Scott, As I recall, Rustoleum had a rattle can of none other than "galvanized" paint. It lookd pretty convincing. Chuck H;ladik

Bob, In the 70's there were 2 Tankar stations in Portsmouth Virginia that had tank cars and track above the station. I don't recall them being close to rail service but I did respond to many robberies

All this chatter about compressors, well, the Campbell-Hausfeld has done me well for about 20 years (so far). Just be sure to use black iron pipe nipples and t's with a standard quick connect, buy the

Paul, Without actually seeing the piece, I suggest that you paint "the post" the caboose color and trim it to look as though it's open. By the way, is this Santa Fe some sort of short line or a narrow

John, I know that it's sometimes financially rough to stay at the host hotel, BUT, many times all of those function rooms that you want to be in are priced according to room nights booked by attendees

From: badgerbill@... To: RUTLANDRS@... Sent: 9/26/2016 11:01:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: [resinfreightcars] colour I am not sure they will allow my answer directly since I am not a

Bill, Clamps, let me see. From tiny doll clothes pins to an assortment of bar clamps from Harbor Freight, alligator clips and duct tape. Reckon that about covers it. Chuck Hladik Rutland Railroad Virg

Paul, Can't really address your question, just wanted to hear myself type. The Diamond plant at Painesville, Ohio was across the road from a Portland Cement plant (lots of B&O wagontopo covered hopper

Jim, My preference is a Dremel foot control with a single speed tool. I can go slow enough that I can count the revolutions. I've heard that a sewing machine foot control will work just as well and fo

Bob, I am a Life member of the NMRA and am currently the Vice President of the Mid-Eastern Region and know only too well about freeloaders. This was a back door invite for him to join. Ben Hom, a Mid-

Laurance, (and others) Have you tried NMRA HQ? They have a slew of instructions in house. Not sure if you need to be a member, but I'm sure that you know at least one. Chuck Hladik

All, It also looks like there are "braces" along the side. Chuck Hladik

Al, You might be referring to the Bethlehem Car Works #1241, Pilchner Patent truck. However, I believe this is the correct 6 wheel truck for this car. (in ho) Chuck Hladik

You might try the N&W archives as they too had these cars. (I think) Chuck Hladik

Bill, I've had good luck at my local (rather large) True Value Hardware store. No discount but what I need. Chuck Hladik Rutland Railroad Virginia Division Rustburg, Virginia, just outside of Lynchbur

Gary, As the tanks appear to be of the same type and not seeing the "L", my guess is that what you are seeing is "cribbing" or chocking. It appears on the other cars as well. Chuck Hladik Rutland Rail

Jim, First off CEMENT is a product used to make CONCRETE. I think if you tried to build a dam with cement you would have a major problem. My recollection is that the cement was shipped to the cement/c

Once again. There is/was a place called "Cards of Wood" that made business cards out of various types of laminated veneer. They also sold 5x8 sheets that I used to do the interior of a G scale passeng

You can use carpet thread or guitar strings for cables or lagged piping Chuck Hladik

Ed, I have used Aleene's Tacky Glue (gold tube) and Super Tacky (purple tube) both with no problems with dissimilar materials. Works well for wood to wood also. The Super Tacky is great for gluing on