Some thoughts about Clover Leaf USRA hoppers I have always wanted to do a model of the Clover Leaf’s USRA hoppers. While the physical model is no problem-just a plain vanilla USRA twin hopper with the

Several years ago I bought a number of items including boilers and other open ca loads from a company doing 3-D printing. Their line is very extensive. I now find that I have forgotten the name of the

Photo: Baggage Carload Of Bicycles Photo courtesy of “Sm2501” on the Classic & Antique Bicycle Exchange Website. https://thecabe.com/forum/attachments/hjc26-1-jpg.519167/ You just never know where you

Hello all, I have noticed from various video footage and pictures that it was not completely uncommon for baggage cars to be seen in a freight passing by. I am not referring to MOW but to a regular pa

Photo: ATSF Gondola 173830 (Ga-11) Cropped Jack Delano photo from the Library of Congress Taken at Needles, CA, in 1943. This is one of 550 cars in the Ga-11 class. Original series was 173500 to 17404

Hey all, I have some West Shore Models, Furnaro & Camerlengo, and NEB&W Green Dot Models freight car kits I would like to sell to free up some space. Asking $30/car and willing to accept offers. See t

Hi - I'm aware this might not be the place for this question, but this group is about the "steam era". I got an old brass Rio Grande 4-6-0 steam locomotive, #234, at a club raffle the other night, and

First -- a thanks to Fenton Wells for the original inspiration, and to Charlie Duckworth whose how-to tutorial was a big help in jump-starting the project here. The model is Chad's MiniKit roof/ends/p

I am building the Reading XAe Funaro Kit and was hopeing for some proto photos. I am trying to figure out when the support was added under the side doors and what kind of ladder spacing they used. It

Screwup #1 - Chad Boas had a B&O 50' DD box car mini-kit at the St L RPM that looked interesting. Later I picked up a Branchline kit for $7. Then just recently RCW offered a ATSF mini-kit, I ordered t

Can anyone confirm that this tis indeed a USRA gondola? Also on the brake step there are two rivets.I have seen this nnumerous brake steps. Does this indicate a wood brake step with a metal frame? Tha

Every so often I get the itch to pick up a kit for seed. Instead of stripping for repainting and decaling I decided to build as is. The two box cars were built at a ‘normal’ speed, they were on my des

Great looking model! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni

The CGW modified 2 of their center cupola cabooses (NE 5s – NE does not mean NorthEastern) by removing the cupolas and adding regular locomotive all-weather windows as side bays, they also blocked in

Doug/all, Yes, there were can plants distributed all over the U.S. They took in steel (or other) and put out cans and the lids to go on them. There was one in Seattle (Continental Can) and another in

F/S HO scale freight trucks, contact Hugh T Guillaume at mguill1224 at aol dot com: 2 pr Athearn sprung 6-wheel Buckeye trucks $24 postpaid to US address 2 4-wheel bobber frames with wheels, probably

Hey everyone, At shows I have been seeing a lot of brown trucks on second hand cars. I personally do not care for the look and prefer black painted trucks. But thats just me. My question is, did any r

F/S: two HO scale IMWX 1937 AAR boxcar kits, $24 each postpaid to US address, contact Hugh T Guillaume at mguill1224 at aol dot com HOBDL012 Delaware Lackawanna & Western 49012 HOBNY306 New York Centr

Dousing The Hogs Phot from Classic Trains. Caption: Keeping hogs wet in summer heat was vital in keeping them healthy during transit in stock cars. This manual twin-handle pump soaks both decks of hog

I have a few Un Decorated Intermountain 1958 Cu Ft Two Bay (Open Sided) Covered Hopper Kits that I wanted to finish. I found a few decal options on the K4 Decal website for these cars, including PM, W