Jim, Etched caboose paddles were offered only a few years ago as a detail part from Railflyer Model Products from Canada, recently defunct. Link here: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/631-8000

Ed, For MILW 99000-99034 the MIlwaukee Road Historical Association (MRHA) has a fresh in service shot of MILW 99031 with a MS 4-60 paint date. Taken on the west end near Othello, it is pictured in "Wa

Guys, I have an extra copy of the B&O Freight car book from Morning Sun. I am wondering if anyone would like it for their shelf in exchange for a Morning Sun book from another railroad you would send

Guys, In looking back at the archives I noted several discussions about the Intermountain 70 ton flatcars, which look very nice. There have been at least 3 releases since the car was first announced.

At today's NMRA National Train Show in Milwaukee WI, Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce that our stunning ACF 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola is available July 28 in 6 new paint schemes!

Gents, There was an onlist discussion recently about the Tangent Scale Models ASF 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Trucks. These trucks are absolutely essential for modelers in the 1950s and are found unde

After two false starts thanks to connectivity issues, we will try this again! Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce bulk pricing for our new ASF 70-ton A3 Ride Control truck with all metal wheel

I apologize for the previous post in error... Hello STMFC listers, Tangent Scale Models is pleased to offer modified pricing to our new 70 ton ASF A3 Ride Control trucks with all-metal wheels. This is

Hello STMFC listers, Tangent Scale Models is pleased to offer modified pricing to our new 70 ton ASF A3 Ride Control trucks with all-metal wheels. This is a very important truck to those modeling the

Tim is correct that Coutts is in Alberta. It is on the Canadian Pacific side of the border with GN's route off of the "transcontinental" mainline from Shelby MT. It was - and still is - an active inte

While on the subject of Wabash repaints, does anyone have shots of the ACF 70-ton welded gondolas repainted into any Wabash schemes? We are looking for repaint possibilities for the Tangent Scale Mode

Yes, it is a typo that escaped me as well as a few on this list who were helping Tangent Scale Models! I suppose it is a good thing you guys can only find defects in the writing on the bottom of the b

I wanted to take a quick moment to copy the lead of Denis Blake and Gary Wright and thank the Loftins for pulling off another major meet. By Sunday all of us seemed exhausted, I cannot imagine how tir

Allen, There is a link page here that takes you to two different pages: one is the model page with high res photos of the models. The other is the prototype page that shows high res photos of the prot

Yes the wood floor is a separate part. No problem! David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models

Tim, the floor is a separate part, yet sits at the right depth inside the body. David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models

Tim, the primary difference is that the G31A were produced by Pullman Standard so therefore have Pullman ends. They do not have the same tie downs on the top chord as the ACF-produced car - G31A have

Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce our entry into the Steam-Diesel transition era modeling market with our stunning 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola car as produced by ACF, the third all-n

Guys, at risk of annoying the group, I want to reask the question since the thread veered off topic. I will reword it to make the intent more clear. Has anyone on list ever done math to determine the

Has anyone on list ever done math to determine the minimum Kadee coupler box width needed to adhere to 18" radius curves yet allow use of Kadee couplers? I know there are a series of variables, but an