It was pointed out to me today that my web address wasn’t working. Thru some investigation, I found that WWW. is no longer used and, in fact, created a barrier for my web site to be uploaded to my ser

Marty ... I regularly use http://pdc.ca/rr/catalog for all of my decal work (just rec'd 23 sheets for my O scale SOU gon yesterday). Bill can create artwork if you need. Very fast delivery from a US a

Yes, I produced the M53 in HO and S. The S is currently out of stock but will be rerun shortly when the M15k comes out. Jim King SMMW Sent from Mail for Windows 10

For those of you who don’t frequent O-scale specific groups, please note that I am in production of the Southern 41’6” low side gon in O scale. You can read more about it here: http://www.smokymountai

Thanks, Ben. Is there a way to download those pages? I can’t get the pages to print either on my printer or as a pdf. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

There was a post on this group on Feb 20 re: an RRP 36L kit. Which came first, Eastern Car Works or RRP? Did 1 company buy out the other? I can’t imagine there was sufficient market demand for 2 compa

Gene … I have a couple brake wheel/ratchet questions for you. Please contact me off-list. Thank you. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

N&W shipped lime in 40 foot boxcars sans doors in the 80s. Very common sight in south-central Virginia when I lived there. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

Thanks, Randy. I only made the B-7, then sold the HO product line to Wright Trak Models the following year. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

Bob, I’m simply modifying a 1st generation M-53 body casting to include the notched side sills and C-channel bottom door track. M-15k’s had different ends based on photos I’ve seen and some comments s

I'm finalizing patterns (S scale) to create an M-15k from my M-53 patterns. The "k" was offered as a mini-kit at a 2016 RPM meet and I've collected 2 articles written about that kit but, since I'm wor

Brian is correct. I still make the B-7 in S but sold the HO version with the entire resin product line to Wright Trak Models about 6.5 years ago. It was not a whirlwind seller; modelers I thought woul

I found 3 N&W East Car Works H2/H3 hopper flat kits on ebay a few months ago … got all of the for $30 so, despite the aggravating to come, I think the can be made into some better than putting lipstic

I use Kadee’s coupler trip pin pliers to create various round shapes in HO, S and O. While the various steps don’t equate to an exact radius, it gets me close so that minor adjustment finishes the par

Aidrian, Yes, my car represents the 1945 PS rebuilds that started with 1924-built, 9-rib cars. They were rebodied with 11-ribs and matching riveted floor but retained the original underframe and Andre

George … it was a very popular kit in HO and S. Planning to upscale to O this year to complete “the family”. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

I'm bringing the S scale version of my Southern 41'6" low side steel gon back into production after a 10-year hiatus. This got me thinking there may be some interest in the HO rerun. You can see the S

I'm considering putting my large negative and slide collection to use in the form of creating a catalog of images that can be printed and sold direct, maybe ebay. Images would be created using an 11-h

1 of the photos in my kit’s instructions was a slide of a 41’ flat I shot in Lynchburg VA in the mid-80s. It still wore brown paint with small Roman lettering (pre-1958/59). The only difference was a

A bit of kit manufacturing history re: this flat car. I designed and produced this kit and it’s “brother” (composite gon) using SRHA Archives drawings and photos. The flat car was an exclusive for the