Dennis that's outstanding and even more amazing that's it pad printed. Might be worthwhile to buy a laser printer... 😁 Tim O'Connor

try laser printing "ghost" decals that are so light the weathering shows through them... 😁

Amazing in-process coverage of the building and finishing! That's a lot of effort and it's appreciated. Tim O'Connor

GSC castings had MANY holes in them... maybe their abilities had something to do with their success

Ted, for reasons that passeth understanding whenever I send an email to railsunl@... the destination address is changed to railsurnl@... !! This causes me to get this error reply: Sorr

I have the UP on my workbench. I put support under the deck pieces to bring them up to the level of the steel braces. The too-thin decks are an eyesore. Tim O'Connor

but which of the Exactrail cars? wasn't there more than one version?

Thanks for looking into that and letting us know! I think mistakes are a frequent problem with RTR models and I appreciate the caution. Does Rapido offer any un-numbered cars? Tim O'Connor

The Milwaukee box car on the left was built in 1971.

Al, that's a 1952 PS-1 frame. It's missing the "ties" (I don't know what they're called) across the center sill found on the later cars.

The article you remember is from the May 1993 Mainline Modeler. But... why not just turn a Kadee or Intermountain or Tangent PS-1 box car upside down? The central cross bearers may need to be relocate

If I were a retailer I might grab them - but 20 identical resin kits??

Clark Nice! That car was a cripple, and you have restored it to full service! Tim O'Connor

A soldering iron works too. It's greener :-)

For hidden weights I like to use DAP silicone caulk which dries hard in about 24 hours. And it's cheap. 😁 Tim O'Connor

haha yes they are roughly equivalent. i'm sure there are other brands too. i tried water based contact cement once and did not like it. gimme the old nasty stuff. I just looked on Amazon and Barge Cem

regardless of carrier (water or other solvent) what makes contact cement work is that the adhesive remains after the carrier has evaporated. Todd has not had problems because the cement doesn't attack

Todd It can be done but it's not recommended! Undried contact cement can attack the underlying material and lead to joint failure or worse. People who fail to read the instructions for Goo often compl

All volatile contact cements including Goo -- apply to both parts. allow to dry to the touch (almost no tackiness). press together with force. after a minute or so, forcible separation will result in