All- Found another photo of the model in my freight car computer file. Does anyone know what scale it was? It may be bigger than 15” gauge (3” = 1’-0”) although they might have used that size because

Nice model Dan! Didn’t Roco make two versions of USATC Flats….the one pictured and another with straight sides? AMTRAK got a bunch of them and likely used them to move locomotive and passenger car tru

All- First, there is a free online download for HathiHelper, a program where you start at the first page of a document you would like to have as a pdf. Cut and paste the address of the first page and

The joke on us is that after decades of ATSF Athearn and other HO copies and the N Scale Roco MiniTrix and AHM and others copies of them being painted for every railroad under the sun..... ......late

Horse manure, when aged and reduced to dust, retains a mild horsey smell that might help mask the smell of coffee grounds. I don’t know if cow or pig poop tones down with age….it sure (at least to me)

Eric- Let me know when you need to finish your model of this facility. I have several friends down the road from our house that have horses….. Charlie Vlk

All- Before the era of this group but I think interesting to this discussion, there was a spur off the 1864 “Chicago Branch” (aka the CB&Q “Racetrack”) just west of the Chicago city limit which at the

I think it has been mentioned here that the State authorities regulating railroads outlawed four wheel “bobbers” and specified other aspects (underframes, accommodations) of cabooses (waycars, cabins,

Thanks all….will get a bottle of Pledge floor gloss!! Charlie Vlk

All- What is the current name/bottling of Future Floor Wax that is suitable for putting down a gloss surface for decals? Thanks, Charlie Vlk

Nelson- If I’m not mistaken the Z N HO S O on the artwork would be a clue.....IIRC I dis an extra size for each scale. Pick one that works for your project....there were different versions over the ye

Nelson and Michael- I went online to the Kewanee Historical Society site (Google that) and, using various images, came up with the lettering for one version of the shipping placard and posted a pdf to

Bruce- You are very welcome! Just a small repayment for all the great knowledge sharing that I have benefitted from over the years! Charlie Vlk

All- It is hard to tell the exact style of the hand-drawn lettering on the photo of the shipping label but here are some that you can print for your own use. I looked at a number of letterheads, build

To address the question as written, I did a number of online searches and could not find any photo of a bulk tank at a local dealer that would indicate what would typically under the logo, much less a

He also got the DimiTrains N Scale kits for cars and structures. Reportedly he has a N Scale caboose that is inside jammed tooling that should be torched apart to see what’s inside and if it can be re

On the other hand, I recall when Life-Like brought out their initial HO kits there was much bitching and moaning about the price…don’t recall the exact price point, but it was a few bucks more than th

Tony- Kadee and Micro-Trains are legacy Made in the U.S.A. businesses and God bless them for being able to keep them prospering. They were fortunate to be in places and circumstances outside of the cu

I certainly can’t argue with Dennis as he has intimate firsthand real experience on all sides of the discussion and ocean. I think the consumer might underestimate the system design and supervision th

This subject comes up every so often…..and the answer is not going to be any different. Packaging kits, especially nowadays with products with many discrete add-on parts of differing media, is more th