It depends. I use only Vallejo and I found a nice one on Ebay that folds up into a small case. With Vallejo I can use it indoors with only an open window behind it. I'm not a heavy user and it serves

Your account has been hacked I have have two emails asking for a favour from Don Valentine Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hi Can I Ask You a Favor. Thank you. Donald Valentine

Based on George Tolman's clinic yesterday at Hindsight 20/20 I am going to get one of these UMM saws I heard about. http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_28&products_id=35 I know we

Tony; I have a Sunshine ATSF gon that had separate “metal” doors for weight, that I “damaged” to see what operators would do with it. One door was hanging by a chain so there was an unsealed opening i

No, you may not ask us a favor. Obviously Bob’s account has been hacked; I saw the same msg from him on the PassengerCarList. Bob’s account is being Moderated, so we shouldn’t see any more messages li

Photo: N&W Door-And-A-Half Boxcar 511751 An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A8172 This photo can be enlarged quite a bi

Photo: Rock Island Furniture Boxcar 61461 An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A10438 This photo can be enlarged quite a

As it happens, I just scanned several drawings for tack boards and such - and their placement on the car is well defined - in the as-built configuration. Just as with the various locations for stencil

Tony, This has been a favorite topic as I have been adding placards and car routing cards where appropriate as part of my final detailing process. Even on cars that have neither, I like at add residue

Photo: GN Combination Door Boxcar 12217 A 1959 photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A4590 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Cl

Photo: Cartoon Cars A circa 1884-1885 photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-noe%3A118 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Click on t

Photo: Unloading Plumbing Fixtures A 1932 photo from the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture: https://ferrisarchives.northwestmuseum.org/Item/Index/26672 OK. I know some of you are thinking these plumb

Photo: UP Boxcar 13356 With Banner A 1923 photo from the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture: https://ferrisarchives.northwestmuseum.org/Item/Index/6527 Only a fair quality photo. Banner advertises mot

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that the following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@RealSTMFC.groups.io group. /Station and Reweigh Symbols/Station &

Hi This is probably a daft question but were chalk marks the same on each side of the car? Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Today we learned the difference between KC and KD brakes. Does anyone know the origin of the K in those designations? And similarly, why are AB brake systems so referred to? Where does that designatio

Photo: Trailer Train Autorack With Studebakers A 1960 photo from the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture: https://ferrisarchives.northwestmuseum.org/Item/Index/27275 Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Greg Martin passed before he could forward me the list of this year's Shake-N-Take participants. I have purchased the missing underframes and am preparing to send them to those that received kits that

Photo: NP Boxcar 6030 With Banner A 1923 photo from the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture: https://ferrisarchives.northwestmuseum.org/Item/Index/4761 This was part of several boxcars carrying automob