A friend of mine is working on the Unicel 1950 and 1951 box cars/refrigerator cars that had bodies constructed of plywood laminated with plastic, if I understand him properly. They were apparently man

Hi Mike, If you read the reviews, that is NOT a tool you would wish for. http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wire-Deluxe-Jig-Kit/dp/B0018GI46M/ The concept is fine, but based on the reviews, the tool is po

Another interesting tidbit shown on the drawing that few would ever pick up on... round letters like C, O, and Q are about 3% larger than the standard height, and letters with round bottoms, like U ar

Hi Brian, IIRC, Plano was developing the etch around the time Centralia released their upgrade modernised ATSF caboose with an etched walk, and then Intermountain released their ACF also with an etche

Hi Brian, I bought the artwork for the ATSF caboose walk from Keith and am hoping to have it on the market soon. (There are a couple of minor changes needed). Keith will still be doing the etching for

Carbon Black covered hoppers were first built around 1933 and travelled from carbon black plants to various industries involved in tyre production and printing supplies. I believe a tyre manufacturing

I noted that the decals for these cars are out of stock. Does anyone else do decals for these stock cars? Cheers Dave North

I’m currently working on some of my Atlas Hart Selective Ballast Hoppers in Santa Fe livery and I noted that the various classes came equipped with either National B-1 or ASF Ride Control trucks. Chee

Thanks Tim and Tom, Now I can order some. Cheers Dave North

You don't want to use Archer's weld lines, you want their panel seams. Tom Madden Hi Tom, What is/are the parts number/s for Archer panel seams please? I can’t find them in their catalog. Cheers Dave

Speaking of tank car, I found this link to what appear to be builders photos of ACF late 30s tank cars. https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/sets/72157649155982802 If this link has been poste

Hi Guys, I recently learned of a product called Liquid Gravity by a company called Deluxe Materials out of the UK. My son has a hobby shop and he ordered it through Horizon. It consists of thousands o

I bought my set through Intermountain. http://www.intermountain-railway.com/bandb.htm So you could go direct or get your IM dealer to get them in for you. (I ordered them through my son’s hobby shop h

Hi Stan, Thanks for your thoughts and comments. Yes, I also saw the article mentioning the fishbelly underfame. The General Arrangement diagram I sourced from the NYC Historical Society, and the photo

Ben, Roger & Walt, Thanks for your help with info on the NYC stock car. Ben, that RMC article is excellent. Cheers Dave North

I may have been a bit quick with my questions. Further down the PDF on P16 is a lettering diagram. Q1) I still need to know the style of running board (apologies for calling it a roof walk previously)

While on the subject of stock car, I’m chasing some information on the NYC 28000 series stock cars. 1) What type of metal roofwalk were these cars fitted with? This link is to a pdf with a pic of a 28

As for sodium bicarb, um, why? Seems like an unnecessary complication. Dave ParkerRiverside, Ca Hi Dave, Sodium bicarb is less aggressive than alum oxide so you can often remove lettering without remo

I enjoy reading your posts while lurking in the background and feel I can learn from this group. I was wondering if anyone has tried powdered graphite for couplers and wheel sets? Jim Violante Hi Jim,

Thanks Craig, It sound like I must have had the earlier product. It was actually more than a few years ago, now that I think about it. I’m glad the new one has a better storage life. The one I bought