I remember in the 1940's 50's Model Railroader magazine ran a series of scratch building "Dollar Models". One of them was a chlorine tank car. Steve Shaffer

Bill Lugg writes: To my eyes Mineral Brown is closer to Boxcar Red than it is to Tuscan Red. Steve Shaffer Las Cruces, New Mexico USA

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@...> 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