Gary, I don’t know for certain, but I looked through the Santa Fe Society’s Refrigerator book to look for examples. On the RR-8 (wood sides and ends) the ladders conform to the shape noted, however th

Garth, I’ll offer a couple of Burro crane photos from the yard in Saginaw, Michigan taken at different times.

Thanks, Bill. I have some Tamiya Orange in the paint drawer, so that saves me a trip to my LHS. Any reason you’re not using Tamiya’s Thinner?

Can anyone on the list suggest a good paint match for the orange the New Haven used on some of its boxcars?

I bought one from North Coast Hobbies (not North Coast Engineering) in McKees Rocks, PA nearly 20 years ago and it still works just fine. It is ducted to the outside with metal ductwork – not dryer du

You can open the tip with virtually anything with a sharp point – even a dull one. I’ve used the T-pins from Plano Model works etched parts kits and a drill bit with a broken tip. Besides the tip, one

Tichy has straight and drop grabs in 18” and 24” widths. Get Outlook for iOS

I’ll scan and e-mail the instructions. I’ve built that kit. Get Outlook for iOS

Here you go, Nelson

Here’s a photo of the Chief Wawatam taken 12/29/1978 at the dock in St. Ignace, Michigan

The Santa Fe would run multiple express reefers in the Fast Mail for fresh fruit, e.g. strawberries. That would have ended in the 1960’s, maybe even the late 50’s as that traffic shifted to trucks.

Check with an art museum or art dealer and ask about folks who clean and conserve old paintings,etc. Get Outlook for iOS

Jared. Search on Shapeways. I’ll bet somebody offers something similar 3-D printed. Get Outlook for iOS

The symbol on the right side of the car in the first photo is for Zinc concentrate loading. The printing on the left of the door in the second photo is Hide Loading Only …..

When you are on the Plano Model Products site click on the link for “Customer Photos” then look for Jeff Eggert’s C&NW 4427. There will be a photo of the etched pieces on a Walthers PS2-CD 4427 low hi

Thanks, Bill! I got one of those plus a couple other dental tools from a fellow member of a model railroad club 2 decades ago, but I never knew it had a name. Get Outlook for iOS

That’s the one I use as well. Nelson, do you also use it for resin kits?

I use Tamiya light gray primer in a rattle can. So far, I’ve had really good results on plastic. I have not built any resin kits lately, so I have no results to comment on there.

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I’ll second your motion, Tim.