Paul Woods wrote: Sorry, this is nonsense. The entire volume of the metal is shrinking as it solidifies and cools, and nothing in ordinary life can constrain it. The molten column AND the part are all

Paul, I will disagree with your statement that shrinkage does not occur in the metal casting process. If we assume the mold is filled out with molten brass, and the brass cools down to its phase chang

Following on on some previously posted material, attached are two formats of a document describing the post WWII boxcar doors produced by Southwest Scale Productions, with photos of both the prototype

Thanks Tim. Nice photo. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Hi Folks For the benefit of anyone not familiar with the brass investment casting process: I do CAD design work for cast brass model railroad parts, along with other methods (laser, photoetch); the 3D

How many sets do you need, Brian? Mike Schleigh in Grove City, Penna.

I found the same website last week, They only seem to offer 0.110" wheels. Reboxx were all 0.088" IIRC. I really miss Reboxx.

Brian, I don't have any Reboxx wheels in my stash; but I've noticed an ad in the last few issues of RMC for "JB Wheelsets" that says "slightly different name...same great product!" There is a web site

Does anyone know where any Reboxx 1.035 33“ wheels might exist on a hobby shop shelf or workbench someplace never to be used. I am looking for some for a project, either single or double insulated. I

A color photo of these two has made the rounds before. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Eric Hansmann <eric@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date:

Thanks, Ray! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Thanks, Chuck. I also have this kit. I think I’ll cut the current door out of the side casting and remove all the door hardware. A Tichy replacement will be installed with companion half-door to refle

1941-1942, not 1934. Most of the IC's single sheathed cars were rebuilt during the war years, and it does appear that all of them with wood doors (40' and 50'') got the rienforcing plate at the bottom

Hi Eric, In the Ted Culotta article in RMC that was referred to in Ben Hom’s response to me states that all of the car doors received steel reinforcing plates at the bottom of the doors during the 193

John Larkin wrote: What's actually odd about the photo is that the cars carry the post-1946 paint scheme of PFE, with both railroad emblems on both sides, yet that single grab iron has not been update

The second handhold on the left end of the car sides became a practice in the early 1930s. I model 1926 and I need to remove the second handhold detail from many resin and plastic models. Eric Hansman

All- Why do an interchange freight car prototype that had a hundred or less examples? Have we completely run out of missed cars with broader multi road application? I don’t think we have many producti

And wouldn't that be a violation of the Safety Appliance regulations of the 1920's ?? I am amazed - thanks for pointing that out. The shop date is clear - dated 1950.

that has has always been my assumption. I have several photos of this car and they all have the metal plate. Bill Welch

For a fan of details, note the single handhold on the first car versus the double handhold on the second. These are two otherwise similar (in gross detail) cars and the picture is a great way to show