Hi I saw this modell in the latest Modell Railroader. I have never built or seen any models from them. I'm used to plastic kits from Intermountain, Branschline, Railline, Details ass., Front Range, Du

Hi I have found black straws here in Sweden. The straight part is about 45 scale feet. Takes away all the problems with painting. You just have to airbrush them with a dull coat. I would be surprised

Hi Earl I don’t know if you have seen this page with info about DRGW box cars. I think you can fill in some of the gaps in your list. http://www.drgw.org/data/freight/1960/boxcars.htm Roland Levin Väl

Hi Dennis, I have built 6 of the Precision Scale frame less tank cars. They are very good models. You should buy the version with brass details if you like to avoid fragile details. The parts making u

HI I just would like to add that they had dual gauge couplers on some of their standard and narrow gauge engines for switching duties in Alamosa. They usually used two dual gauge coupler cars on the t

Steve, I have repainted several of the Kato Covered Hoppers. They used a very dark gray color for the DRGW cars and I decided to strip and repaint them. I haven't had any problems with the paint. I ai

Tony, I haven’t seen any builders photos of the DRGW 1958 covered hopper, but I have never seen any car with the dark color. We had a discussion about the color of the DRGW car on the DRGW list and th

Jim Will you scan the flyer and post it to your website? I'm interested in more information about the D&RGW car. Roland Levin Stockholm, Sweden http://hem.bredband.net/drgw Från: STMFC@...

Try their ebay shop at: http://stores.ebay.com/Motrak-Models Fr�n: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] F�r carbonblack1 Skickat: den 16 december 2010 15:32 Till: STMFC@...

Hi Excuse me for posting this question to both the STMFC- and DRGW-list. I have bought three Sunshine kits number 85.7 to build the D&RGW 36' double sheathed boxcar. I have some problems building the

Hi, I'm going to build two Sunshine kit's (#96.9) for 40' Autobox car and four D&RGW 40' twelve panel box cars. I have a problem with the construction of the brake system. The kits comes with one buil

Thanks Gary for directing me to the handout. It's a great help for anyone interested in modeling the underbody details. Thanks also to Richard and Tim for the information you provided. I'm still not s

Dick, Thanks for help. The information I got from some members at the DRGW forum and your comments have convinced me how the brake system should be assembled. I have posted two more photos (awaiting a

Hi Bob, I can’t help you with Floquil. I use Polyscale D&RGW box car brown. Roland Från: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] För chapbob@... Skickat: den 13 november 2011 19:47 Ti

Nelson, You are right, D&RGW Freight car red is the correct name. I like the color and it looks correct compared to photos of the old 40’ 12 panel cars. Roland Från: STMFC@... [mailto:STMF

Hi Richard Here is one other picture of this car type and it shows the details even better. http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=42564 I don't understand your question. You can see th

Hi all, I do understand how an uncoupling lever works when it lifts the pin from above to release the coupler. I don't understand how it works when the lever is under the coupler. It then has to push

Dennis I got my 2 CD:s with 1946 Car builders cyclopedia yesterday and found a picture of the lock. The shape made it clear how it could be push up to release the coupler. Thanks for your input. Rolan

I’m reading my mail in the latest version of Outlook and I get the blank messages. The problem can’t be on my side (or the other members who have experienced the problem). The problem has to be with t

Allen Have you tried to watch the photos in the original resolution? You have to go to the photo folder where they are posted to do this. You can only see them in a lower resolution if you look in the