Rob, I think your question might be better directed to the New York Central System Historical Society: http://nycshs.org/. I know they have official painting and lettering diagrams for milk cars, refr

I'm going to risk going to moderator jail by straying from freight cars for a moment by asking if the day of kit building is over, how does one explain the explosion of laser-cut craftsman kit manufac

It seems to me this STMFC Yahoo Group is the one stop info shop everyone is talking about. I have yet to see someone post a question asking for correct prototype information and not getting a half-doz

I am looking for an article that appeared in one of the modeling magazines back in the 1990’s that described replacing the stock fishbelly underframe on an Accurail single sheathed box car with a stra

Thanks Dennis! That is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

Thanks for the info Ben. I have a complete set of MM, so I'll ltake a look when I get home tonight. The font size on the magazine summary page included in each issue got smaller and smaller to the poi

Group: I recently applied an alcohol/India Ink wash to an oxide red colored single sheathed box car that I now suspect had been sprayed with Dullcoat at some point. The results looked promising until

Thanks to all who responded to my plea for help. I'll try spraying the model with another coat or two of clear. At this point, I've got little to lose. The worst that can happen is that I have to stri

Group: I'm happy to report that I did as many of you suggested and I blasted the box car in question with a fresh coat of Dullcoat and the white coating disappeared! Thanks to all who responded! It ce

There's little I can add to what has already been said of Richard. Like many on the STMFC group, I never met Richard face to face, but I eagerly gobbled up whatever he had to say and wherever he said

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Bill and list: Toy Train Heaven's website might say they have Weather-It in stock, but it isn't. I attempted to purchase some earlier this morning and got a refund notice along with an apology. Mark R

Dave, have you considered contacting Walthers (who took over the P2K line) to see if it’s possible to get a replacement pilot? If they have them, that would be way better than trying to glue the parts

Charles, Kodak had an ex-DT&I 50 ft. round roof box car into the mid-1980’s. If I recall, it was painted dark green. I’m sure one of my buddies here in Rochester has a photo of it. The July 1988 issue

Someone on this list was asking a few weeks ago about gluing a P2K pilot. Here is your chance to get a replacement: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parts-diesel-engine-pilots-and-fans-/371623175160?hash=item5

I have been looking without much success for Sunshine Models kit # 18.2 - AAR 1937 C&O Box Car with Deco Ends. I know one popped up on Ebay a few weeks ago as part of a 6-kit offering. Since I wasn't

Thanks Mark! I guess I missed that announcement.

Thanks Ben! One can only hope the fidelity to the prototype is better than some of their offerings. The drawing suggest that they are going to use the correct roof and doors, if nothing else. Mark Ros

Have any of you been able to successfully purchase one of the B&O N034 wagon top covered hoppers from Spring Mills Depot as announced recently in Model Rqilroader magazine? There is no phone number li

It just so happens, I will be going to that show, so I will look for them there. I know we are not supposed to comment on business practices, so I won't.