Warming to the idea of having to wait for a RCW reissue of the Sunshine kit. Unless someone makes the 7-3-7 ends and they are easily available. Don't think I could cut and repiece the Tichy 5-5-5 end

All Southern Pacific owned tank cars such as the 12,500 gal. O-50-13 class built in 1941, were classified as "O" type freight cars. The O stood for oil. In 1950 the SP had the 10th largest tank car fl

Andrews trucks still in service too.

With my peculiar attachment to DD 40 foot auto/box cars, this would be an interesting project. I have just received the Yarmouth D&RGW 40 foot DD box car and it is now in the TBB queue. I found EFC #5

I always interpreted the movie line to mean get a job in the plastics industry...If I remember correctly Dustin Hoffman was literally underwater when it was delivered at a party thrown by his parents

Lets hear it for the Plastic Kits and remember the advice to Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate".....

Eric and all that have offered suggestions. HO or other selectable scale digital calibration on Calipers is just a dream. My phone calculator is usually close at hand for scale conversion calculations

I seem to have misplaced my inexpensive digital calipers and two weeks of sporadic searching have only turned up the empty case. So I am in the market for a replacement and wondered if there was by an

A fantastic discussion. Loaded with information and I am looking forward to the Tangent GATC type 30 hopefully in both 8K and 10K versions with AB brakes. Shifting my plain black tank fleet emphasis t

I have even been known to use it on my Pergo floors without harm. Let us hope that J&J never tries to "improve" it in our lifetimes...

I hand brush Pledge as the self leveling action of the product does not require an air brush (which I can't use anyway.) I cover just the larger area the decal will go on such as the whole side of a c

Having acquired one of the Tichy USRA SS Rebuilt P&LE box car kits, I found the Speedwitch D107 is no longer available. I really like the Speedwitch decals. Is there an alternative. The Tichy decals I

And Tamiya's Matte Black is good if you do not need to add decals. Just used some yesterday.

Excellent color. I will need to experiment with the Tamiya Acrylic sprays and Vallejo brushed washes I use these days to match. (Apartment life with a 10-20 mile wind on the deck, when I can go outsid

Great idea. Excellent bashing and a lot of work. It's one of the laws of model railroading. On Facebook just after you posted your mod Jason Hill announced a 3 D printed tank insert for rectangular te

Is there a readily available correct HO plastic alternative to the Tichy underframe? IM says it no longer sells parts. Another 3 D printed part in need of development?

I fell into this Micro Mark trap several years ago and bought several Vallejo Rust bottles mislabeled as Box Car Red. It was before Vallejo Model Color line became widespread. I dilute them and use th

Awwwk, just ordered in case i miss the D&RGW 15 foot door boxcar.....unusual but I am always interested in double door 40 foot cars.

I keep both the Tamiya red oxide and light grey primer handy and use before any rolling stock painting. I have a bin of Tr-Color on hand but these days use it and PBL Star Brand for matching to Vallej

We also could charge a destination carrier for detention for holding a car over the time allowed in the tariff. It was up to the destination carrier to deal with the consignee over the cause of detent