I recently bought some tiny beads from an outfit called FIRE MOUNTAIN GEMS on line to make HO insulators for line poles. They have about a zillion different kind/sizes of beads. You might be able to f

Campbell still lists their shingles. They come in a 100’ roll, brown paper random width with dry adhesive back. Lick ‘em and stick ‘em. I use the a lot. They make a fairly nice simulated shingle roof.

Thank you everyone. I checked Artitek and their D-7 is "out of stock" and if they're anything like our friends at Walthers it may never appear. Fred thank you for the image of the detail card. It did

On 3/22 Steve Hile posted several nice photos of models at Cocoa Beach including one of a Cat. D-7 crawler tractor on a Pere Marquette Red Caboose flat car entered by Al Brown. My question is regardin

I work mostly with wood, much of which I cut and finish on my Byrnes table saw. I also use styrene if it is appropriate for the project. I have had great results by drawing both strips through a "Scot

Thank you Joe, That is just the advise I needed. I'm a decades long user of Scalecoat/Tru-color and they have a Santa Fe red also. I model Canadian National in 1944 but I'm painting this caboose for a

Hello all, Can anyone give me the name or description of the red used on Great Northern cabooses? Thanks for any help, Dave Lawler

The car ferry SS Grand Haven was formerly owned by the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company, a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway, operated on Lake Michigan from 1905 to 1946 when it was sold to

Also interesting to note is the passenger riding along in the car. That would make a nice "scenery feature" in a model.. Dave Lawler Avon Lake, OH

The ship’s name board shows the letters “FIDE?”. If someone has an old Lloyds Register they might be able to identify it. Dave Lawler Sent from Mail for Windows 10

How about LYE-ma, Ohio, home of the famous locomotive works, and LEE-ma, Peru. Dave Lawler

Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Wow! That’s real devotion. Nice model Brian. Dave Lawler

Those are rather interesting trucks on that tank car. Anyone know the manufacturer? Dave Lawler Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Thank you Dennis, that certainly adds a new twist to being “prototypically correct”. Dave Lawler Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Jack Burgess, Thank you for the detailed photo of the KC retainer valve. The ones in the Cal-Scale KC & AB sets are so small that I can not make out the detail.even with a magnifier. This brings me to

Thank you Brian. Just what I needed and the price is right. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Good day all, Does anyone make a HO scale retainer valve casting for one that was in common usage for our (steam era) period? I found a bulk pack on Shapeways and I wonder if they are correct and appr

Thank you Peter, you've laid my fears to rest. Dave Lawler

Thank you Mark. I have some Floquil Boxcar red and Reefer White in my old paint stash, more than enough to paint a HO caboose. I guess I'm good to go. Dave Lawler

Todd, Thank you for the link to the NYC Historical Society file. In there they describe the color as a "reserved boxcar red". I think that Mark Rossiter's suggestion for Floquil Boxcar red wit a touch