The PS 52’ 6” gons I once produced in HO resin were built in 2 lots (1953 and 1957). Both were delivered in black with Roman lettering. Jim King http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/

Most likely late 1957 when there was a systemwide change in fonts and colors. That’s when heralds were removed, the Roman font changed to an early version of Gothic/Block, the green/imitation Aluminum

Yes, my SOU gon is HO but I am considering upscaling to S, assuming there is sufficient market demand. No gons like it in S but, unfortunately, Southern was the only road to have the rib style and pat

Now that I’ve put about 10 weeks behind me on the new FormLabs Form3 SLA printing system, I’m comfortable in offering custom printed parts to y’all. Parts are built in clear resin at .002” layer thick

Neither the TC boxes (there were 2 variations) nor the Southern 52’6” gon were good sellers for me, which contributed to my decision to leave HO resin kit production and sell the entire product line t

Nice job, Fenton. Allen Tuten and I collaborated on this car many moons ago and I made at least 3 batches for the society. A couple years after it debuted, I offered the Murphy roofed version which al

I’ve been using Dupli-Color grey primer on all of my kits and patterns for the past several years because it covers well and dries quickly. However, because the nozzle is not designed for tight corner

This email with attached photos was previously sent to all modelers who have prepaid for this kit. If you missed out on the earlier announcements (spanning several months) and still want to purchase a

Garth … I saw several Vanderbilt tenders (4- and 6-axle) in MOW service while living in Virginia in the 80s. Definitely “eye catching” in a consist of old boxcars and passenger cars. There were a few

Several years ago, I produced an HO Tennessee Central boxcar as-delivered in 1941 with flat, riveted roof and with what most modelers know as PS-0 ends (correct nomenclature is “proprietary Pullman Co

Further research indicates that the NRC-IC reefer on the Abingdon Branch train is from the 19000-19499 series, built in 1950. The flat, riveted end makes this an eye-catching car. See attached pic fro

Here’s the photo that stirred my questions. It appears to be of the 190xx series with a plain plug door only. The car was hauling “seed potatoes” to West Jefferson, NC. Not iced, just used for insulat

Has this car been produced in HO? Diamond emblem is green, roof and ends are reddish-brown, body is dull yellow. I found a pic of a similar car on the Abingdon Branch hauling “seeding potatoes” in LCL

Tony … I produced the SAL B-7 in HO resin and still offer it in S scale. The HO patterns were sold to Wright Trak Models 8-ish years ago and, I think, are now owned by Greg King at Southbound Model Wo

Thanks, Eric. I used Micro Scale’s TF-2 (black) which is shown as out of stock on their web site. Any blank decal paper can be used, just paint it the color you want. For my application, I taped off a

I don’t understand your comment re: a “shadow” around the decal edges. Nothing shows up on my images and except in 1 spot where a little white from an adjoining decal was included when I cut from a sh

Attached is a low-rez photo of an Intermountain 70-ton AAR bulkhead flat I modified to represent a B&O P-25D. The car represents 1 of 50 built at B&O’s Dubois PA shops in 1959 wearing stenciling that’

Noted modeller, Bob Harpe, told me years ago that he uses 2 strengths of Solvaset. 1 is a mix of 40% Solvaset, 40% distilled water and 20% isopropyl alcohol. I don’t use distilled water because our ci

I think “not opaque enough” is a common complaint about ALPS printed decals if you want to model a new(-ish) paint. For faded and/or weathered lettering, I’ve heard (and experienced) that ALPS works O

I need (7) Accurail #122 brake sets to finish a production run of kits. Accurail sold me the rest of their inventory and the part is now discontinued. Please contact me off-list if you can help. Thank