Tim O'Connor writes: I just bought one of the kits on ebay. I had been trying to roll my own using heavy and extra heavy aluminum foil and different sizes of all- thread. Was not working well. I need

I would hope that $28.95 gets you a ready to roll car with metal couplers and wheels at least. I bought a four pack of Branchline Yardmaster Linde boxcars on ebay for $34 with shipping. I think Branch

Nice work on the tank cars Bruce. Your blog mentions using a grit blaster and baking soda to prep the truck side frames for painting. Does anyone know if baking soda will flow through a Paasche Air Er

Bob Webber writes: Tucamcari New Mexico USA is in Northeastern New Mexico. On the old RI/SP line from El Paso Texas and on US Route 66. Not to be confused with Tumacacori in Southern Arizona. Steve Sh

I cannot tell which is which. I think the second picture with the rusty car above is as built. Steve Shaffer Las Cruces, New Mexico

From: "Andy Harman" Andy, you are in the South, how can an extra fourty five minutes of sack time be a bad thing. Wait a bit, maybe I figured that wrong. Andy, you are in the South, you have a woman w

Subject: [STMFC] old decals With good light and magnification I can usually see cracks in the decal film. Which will indicate to me that it may fall apart when soaked in water and will need a coating.

Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Placards 2 John Allen once showed us a boxcar that he had rigged up to simulate a hot box.He often put it in trains for guest operators.It consisted of a ramp and a metal ball

Subject: [STMFC] Re: Placards 2 I need one of those explosives placards. In the late Fred Dabney's collection is a Lionel exploding boxcar that he had repainted and modified such that it would "blow u

One railroad used the symbol as its herald – can’t remember the name at the moment. – Al Westerfield Yes, I found a picture of a 2-8-0 #101 St. Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific. If jets were shooting

A railroad in New Mexico used it in their hearld. St. Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific? New Mexico Eastern? I think it became part of El Paso and Southwestern and later Southern Pacific. Steve Shaffer

So what ever became of Richard Hosker and the Freightcars List? A simple search of my archives of this list did not turn up anything. The last message I received from FC was from Tom Stolte April Fool

"Question 2 : Do the problem cars have the old, metal clip-on lid for the gear box? If so, one POSSIBLE solution might be to ever-so-slightly bend the end of this metal lid upward to help raise the co

Walther HO model 53' 6" GSC flatcar, in PRR paint is a 70 ton car, in ATSF paint only a 50 ton car. Is that determined by the trucks it sits on? Thank you Steve Shaffer

Subject: [STMFC] HO scale model guide for 1920s era freight cars Hi Eric, it was nice to talk to you at the meet Saturday afternoon. Saturday night I was looking at your website/blog and happened upon

From: "Steve Haas" <Goatfisher2@comcast.net> Subject: RE: [STMFC] Dust Removal from Roofs I use distilled water for the final rinse. Cuts down on water spots. Steve Shaffer

Subject: [STMFC] Creating Poling Pockets I imagine you are talking about HO scale poling pockets. And you are talking about Grandt Line O scale lift rings? Steve Shaffer

Well I got it three more times since it was quoted fully in your replies. Thanks, Tom for not sending it along again. Steve Shaffer

The cheap calipers pull more power from the battery, even when turned off, than the expensive ones do. Pulling the battery out is the only way to truly turn off most all digital calipers. I do like ho