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Spencer Kellog & Sons SKX tank cars.
Great information, Richard and Louis. I did look again in my 1943 ORER and there it was, but under K instead of S. Sometimes it takes a genius to point out the direction towards common sense. However,
Great information, Richard and Louis. I did look again in my 1943 ORER and there it was, but under K instead of S. Sometimes it takes a genius to point out the direction towards common sense. However,
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Spencer Kellog & Sons SKX tank cars.
I am working on a SC&F cast resin Standard Car Co. 6 course tank car to be lettered for the Spencer Kellogg & Sons vegetable oil refiners in Buffalo. Can anyone tell me about this company? My relevant
I am working on a SC&F cast resin Standard Car Co. 6 course tank car to be lettered for the Spencer Kellogg & Sons vegetable oil refiners in Buffalo. Can anyone tell me about this company? My relevant
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Orange & Lemons Shipped West
lt would seem to me that a reasonable supposition would be that the orange and lemon shipments to LA could have been simply be a response to an ad hoc spot marketing opportunity at a moment when local
lt would seem to me that a reasonable supposition would be that the orange and lemon shipments to LA could have been simply be a response to an ad hoc spot marketing opportunity at a moment when local
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Wood Kits
Whew! I must live in a different world. I have built wood kits for years and years, and nothing has been more personally satisfying to build and to finish, even if more challenging in some respects th
Whew! I must live in a different world. I have built wood kits for years and years, and nothing has been more personally satisfying to build and to finish, even if more challenging in some respects th
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Scalecoat I over Floquil over styrene
So often we are like a lone ship at sea pressing on without a compass, happy as clams, but not realizing that we are headed in a distinctly wrong direction! As always, it is always reassuring to again
So often we are like a lone ship at sea pressing on without a compass, happy as clams, but not realizing that we are headed in a distinctly wrong direction! As always, it is always reassuring to again
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UP freight car lettering color dates/repaint intervals.
I understand that the standard UP freight car lettering changed from white to yellow after 1948. I would presume that any given car would not have been so repainted after 1947 until the regular time a
I understand that the standard UP freight car lettering changed from white to yellow after 1948. I would presume that any given car would not have been so repainted after 1947 until the regular time a
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Scalecoat I over Floquil over styrene.
Friends, being thrifty, I want to use an existing cache of Scalecoat I over some styrene cars that have been been primed with Floquil gray. Have others done this without the paint crazing the paint or
Friends, being thrifty, I want to use an existing cache of Scalecoat I over some styrene cars that have been been primed with Floquil gray. Have others done this without the paint crazing the paint or
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Prototype Rails 2010: Shake/Take alert.
Shake/Take is an outstanding Clinic concept dreamed up by Greg Martin about four years ago for Prototype Rails, and then executed by Greg and his partner in the shadows, Jim Singer. The concept was an
Shake/Take is an outstanding Clinic concept dreamed up by Greg Martin about four years ago for Prototype Rails, and then executed by Greg and his partner in the shadows, Jim Singer. The concept was an
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Prototype Rails 2010: Shake/Take alert.
Friends, Le Grande Schlamazz (i.e. Prototype Rails) in Cocoa Beach is almost upon us, a time to also alert those working on their UP S-40-10 Stock Car Shake/Take kit projects to bring their work for c
Friends, Le Grande Schlamazz (i.e. Prototype Rails) in Cocoa Beach is almost upon us, a time to also alert those working on their UP S-40-10 Stock Car Shake/Take kit projects to bring their work for c
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Molded-on Grab Irons (was: Heap Shields)
The flush end-nippers that Klein once made, and that PPE still supplies are the handiest off all tools for removing the bulk of cast- on molded detailing. By removing most of the "overburden" with the
The flush end-nippers that Klein once made, and that PPE still supplies are the handiest off all tools for removing the bulk of cast- on molded detailing. By removing most of the "overburden" with the
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New Accurail Offset twin hopper
"Separately applied grabs" has become a global uncritical mantra for so many of us, the undersigned included. However, that said, and at the risk of being labeled as the anti-Christ, I also think tha
"Separately applied grabs" has become a global uncritical mantra for so many of us, the undersigned included. However, that said, and at the risk of being labeled as the anti-Christ, I also think tha
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Painting Trucks
This is true, but....in real time, in my own experience, it proves to be an issue have absolutely no bearing on what actually occurs in the context of everyday experience. Much of the engineering plas
This is true, but....in real time, in my own experience, it proves to be an issue have absolutely no bearing on what actually occurs in the context of everyday experience. Much of the engineering plas
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Floquil and TMW trucks
I brush paint flat Floquil (old and new) on all sorts of Celcon, Delrin, and other trucks- with no problems whatsoever in attaining the desired flat finish. When a gloss finish results from applying F
I brush paint flat Floquil (old and new) on all sorts of Celcon, Delrin, and other trucks- with no problems whatsoever in attaining the desired flat finish. When a gloss finish results from applying F
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Masochism: The Building of a Sunshine Standard Brands Vinegar Ta
Tim O'Connor writes- If I am not mistaken, Southern C&F uses the Tichy stanchions- which do really look nice-, but also seem to be available only in Tichy's Tank Car Set (formerly Gould). These Tichy
Tim O'Connor writes- If I am not mistaken, Southern C&F uses the Tichy stanchions- which do really look nice-, but also seem to be available only in Tichy's Tank Car Set (formerly Gould). These Tichy
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Masochism: The Building of a Sunshine Standard Brands Vinegar Ta
Ned Carey inquires- Yes. I have not done exactly this before, but I have always thought that this (handrail pipe elbows at corners) is a pretty obvious but overlooked detail on tank cars that also jus
Ned Carey inquires- Yes. I have not done exactly this before, but I have always thought that this (handrail pipe elbows at corners) is a pretty obvious but overlooked detail on tank cars that also jus
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Masochism: The Building of a Sunshine Standard Brands Vinegar Ta
"pierreoliver2003" pierre.oliver@... pierreoliver2003 Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:35 am (PST) Pierre Oliver writes- Now, there might be someone's definition of true masochism! Pierre, that is exactly m
"pierreoliver2003" pierre.oliver@... pierreoliver2003 Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:35 am (PST) Pierre Oliver writes- Now, there might be someone's definition of true masochism! Pierre, that is exactly m
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Masochism: The Building of a Sunshine Standard Brands Vinegar Tank Car.
This kit (variously identified as kits #60.1, 60.2 [mine], and 60.3) came out as a special "Anniversary Kit" in 2003. It created quite a stir because of the prototype's exotic appearance, and because
This kit (variously identified as kits #60.1, 60.2 [mine], and 60.3) came out as a special "Anniversary Kit" in 2003. It created quite a stir because of the prototype's exotic appearance, and because
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ACC Debonder and paint finishes.
What have been Listers' experiences and measures of success (or not) with using ACC Debonder to remove ACC smudges from painted surfaces? Denny Denny S. Anspach MD Sacramento
What have been Listers' experiences and measures of success (or not) with using ACC Debonder to remove ACC smudges from painted surfaces? Denny Denny S. Anspach MD Sacramento
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Friends of the Freight Car Shirts
Because of a power outage I am late to this thread. Although I am a thorough-going Friends of the Freight Car wannabe (I never got a shirt), I surely support Richard's enlistment of the legions to tha
Because of a power outage I am late to this thread. Although I am a thorough-going Friends of the Freight Car wannabe (I never got a shirt), I surely support Richard's enlistment of the legions to tha
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ACC Applicators
Several posters report that in their experience needle applicators do not deliver enough ACC glue. That is commonly true if one does not spin/twirl the needle as it either drawn along, or the applicat
Several posters report that in their experience needle applicators do not deliver enough ACC glue. That is commonly true if one does not spin/twirl the needle as it either drawn along, or the applicat
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