Al, glad you finally brought out the zinc concentrate kit. Hope you have some left when I see you. Tom Chenoweth

Ben, you are correct. I was simply telling about the details on the car and giving a date when the photo was taken. Since the photo was taken in 1962, Santa Fe must have had SFRM cars prior to what wa

The car is SFRM Rr-56 38005 and was taken by K.B. King at San Angelo TX in late 1962. It was shopped at WC 7 62 and the "M" looks new as does the "3800" but not the "SFR" or "5". Your website might be

It was my understanding that Santa Fe's SFRM cars were meat reefers with racks for hanging meat. They may be outside the time period of the group, but I have a photo of one car taken in 1962. I think

Bob, I only saw 2 bay hoppers carrying cement, gravel and the like. I never saw a 3 bay marked for cement and definitely never shot any. This was mainly around the Santa Fe. Just my personal observati

Paul, it's funny but I rate Sunshine slightly above Westerfield with F&C so inadequate I wonder why anyone would buy his kits. I have a Battleship gon with instructions so poor that I would give the k

Lou, If you have a wood sided version it is accurate. However if it is a steel sided rebuild you can do as LL told me and fill in all of the lines with putty and then it will be accurate too. Tom Chen

I talked to Ertl at a national meet and asked them why they applied weathering. He said it improved the model and made it more authenic. I asked them not to since they didn't do a very realistic job o

Schuyler Have you tried using the Kadee #12 coupler? As of a couple of weeks ago Kadee has been selling the #58 couplers in a pack of 20 pair along with the flat centering springs. I've been following

Thanks, I have a friend coming over tonight with a digital camera to take some good shots for me. I put them on my flat bed and they show the sides and weathering well, but they aren't good enough for

I have the following brass cars for sale: 1. OMI SFRD Rr-22 ,Texas Chief and Ship and Travel- $200.00 2. OMI SFRD Rr-37, Grand Canyon Line and Ship and Travel- $200.00 3. OMI SFRD Rr-42, Grand Canyon

Does anyone know of a source for Barber S-2 trucks? Branchline is sold out and I was told today they are too busy building passenger cars to build trucks. Thanks, Tom Chenoweth

Most strippers will dissolve the ACC as well as the paint. Kind of neat since you get to build the same car twice. Tom Chenoweth

Martin had no new ATSF cars for the Ft Worth convention. My understanding was he was so busy filling back orders that he wasn't able to get the new ones ready. Maybe he has turned a new leaf and decid

I tried it twice and got the same each time. Must be a side benefit of AOL. Tom Chenoweth

writes: This link is a fairly decent porn site and in Austrian too. Tom Chenoweth

If you want a Santa Fe Hopper be aware that their steel sided versions are not correct for the Santa Fe. Tom Chenoweth

A coupler height gauge is a must. Once they are adjusted I've never had a car uncouple. I'm been using them exclusively since they were available, with the exception of #78 on the resin cars where pos

Ron, Use Kadee #2100 Kadee PS-1 coupler replacement for the #58 coupler. The coupler is part of the end sill and is attahed to the steps. The steps pull out of the car with the underframe unattached a

The Dremel Mini Mite sold by Sears is a small battery (rechargeable) powered drill with speeds of 5000 & 10000 rpm. It comes with a collet that will hold a #80 drill bit. If not Sears has 4 different