I concur; I have enough of it around my house to recognise it pretty quick. Regards Paul Woods Whangarei, NZ NYCSHS #7172

Jim, Thanks for posting this, it is a great find. It is interesting that the top three railroads conveyed the cars for half of their total mileage, but what I found most informative was the large numb

Without pretending to be an expert toolmaker, but speaking as a mechanical engineer with more than a passing acquaintance with manufacturing methods, I believe there can be considerable differences in

Thanks for posting these drawings just the same, Norm; they are still educational. Regards Paul

Hi Folks If you encounter a Shorpy preview like this, all you have to do is copy and paste the link into your web browser, then delete the '.preview' part from the link before hitting enter; this will

I apologise, Tony - I forgot to include a smiley face in my previous post so that it would be obvious that I was speaking tongue-in-cheek. Regards Paul

You are quite correct, Jon - neither Toluene nor MEK are regarded as being carcinogenic (except in California, where apparently EVERYTHING is) and the effects on the nervous system are reversible to a

When my LHS stopped stocking MEK because it was, in his words "Too expensive with all the special chemical courier fees to get it delivered", I used my chemistry knowledge left over from my engineerin

Good find, Elden - thanks for the heads-up. From CASO freight car roster for NYC: LS&MS gon #38558 was part of lot LS-79 built by Pressed Steel 1904, 1000 cars LS&MS #'s 38000-38999 in the period 1904

Eric, thank you for posting this info; I have recently bought the same printer and have been trying to learn everything I can before committing toner to film, so your post couldn't have come at a bett

I think the owner of the car would have some frank words to say about extra holes being cut in their property; it has been my experience that disaster follows close behind the guy who picks up a gas t

Well, I dunno about the rest of you but I don't manage to work to better than two D.P.! Regards Paul

Hi Everyone Thank you to all the contributors to these threads concerning white toner and printing decals; I have learned a lot! It has been very timely as I purchased a ghost white cartridge for my H

Speaking as someone who has handled sodium hydroxide in large quantities, I need to stress the part of Nelson's message regarding eye protection - it is crucial, because the stuff is quite nasty with

Beg pardon, Chaps, but the list owner has already requested that any discussion not pertaining to this group's stated purpose, (i.e. steam era freight cars), stop immediately. I fully support that vie

Very true; in the full-size world, bits for drilling sheet metal are made as a series of shallow steps gradually getting larger and larger, effectively giving a long, sharply pointed bit. Unfortunatel

Gents I support Claus and Charlie; I too looked at the website soon after it was announced, and I believe the first release of the website did not mention what scale the kits were. Since the site owne

Hi Jared I would suggest cleaning the model prior to adding the NBW castings, then handle as little as possible while adding the castings and finish up by cleaning the areas with NBW castings using a

As an engineer who has built all kinds of pipework for handling water, and all kinds of ductwork for handling air, I would lean towards the gon loads being the latter. The bracing seems too light for

Hi Fred (and others) I have created a folder in the Photos area titled 'Steel Sections', and uploaded images of three pages from the 1948 USS catalogue which may assist with achieving prototype fideli