Yesterday I completed NP 5418, a 50’ single sheath auto boxcar built from a Speedwitch kit. I adding Intermountain 0.088” wheelsets to the TMW Dalman trucks, Kadee #178 coupers, and HiTech Details 603

Thank you everyone for the nice comments on the two boxcars. Finishing next is a Speedwitch NP 50’ boxcar. By tomorrow morning the flat finish overcoat on the decals should be dry and weathering will

Clark, The CNW car was built based on the article in RPCyc Volume 1. Now that I found a PS-1 underframe I will build another more modern version of the car, and won’t have to sand off the end panels o

Greetings, I have been trying to clear off my workbench by finishing various freight car projects by the end of the year. I just finished two boxcars. CNW 107734 is a riveted side PS-1 boxcar. It was

This is the complete URL. http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mrr_199105.pdf Rich Remiarz Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I spent a good part of last night downloading various issues based on these URLs. You can find all of the Railmodel Journals, 10 years of Model Railroading (1987-1996), but only a small number of Prot

Andrew, It adds more problems. The molded center sill and bolsters on the IMWX/Red Caboose underframe are much thinner (~ 0.050") than on the Intermountain cars. The lower 0.045" of the center sill an

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Tim, As Andy Carlson already stated, the issue is that the height is incorrect with the trucks that come with the cars. It is a fundamental issue with the underframe casting. Since this underframe is

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My posts on lowering Intermountain boxcars generated a number comments. Jim Brewer was kind enough to combine all of the emails into one document so that it could be posted in the files section. I mad

NYC Postwar boxcar with route cards. Tony is correct. It does’t take much effort to add route cards, but it adds to the prototype look of the car. I went back to check and saw I missed the route cards

Tony, You are correct. I realized that after taking the photos. Route cards will be added today. I had been adding them with small pieces of white decals at the same time as adding chalk marks, but so

I have continued with my efforts building and detailing plastic freight car kits. NYC 165138 is a Branchline AAR Postwar boxcar kit. I remember when these kits first came out. The detailing was so goo

Brian, How long has it been since you added the decal setting fluid? I had a similar problem with one of the cars I was finishing last week. By the next day the discoloration had gone away. It happene

Thank you everyone for all of the public and private positive comments on the two freights cars and the excess height Intermountain cars. I thought that more people were aware of the excess height on

Rob, You are correct, I only remove the square material where the trucks mount. I have received other private emails asking about the height difference, and sent the following response: I find the Int

There have been a few requests for information on how I lower the bolsters on the Intermountain boxcars. Years ago I realized that Intermountain boxcars rode too high, especially noticeable when next

I decided to build and detail some of the plastic boxcar kits I have left in my kit stash. The first two completed cars are CP 254714 and A&WP 37646. CP 254714 is an Intermountain Postwar AAR boxcar k

Mel, Thanks for the comment on the scenery. The photo is a 4’ module I built to use for live demonstrations in scenery clinics. It was initially built for the Twin Cities Modelers Retreat earlier in 2

Matt, The Duryea underframe is part of the Sunshine Models kit. Rich Remiarz

After sitting on my workbench for a couple of months painted and decaled while I worked on structures and scenery, I finally weathered and added the final details on B&O 262529, an O-59A gondola build