Dennis: Thank you for that very succinct explanation. I believe it supports if not outright proves that what I said was not nonsense. Ed: There is a vast difference between theoretical principles and

An example of the casting work I have done - O-scale freight truck with functioning equalisation - and genuine American black walnut bolster. I had expected to find some shrinkage in the axle-boxes be

Tony I am greatly insulted by your tone and it appears that you have not put any thought into your comment. Seriously? You are trying to tell us that ALL the metal in a casting cools to freezing point

Hi Folks For the benefit of anyone not familiar with the brass investment casting process: I do CAD design work for cast brass model railroad parts, along with other methods (laser, photoetch); the 3D

Thank you most kindly for posting the link, Rob - 'tis never too late to post prototype information! Regards Paul Whangarei, NZ

Was there an expectation that empty barrels would be returned? Regards Paul Woods ---- On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:48:13 +1300 Malcolm H. Houck via Groups.Io <Indian640@...> wrote ----

Bob, fantastic photos - thanks for sharing. And a general question to the group: Presumably these loads would have required a decent sort of lock on the doors to prevent loss en-route....were they jus

Hi John and Group Yes, I frequently get taken to the group home page instead of the attachment I had clicked on in an e-mail. This is primarily .jpg's in my case but I have also come across .pdf's tha

Strike that....tank cars could be for molasses for cattle feed, which means this factory could be a sugar refinery. I have since found photos of a large sugar factory at Drayton N.D. that looked a bit

Forget the tank cars....check out that amazing brick building! Any idea what was produced there? The nearest tank has 'LIVE STOCK FEED' painted on the side so I'm guessing some kind of meat packing pl

And at the end of the day, that's what this wonderful hobby is all about. I reckon we should never cringe at such a sight, we should only take pride in the fact that we know better and give thanks for

[Speaking mostly tongue-in-cheek]: A significant disadvantage of injection moulding is, having plowed huge $$$ into an injection-moulding die, it becomes very difficult for a manufacturer to resist pu

Ahem....from the Westerfield site: "Made in Injection Molded Styrene. Not Resin" Regards Paul Woods NYCSHS #7172 ---- On Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:05:45 +1300 Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> wrote ----

Hi Folks A clue to the nature of the loads lies in the wood sheathing; whatever it is requires substantial protection from mechanical damage. Spools of wire makes good sense, especially if it is somet

Tim, how did you get the figure of $250? According to the website a set of 14 HO-scale containers runs at $31.50, S-scale is $73.25. Is the freight a bit OTT? Regards Paul Woods Whangarei, NZ

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I don't cringe at the sight of people using slotted screws; I get jealous! I have very little success with slotted screws and I don't do much better with Phillips or Pozidrive screws either, largely t

I'm particularly interested in those substantial cast brackets supporting the framing for the roof platforms - that's not something I have ever noticed on a car before. Regards Paul Woods Whangarei, N

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