Thanks for this link, Clark. They've got some nice stuff and good prices. And that glow in the dark passenger train is very tempting. :0) Happy Thanksgiving!

Always enjoy meeting freight car freaks in person, so if any of you are attending Trainfest this coming weekend in Milwaukee, send me an email off line and we can swap mobile numbers. This will be my

Charlie, I was preoccupied when Hubert's death was first announced, so offered no comment. Now that I have "come up for air," I would like to add my praise of Hubert to that of others. His love of rai

This is wonderful news, and many thanks to Frank Hodina for his persistence. October, 2023, here we come!

Looking lovely, Charlie. You've got the magic touch!

I hate to trash things without asking, so am offering three sets of Athearn instructions FREE to a good home. If interested, please send me your address offline at ActorMichaelGross AT gmail DOT com.

As I am always on the lookout for weathering ideas, the word "color" in the title meant I couldn't help myself. :0)

Thanks to Bill Pardie for that question, and Doug Harding for that reply. I have a bulk oil distributor to build in rural Kansas, and this is helpful information.

Thanks, Claus. This photo takes me back in more ways than one, particularly the fact that my buddies and I built a "fort" along a C&NW embankment near my home in Chicago. Lots of dreams were shared in

A beautiful model in its day... and in the present. Nicely done, nicely weathered, and a nice tribute to Taurus and other earlier entrepreneurs.

Lovely product from Speedwitch, and a gorgeous build! Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Eric Hansmann just sent me a scan of the Westerfield USRA gon instructions, so I am good to go. Thanks to Eric, Elden Gatwood, and others who offered advice, photos, or reference material. Cheers!

Thanks to everyone for your helpful replies and for sending reference materials and photographs. Yes, it appears the Free State Carmer levers are no longer available, but I may be able to fashion some

I have come across a Walthers PRR G25 gon, and would like to make some improvements. It is crude compared to the more finely detailed Westerfield Kit #8103, but presents some interesting challenges fo

I so agree, James, and one of the great things about this group is people's willingness to share photos and other information.

Last month, I made reference to Ted Culotta's enhancements to the Rapido NP boxcar in his blog on December 24, 2018, and my desire to take his enhancements a step further. Thanks to photographs suppli

I have been having the same trouble, Tim, so just sent Ted a Private Message via RealSTMFC.

Thanks for all the advice and I appreciated the end view of the NP car provided by Eric Hansmann. Very helpful. I always anneal the A-Line sill steps before bending, as they can be brittle. I did so h

Thank you, James, Fenton and Nelson... The end photographs and the information are extremely helpful, and I thank you for your kindness. Wonderful to be surrounded by those who know much more than I.

In 2018, Ted Culotta documented adding finer details to Rapido's pre-WWII Northern Pacific DS boxcar. Among Ted's enhancements to the B-End (photo below) was a brake staff pivot support made from an A