Hi Bill. I have found the NMRA archives very frustrating. Numerous search typically produce results not even remotely related to the search parameters. I’ve pretty much given them up. Pax, Ralph Brown

Hi Elden, I'd like very much to know more about that tank car you and Greg saw in LA and its history. I have three of those Tichy 4020 tank car kits that have been sitting on a shelf for some time now

Hi Chuck, Back in ‘68 when I switched from O to HO, I primarily built wood kits of mostly models of wood prototypes. I typically used sanding sealer and 0000 steel wool, followed by the late, lamented

Hi Chuck, Nice finds. Are they wood, resin or plastic? Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Levi, Welcome aboard! I will be looking forward to seeing your photographs. I’m particularly interested in early freight (and passenger) cars, especially those that could have shown up on Long Isla

Hi George, I’d be happy to take a look at the list. Thanks, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Don, Seems to me I’ve a photograph of ice harvesting on one of Maine’s rivers, the Kennebec I think, but I don’t recall where. I think the photo was taken in the early part of the 20th Century. I p

I suspect you’ve nailed. What I thought might be a three could easily be an eight. Those two numbers are often difficult to distinguish at that angle and resolution. Thanks for putting it all together

Hi Jesus, Looks to me like the the AT&SF car’s number is xx514 or maybe xxx514. The digit immediately before the “514” might be a “3,” but I’m not sure. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 39

Jack, Just so you know, “Reply to Sender” does not work for all systems, including mine. Providing your email address in some form, “rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com” for example, works for all. Pax,

Hi Denny, I’ve yet to read to other replies, but my “go to’ for things like that is McMaster-Carr (https://mcmaster.com/drill-bits). I’m particularly fond of the uncoated cobalt steel wire gauge bits.

Hi Tony, Yes, I think so. It's kit number 8480. I didn't find it on their website either, but I have one underway. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[do

Hi Elden, et al., F&C now also offers an F28 and an F34. I bought one of each at the NE Proto meet last month. I've to open either box, but they're anything like the P&LE F-7, they should be very nice

Hi Ron, I bought one (and an F28 well hole flat) at the NE Proto meet in Farmington in June. I haven’t started it yet, but if it is anything like the P&LE F-7 they did in their hands-on clinic, it sho

Hi Lloyd, I have no idea what Accurail did color wise, but where PRR “freight car color” of FCC is concerned, the hue varied over time, so the color you need depends very much on the era you are model

Hi Guys, It appears to me to be a browser thing. I was unable to get to either page using Google (not uncommon), but had no trouble using both MS Edge and Firefox. As to “https://” sites, I use them a

Bill, et al., This was one of the most enlightening clinics I attended at the NERPM, and “enlightening” is definitely a multiple meaning word, particularly with regard to the impact on one’s wallet. M

Ha, and for folks modeling earlier eras, like me, which ones don’t. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

Hi Ken, If you’re interested in the Westerfield Carmer levers, I’d contact Andrew Dahm directly or through the Westerfield website. (http://westerfieldmodels.com/116601.html) I’ve always found him bot

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