Hi Dennis, Live and learn, I guess. Admittedly, what know of the process was learned a few decades ago, so I stand corrected. It would be interesting, to me anyway, to know what types of plastic are u

Hi Tim, My understanding is that the sacrificial material used to make the molds for casting is, as the name of the process implies, wax, which melts and is absorbed by the mold when it is first heate

Hi Bob, What kind of alcohol? I presume the electrics folks use whichever it is for cleaning contact, etc., correct? Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]r

Hi Ben, Despite the many times as I've ordered things from Westerfield, I didn't know that. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. I'll definitely include some in my next order. Pax, Ralph Brown Po

Hi Tim, I'd like to see Simonton operating gear as well, but I do have more than a few hoppers that could stand improved Wine door locks. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L25

Hi Tim, Wow! Just plain "clear" doesn't begin to describe those photos, and with both sides, both ends and the roof as well. The cars are well beyond my era, but thanks anyway for sharing those gems.

Hi Hudson, An interesting array. It’s too bad they don’t have dates for each of of them. That would be a big help to the GN uninitiated, like me. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA

Hi Jon, Interesting. I hadn’t checked the “Home” page before. Now I have, and I must admit that it doesn’t look good despite the 2020 copyright date. It would be yet another unfortunate loss if they t

Hi Nelson, MV Products still has a website, and it has a 2020 copyright date! See: http://www.mvproducts.com/Model-Lenses.html. The also show a phone number of: (949) 427-7913, and the website has a “

Edited message follows: Hi john, et al., Drawing from your listing of possible candidates, and being a certified (or maybe certifiable) SPF, I did a little research regarding the PRR cars listed. The

Hi john, et al., Drawing from your listing of possible candidates, and being a certified (or maybe certifiable) SPF, I did a little research regarding the PRR cars listed. The hundred PRR Class F30 50

Hi Tony, I can’t read any of them either, but the lead flat in the first two images looks very much like the 200 ton four-truck SP flat (44083 or 44093 I think) shown at the top of the Mt. Vernon Car

Hi Jon, Peter, et al., Tichy offers any array of wire diameters from 0.008” to 0.032” in 8” and 3’ lengths, as well as 0.040” wire but apparently only in 8” lengths. The wire is phosphor-bronze rather

Hi Bill, Nothing really, but I have a very strong preference for Philips head screws, primarily because the screw driver can’t easily slide out of the slot as with slotted screws. The down side of Phi

Hi Pete, I’ve seen worse, and given the price some photos have sold on eBay, I’d say the price was fair – for the right photo anyway. I’d very happily pay that for good high res images of long gone bu

Hi Eric, Have you contacted John Hitzeman at American Model Builders/LaserKit to see what he might have available? Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[do

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