The Sunshine kit for this car sits in my pile and this photo provides inspiration to get moving on it. A question that comes up concerns the brake system. There are many instances where a freight car

The Westerfiel;d kits make up into nice cars. Need we more? Bill Pardie

Years ago I learned from Paul Jansen to tap and put a screw in the hole. Then cut and file to shape. This applied primarily to brass locomotives, but the concept applies to any medium. Bill Pardie Sen

I have a set of brass Chrysler trucks (Somewhere). I bought these years ago and forget who the importer was they afre sprung and have faifrly complete brake detail. They were not inexpensive American

The discussion on the geared vertical brake staff reminded me of project in my pipeline. This is a Speedwitch Southern Pacific A-504 auto car. A set of etchings for this geared assembly was included i

Speedwitch included an etched version of the geared brake staff in their Southern Pacific A-50-4 auto kit. I recall Bill Welch questioned this item (or at least the assembly) of this when he did his c

I am trying to find 1/16" and 5/32" brass angles. K&S formerly supplied them but a hobby shop told me they haven't had them for a while. Any thoughts? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy

Having bought more kits I ver the years than I will ever get to (I'm sure I'm not alone on this) I have refrained from buying more cars . When the notice of The Anarillo Railraod Museum's offering.of

I am fortunate in that I have a set of Andy Carlson's cast sides for this car. I got the castings as I am skillfully challenged when it comes to carving off ladders (Years ago when Richard Hendrickson

The Rapido product that I referenced is called Proto Paint Flat Haze. The article was in the April 2020 RMC. It was by Paul Dutka. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Rapid offered a product to sprayu on a finished casr to replicate fading paint. Ir qas covered in an RMC article about two years ago. Rapido always seemed to be out of the item but I found]\one in a h

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These are not prototype phoitos but may help. Bill Pardie

Here is one more application of the “Return To” stenciling on an SP boxcar. The prototype for the car waqs feqatured in an early Model Railroading or Rail Model Journal article on single sheath USRA b

Morning Tony: I hope that you are doing well in this never ending pandemic. About three years ago I initiated an etching project with Peter Aue to do the metal shields for the early PFE refers. Peter

Thanks Bob: I think that the wording is KEWANNE BOLER COMPANY ?? ILLINOIS" and will proceed with this. Bill Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I am looking for a clear photo of the plackard that was placed on Kewanee boilers for shipment. I have a distant photo of the KEWANEE BOILER lettering, however there is some small script above and bel

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Does anyone have a clear photo or drawing of the Flying A logo on the end of the tank in this photo? I am in particular looking for the lettering below the FLYINBG A. Thaks for any help: Bill Pardie