Hi all, Since I weather -everything- I don't fret very much about the color of the paint and how close it is to the prototype. Yes, of course I start with a close match that captures the essence of th

My philosophy on the proper color for Santa Fe refers coincides with Steve’s In that it is probably more important to settle on a consistent color for our fleet as opposed to having an exact, out of t

Help please Do Tamiya or Vallejo do an orange that is suitable for SFRD orange? Many thanks Paul Doggett. England

While the early 1930's saw an explosion of refrigerator cars leased to small Western dairy and poultry establishments, the Fairmont Creamery Co seems to have been a little ahead of the curve, having e

I have a question about FGE RBL cars that were leased to railroads. As a general rule, it appears that they were assigned FGE numbers to go with RBNX reporting marks. When they were leased to a railro

Early automobile box cars are the topic of the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. Ray Breyer also shares a resource PDF featuring car designs of the 1905-1930 years. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/20

Several new model masters and the kit production process are featured on the latest Resin Car Works blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/new-masters-for-upcoming-kits/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

I have completed my Bobber Caboose and submitted it for NMRA judging. My current project is a Single Sheathed Boxcar. Many of you provided me with some explanation of Sheathing a few months ago but my

I’ve recently completed building a plywood-sheathed PFE Class R-30-24 reefer in HO scale, and described the parts of the build that were unusual or perhaps needed explanation. The car is shown in the

When did the T&P start painting the herald on their box cars? I model December 1944 and recently obtained this kit. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-49

I fully agree with Nelson that most cars were brown back in 1953 (the year I model). Exceptions were the MKT, M&W and C&IM yellow boxcars and the reefers in orange and yellow and white. Those exceptio

Charlie, I think your observations about galvanized roofing being a consistent color on a particular car. That's what I have observed when researching weathering for some of my models. I have used one

Here’s another Delano photo with multiple roof surfaces. Some snow too, so you have to squint carefully before accepting that a given tone on a roof is galvanized metal or something else. But the Milw

While editor for PCR Sierra Division newsletter, I wrote a short article on Jack Delano photos (page 4) and included several starting on page 15 of the April, 2011, issue of Shortline. Most of the iss

Friends, Since we have had discussions about printed models, I wanted to share the work of a friend who has been doing great work in Proto48 and sharing with me in HO scale for B&O prototypes. The B&O

Decided to build an ATSF Branchline 50’ Fe-28 that’s in yhe ‘to do’ shelf. The lightweight is shown an ‘new 1951’. While the lettering is nice it’s not very opaque and if there’s a decal set available

Been exchanging emails with Ed Hawkins on the early use of galvanized roofs and the Hutchins DryLading steel roof and one called the Universal Type Hutchins roof used 1/16” steel galvanized panels. Pa

I think both cases converge on a middle color, i.e weathered rust. There may also be some variations depending on the base colors, and the number and type of paint layers. David Thompson

Hello Steam Era Modeler: We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is releasing an older Kit Series that has been out of production for a while and some new detail parts. The #11000 Series Ki

I have been working with some folks at the C&EI Railroad Historical Society to document their freight car fleet. I have been working on their 30' and 40' box cars and have made significant progress. I