Hi Dave, I wasn’t sure of the spelling either, but I know about them nonetheless. The typically used by sign painters and other artists, and I recall a photo of a painter using one to letter a PRR pas

Hi Rob, Westerfield offers kits for the X25. See” https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=101_395. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA N

Hi Sean, The later PRR scheme for these cars was gray with black lettering. The earlier scheme was FCC (red) with white lettering, but I don’t recall the timeframe for the change. The PRRPro group on

Dennis, et al., I just took a look at the Iwata online set up instructions for connecting the airbrush to the compressor. See: https://www.iwata-airbrush.com/equipment-setup.html. It seems the small e

Hi Bill, Nelson, et al., If those really are 1/4” fittings, the Iwata prices are shockingly expensive. (Compare the Iwata AS12010 1/4” quick connector set [https://www.iwata-airbrush.com/14in-quick-di

Hi Bruce, Rob, et al., Can anyone make the number on the CP well flat? The best I can do is CP 50xxx. Thanks, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]c

Hi Todd, Most, if not all, come AB brakes installed and K brake parts in the box. I’ve been trying, without success, to identify and acquire one with K brakes installed as I have a number of undec car

Hi Jack, If you enlarge the Pullman Library photo, you’ll find “A End” stenciled on the side between the towing staple and the stirrup step at the right side of the photo. Ralph Brown Portland, Maine

Thanks, Dennis. Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Andy, Do you and anyone else know when sheet pile was developed and came into common usage? Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Eric, What is the difference between the old and the new Barge cement? Thanks, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Claus, et al., Claus - Thanks for a couple of interesting photos. I still have at least one PGCCo. cars on my project list, but I’ve to determine what color they were. I’ve seen photos of model pai

Hi Chuck, The use of “white lead” and “red lead” was not limited to railroads. White lead was a major paint component. Oil, typically boiled linseed oil, pigments, driers, and solvents, typically mine

Hi Dan, Interesting stuff. Thanks, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Gerald, I just checked the website again, and the numbers have been changed. This morning, I misspoke when I said last night, the two sets of numbers were the same, and were all four digits startin

Hi Gerald, Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. I sent them a "Contact" message last night when I noticed the numbers. Thus far I've gotten only an automated response, but maybe that was the impetu

Yes, a typo. Ugh. Thanks for the clarification. Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Gerald, et al., Rapido is offering the PRR X36, aka USRA single sheathed boxcar, with both Youngstown and Creco doors. The website, however, shows the six car sets of both versions will have the sa

Hi Bob, I lived on Long Island (NY) in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. When we lived in the Bellerose section of Queens, wen could look out our back windows onto a farm that grew, among other things, potatoe

Schuyler, Bruce, et al., I knew exactly what Bruce meant, and I’d have said it the same way. I’ve lived in Portland, Maine, for about forty-five years, and don’t recall a Winter with continuous snow c