easier -- looks like I should move up the planned release to next season..." They are on their

Folks, I am reworking a 5th Ave Shops NRWL [Accurail] green and yellow post 50s scheme. There is evidence (photos PRR Color Vol#2) that the roofs were actually green with the running boards, hatch cov

Bill ask.. Bill and all, Check with Mike Brock I think he redetail his ends based on the photo. Richard Hendrickson sent me a great shot of a R50b from his recet trip east. I haven't had a chance to s

Garth, You forgot PC for the Pullman Compartmentalizer restraints. These were used on Pennsy's X54 and X54a cars asigned to Chicago and Camden, NJ at Glidden Paint and Campbell Soup. Greg Martin

Guys, Here is a question I can't answer and John "Hoot" Gibson is in the need to know ... can you help him he is not a member of our list (but should be )... I'll work on him. So as you reply please h

Ted and All, thanks for the info... Yuze Gize are the best. I still get emails like this all the time even though I don't have the Scuttlebutt Column anymore... Thanks all! Greg Martin

Hoot, How could I forget you? I haven't! I was unaware you were once a member. If you can remain active that would be great but I for one would understand you can't as I am sure Mike and the rest of t

Ben and all, I wrote... modeled as even the PRR ends varied during the rebuild programs and I would be hard pressed to figure out the difference between a 10-4 inside height and a 10-6 inside height,

Mike Brock send us the following... Mike and all, You have hit the nail on the head. There is a circle of folks that the manufacturers go to to get material and data on a regular basis. Richard Hendri

Hey Yuze Gize, Here is the link to the second issue of The Keystone Modeler. <A HREF="http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler_NO2.htm">Click here: NUMBER 2 SEPTEMBER 2003</A> Any com