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Soo Line 50' boxcar kit Resin Car Works
Thanks guys, for the kind comments. It is a neat kit and one of new favorite cars. Bill Darnaby
Thanks guys, for the kind comments. It is a neat kit and one of new favorite cars. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Soo Line 50' boxcar kit Resin Car Works
This is my completed car in a train where it stopped after the last session ended. Bill Darnaby
This is my completed car in a train where it stopped after the last session ended. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Identity Of Trucks On PRR Boxcar 65356?
My Yarmouth N&W B5 boxcar came with these trucks and I am impressed with how well these resin trucks roll with IM wheel sets. Bill Darnaby
My Yarmouth N&W B5 boxcar came with these trucks and I am impressed with how well these resin trucks roll with IM wheel sets. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Soo Line Boxcars
I agree, Michael. Still hoping for Collinsville. I would have gone to Cocoa Beach if they had it. At least I’m getting a lot of basement time and having sessions with the boys. Bill
I agree, Michael. Still hoping for Collinsville. I would have gone to Cocoa Beach if they had it. At least I’m getting a lot of basement time and having sessions with the boys. Bill
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william darnaby
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Soo Line Boxcars
Clark, James and others, I will have to defer to the Soo experts out there for any reliable paint information. I only trusted and used what Des Plaines Hobbies provided on the models. Bill Darnaby
Clark, James and others, I will have to defer to the Soo experts out there for any reliable paint information. I only trusted and used what Des Plaines Hobbies provided on the models. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Soo Line Boxcars
Thanks! But I didn’t do much except add the correct details and weather them. Des Plaines did the paint jobs on the correct square corner bodies. The large SOO paint had a reweigh date of 5-55 so I le
Thanks! But I didn’t do much except add the correct details and weather them. Des Plaines did the paint jobs on the correct square corner bodies. The large SOO paint had a reweigh date of 5-55 so I le
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william darnaby
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Soo Line Boxcars
RPCyc 35 which is the tell all about ’37 boxcars motivated me to sort though my stash of IMWX and RC kits. I found two of the offerings by Des Plaines Hobbies purchased years ago which are mostly corr
RPCyc 35 which is the tell all about ’37 boxcars motivated me to sort though my stash of IMWX and RC kits. I found two of the offerings by Des Plaines Hobbies purchased years ago which are mostly corr
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william darnaby
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F&C meat reefer prototypes
Is this the car you guys are referring to? I purchased this from the Rensselaer Club some thirty years and I am sure F&C was doing the casting for them. It does not match up with any of the Sunshine c
Is this the car you guys are referring to? I purchased this from the Rensselaer Club some thirty years and I am sure F&C was doing the casting for them. It does not match up with any of the Sunshine c
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william darnaby
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Pennsy X23 HO scale
I use Grumbacher oil paint and make washes with the turpentine replacement terpinol. In my experience it wets and flows way better over detail with a flat finish. YMMV, of course. Bill Darnaby
I use Grumbacher oil paint and make washes with the turpentine replacement terpinol. In my experience it wets and flows way better over detail with a flat finish. YMMV, of course. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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NP 5418
I still weather a lot with an airbrush, spraying dilute Floquil earth or foundation and rail tie brown mostly on the underbody, trucks (attached less wheels) and lower areas of the body while the car
I still weather a lot with an airbrush, spraying dilute Floquil earth or foundation and rail tie brown mostly on the underbody, trucks (attached less wheels) and lower areas of the body while the car
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william darnaby
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Atlas Swift 4-hinge reefer
There is an excellent color photo of Swift 6544 in red paint and with 4 hinges on the back cover of the Morning Sun Refrigerator Car Color Guide. Bill Darnaby
There is an excellent color photo of Swift 6544 in red paint and with 4 hinges on the back cover of the Morning Sun Refrigerator Car Color Guide. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Photo: Loading Treated Water Pipe (1935)
Long ago I did an article in Mainline Modeler on making a pole load. I used oil paint burnt umber and black with a bit of turpentine to get that creosote look. I still do that for the lineside poles o
Long ago I did an article in Mainline Modeler on making a pole load. I used oil paint burnt umber and black with a bit of turpentine to get that creosote look. I still do that for the lineside poles o
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william darnaby
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Whose gon and dolomite container cars are these?
The NKP had a couple of series of gons in dolomite container service out of the online plant near Maple Grove, Ohio. Same type of containers, 7 tons each IIRC. In one of my Cycs there is an add for th
The NKP had a couple of series of gons in dolomite container service out of the online plant near Maple Grove, Ohio. Same type of containers, 7 tons each IIRC. In one of my Cycs there is an add for th
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william darnaby
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The Freight Goes Through
The recent discussions of painting and weathering reminded me of this video. Lots of freight cars but it is unusual in the number of overhead shots. Makes me think I don’t have enough galvanized roofs
The recent discussions of painting and weathering reminded me of this video. Lots of freight cars but it is unusual in the number of overhead shots. Makes me think I don’t have enough galvanized roofs
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william darnaby
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automobile boxcars
My NMRA reprint of the 1/53 ORER has all of this info on page 721 just preceding a 9 page listing of all cars for all roads so equipped. Check your ORER’s of that period. Bill Darnaby
My NMRA reprint of the 1/53 ORER has all of this info on page 721 just preceding a 9 page listing of all cars for all roads so equipped. Check your ORER’s of that period. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Photo: Monon Covered Hopper 4240
The EMD library had copies of all of the railroad industry publications going back into the 40’s and I remember seeing a blurb about these cars that stated that some of them were assigned to the Omar
The EMD library had copies of all of the railroad industry publications going back into the 40’s and I remember seeing a blurb about these cars that stated that some of them were assigned to the Omar
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william darnaby
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Real or no?
On page 200 of RPCyc 35 is a discussion of the Allied trucks, their issues and the fix. The same page also has photos of the car in question. Bill Darnaby
On page 200 of RPCyc 35 is a discussion of the Allied trucks, their issues and the fix. The same page also has photos of the car in question. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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[Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] PRR and other coke cars
Here is a screen shot I snagged off a Herron Rail video of an empty Monon coke car headed back to Indy on an NYC freight out of Bellefontaine, OH in 1955. Bill Darnaby
Here is a screen shot I snagged off a Herron Rail video of an empty Monon coke car headed back to Indy on an NYC freight out of Bellefontaine, OH in 1955. Bill Darnaby
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william darnaby
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Two Compartment HO Scale Tank Cars: Who Made Them?
I have one of those Globe 2 compartment cars running on the railroad and it is lettered UTLX 87xx if I remember correctly. No doubt a foobie but I still like it. I also have a mint kit of that 2 compa
I have one of those Globe 2 compartment cars running on the railroad and it is lettered UTLX 87xx if I remember correctly. No doubt a foobie but I still like it. I also have a mint kit of that 2 compa
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william darnaby
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Photo: Applying Miller Lube Packing To A PRR H-21 Hopper (1955)
I got to meet Mr. Miller some 40 years ago at the Miller-Felpax plant in Winona and he must have been about 90 at that time. I was the project engineer at EMD responsible for the wick lubricators that
I got to meet Mr. Miller some 40 years ago at the Miller-Felpax plant in Winona and he must have been about 90 at that time. I was the project engineer at EMD responsible for the wick lubricators that
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william darnaby
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