Hi Doc, I have used Scalecoat I directly over styrene for years with no issues. Use the recommending dilution for spraying and apply lightly. See you in Cocoa, Bill Darnaby

Sorry...he did not and I doubt that he ever would. After years of doing masters for Martin he has given up trying to predict product releases. Bill Darnaby From: <tmolsen@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC

First, I am not an NYC expert and do not play one at prototype meets. I only know what I was told by the guy who made the masters. During research for the project they could not find any photos of car

Tom sez... The guy who made the masters for these cars told me that the version of this car available at Naperville is good only for the Gothic lettering as these cars were rebuilt starting in 1955. T

I have done several of the Sunshine alt-std conversions and it works very well. The overlay casting is quite thin and lays done nicely after filing and scraping the original side detail off. Although

Thanks, Richard. I guess I'll go with the flow. OTOH, should I choose to stray from 1638 given the dearth of data, who's going to prove me wrong? Doing so sounds like a sure way to turn up a photo <g>

Does anyone have photo evidence of this 2 dome Standard Tank Car in other than GATX 1638? The ORER says nothing about which GATX cars have 2 domes and I couldn't find any photos from the usual vendors

Hi Bill, I assembled 3 of the cars last year for Martin for display and another for him just recently. None had instructions as Martin just sends me parts. I'm curious...did Martin include my recommen

I have used nothing but the cheap Duro super glue, $0.99 per tube, that I get at the local hardware store for all of my resin kits. I also assemble them outdoors during humid Indiana summers. Yes, the

Thanks Bill and Tim. I did not think to look in RPC #12 as I did not associate the car with the wartime builds. I did see the handbrake in the photo of FGEX 38387 in Kline/Culotta on pg 118 but I did

I have a Sunshine GATX Type 30 kit that has Clinton Company decals. The only photo I have shows K brakes. Does anyone know if these cars made it to the AB era? Thanks, Bill Darnaby

Does anyone know what handbrake type was applied to the WFEX 66625-66799 series 1946 built reefers? None of the photos I have show the B end. Thanks, Bill Darnaby

Thanks, Richard! And...I just happen to have one of Al's decals on hand. Bill Darnaby Al Ferguson at Black Cat Decals in Canada has an excellent

I have started carving on my SC&F Standard Tank car with Spencer Kellogg decals. The photos in the instructions have K brakes which made me wonder if the cars made it to the AB cutoff ('53). I don't h

Indianapolis still has a coke gas production facility. Both the NKP and Monon had specialty cars assigned to carry the coke, primarily to steel mills. It now goes by truck. Bill Darnaby

FWIW, on page 10 of Morning Sun's CNW Vol 1 is a very neat 1945 photo that shows an all purpose fuel dealer in the background advertising coke. Bill Darnaby

It has been pointed out to the Monon guys by a former car dept employee from the 40's-60's that the Monon never painted the roofs on cars they shopped. What got on the roofs was overspray. This may ha

It is accurate AFAIK. Bill Darnaby

I built three prototype kits for Martin last summer and they were on display in his case at Naperville. As Jim H mentioned, it is an IM styrene tank with new resin dome. I also found enlarging the dom

I have been building resin cars since the earliest Westerfield kits...what, 25 years ago? I have over 400 on the layout from all makers with no cases of warping or fracture. This includes going agains