Ken, The easy way to get one of these kits without the worn dies issue is to buy the Gould version. Here are some new unopened kits currently on ebay. Prices from $33 to $45:- https://www.ebay.com/itm

I have been scanning some negatives from James Burke. This photo was taken in El Dorado, Kansas, March 18, 1951. Two things that jumped off the page at me is the New York Central stock car (Westerfiel

Above is a brake plate on a Santa Above is a shot of a brake diagram plate on a Santa Fe war emergency gondola. Th car is a the Paris “Railway Museum, I did not know this existed until I got the photo

In case anyone wants to see a real NYC trust plate from 1957, here is one a friend gave me a few years ago. It measures 5-1/2” x 12-1/2” and just to reinforce the idea that everything in the railroad

Dick Harley already commented on the original MTH offering: “While MTH markets this car as a "40' Steel Sided Reefer Car" and letters it as a class R-40-23 car, it is really a pretty good model of a p

An often overlooked detail on our freight cars.are Trust Plates. These show up on freight cars more often than one might think. The only time that I had taken a car to a RPM meet was years ago. It was

Stuart, Catching up on emails. Did you get the information you were looking for? I have one of these kits and would be happy to photograph and send along the info. Take care, Dennis Korn

The picture was taken in 1946 near Salt Lake City on the Grand: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-Salt-Lake- City/i-rLWqvxz/A An interesting train makeup with 3 of the

Tim's list included: 40' flatcar Rutland (by sheer coincidence!) The Rutland 2700-2799 ACF 1910 40' flat can easily be modeled by using the Athearn Blue Box 40' flat. The modeling process described by

Trust Plates ... I model the GN in the decade after WW-II. So I can use trust plates for my GN and other - cars. I would prefer that they be simple decals on a rectangle of styrene glued to the upper

Alex Schneider asked: "Why were multi tank cars used to transport wine? Wasn't it all going to the same bottling plant?" See Tony Thompson's blog for an information sheet by Richard Hendrickson, plus

Can I ask generally what the significance of the P&LE / PMcK&Y USRA single-sheathed rebuild was ? It seems a very popular car, but I am struggling to see it as much of a game changer. I note there's a

Friends, I am curious if anyone has developed a technique for simulating the wire “twisted” and used to secure the wood verticals for gondola pipe loads across the tops of the load in HO scale (see ph

I brought a number of surplus cars with me to Cocoa Beach. If you would like one of the kits, they are $20, while the Rapido single sheathed USRA cars are at my cost of $45. These are only available i

On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 07:06 PM, WILLIAM PARDIE wrote: Based on his reputation I recently purchased one of his completed RUTLAND boxcars on Ebay. The builder of this car did an excellent job. I wanted

Yet another early resin entrepreneur is Dennis Storzek. He contributes on this list periodically. Dennis produced some excellent mostly SOO LINE kits in the late 80's. I built one off his SOO LINE saw

Thought this review might be of interest for those who have restricted venting. (6) Testing An All New Waterfall Spray Booth - YouTube

Mt. Vernon Car Co. Ad With PFE Reefer Advertisement displayed in the December 2022 Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railroad Citrus Industry Modeling Group https://groups.io/g/Railr

Bill I definitely put that about the tank car into the "hobby legend" category. I mean, the work that might have gone into the 120 ton Brownhoist could have been incredible -- And CAD tools and machin

Joe Binish wrote: "...a modular kit to make the various rebuilds in plastic would be cool. My Sunshine and Boas built kits are among my favorite cars in my fleet. They have the 'look'." Agree complete