On Nov 13, 2019, at 9:14 AM, Eric Hansmann <eric@hansmanns.org> wrote: Bill, Check this link for the June 1993 RMJ. Some of the magazines on the original Trainlife site can be accessed. http://origina

Thanks Richard! When combined with a ree other photos that I have I think I can do a reasonable approximation. Just wish I didn't have to. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Ed: I tried the NP e-mail with another question but it was not deliverable. Is there another address? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Virtually all flat cars that had a drop brake wheel had a square staff. Now if we could just find the hardware for this mechanism. Bill Pardie Bill P:ardie_,_._,_

One Overland tank car that I was rather pleased with was their Western Asphalt car. The Roma Wine car is from Precision Scale and just happened to be sitting there. Bill Pardie

Overland produced many fine pieces of rolling stock many of which I am proud to have in my collection. Some of their tank cars gave me reason to question them. They produced a three dome model which y

Fred this car was converted from the double door auto car. I have both cars. The Overland car was well done except for the underframe. After Lysle last year I drove down to the Monticello Rail Museum

In a discussion last week magnet wire was mentioned as a good candidate for tie downs on open loads Does anyone have a source for small quantities for this item? The spools that I see would last till

Just as I was headed out the door to Lysle I received the culvert pipe from Gain Belt Models that was discussed last week A little shorter than I expected (25 scale feet) but a good looking product an

Bill: I have used Scalecoat I for many years and still swear by it. The trick that I finally learned to preserve the paint is to seal the bottle with plastic wrap before replacing the cap. Storing the

I am probably stretching the limits of this group but do not caboose come under freight cars? To push things further I am completing the conversion of a Harriman Southern Pacific coach to a caboose. I

I found the W&R flier with Bill McKeown’s comments on the color for NP’s wood refers. Gary Lasko covered all of the points in his recent post. Above are tow of W&R’s offerings of these cars. As I have

As with Gene Diemling’s recent post on revisiting older models I find that I Am spending a fair amount of time upgrading some of my earlier models. Early on I built models following the manufacturer’s

Thanks Gary. I have been trying to find the flyer that Bill put out covering the orange and yellow refer colors. Bill did a super job on all os his imported freight cars. This resulted on my car mix b

How can one determine the plan number for various SP boxcars? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Yes Steve: Please share this drawing if possible. I have been on an underframe tear lately and this is one I need. Thanks: Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Is there a difference between the PRR X31 and the DT& I car? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I recall a very good multi page article on the Bx36's In either Rail Model Journal or Model Railroading back when Sunshine released their kit. Does anyone recall the issue? Bill Pardie Sent from my Ve

Thanks to all who responded with quality suggestions to my phoat question. Thanks to you I was able to transfer the photo to my desktop and can enlarge it to almost full screen. Wow! Normnally when I

Thanks to Dave's advise I was able to go back through Messages and found the original under Mid-Century Box Cars V2 (1) pdf. It has the photo of D&H car #17432 Reweigh CI 5-31. Thanks to Brian's respo