SFRD lettering is complex, and not being a ATSF modeler, confusing, especially for rebuilds. I’m cutting out decals for a RR-35 in series 7029-7358 rebuilt in 1944-45. According to the ATSFHS reefer b

STMFC Members, It’s with sadness that I pass along the following message prepared by my good friend, Jeff Koeller. The attachment is from the January 1959 Model Railroader. Ed Hawkins Robert L. Hundma

I am most familiar with simple isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol for plastic P2K and such kits. Does IM not strip with isop-alcohol? (old Front Range stuff would only strip in Accupaint thinner.. and even t

Good evening, There has been much mention of brake fluid for stripping paint. I believe it is worth nothing that not all brake fluids are the same. Near the end of restoring my father's Chevelle, I be

This 3D printed kit came out sometime last year. I bought one at Trainfest last fall. Didn't look like to tough a build, but I'd built a printed box car and wasn't keen on building another. So I made

The question has come to me, were Andrews trucks patented? I've always assumed so, but I've had no luck finding the patent. Now that I think about it, designing a casting that the standard MCB journal

My best friend Pete Peters passed away about 2 1/2 years ago. Also from Ojai, he was an avid scratch builder who built about 100 nearly 100% scratch built locomotives, mostly in N scale. Many of Pete'

I have a few Intermountain RTR post war 10' IH AAR boxcars that I need to strip and repaint. They will have black ends and roofs with boxcar red sides & doors. I was able to pop off the roof without a

Part four of the resin box car kit build has posted to the Resin Car Works blog. Jerry Hamsmith reviews the B end car details and more. Missouri Pacific boxcar group build, pt 4 blog.resincarworks.com

I’m building RCW’s ATSF Fe-22 and am looking for any prototype images or drawings showing how the two resin parts are attached to the coupler area. It’s probably a lot more simpler than what I'm makin

Does anyone have photos of L&N's ventilated box cars circa 1949 they would like to share? I'm thinking about modifying an Accurail car to represent one. I model 1949. and in my 1-1-50 ORER L&N still h

Hey group, Quite a bit sold the last round here. Below are the remaining items: Images are available here if you'd like to window shop: https://www.flickr.com/photos/48288130@N02/albums/72177720303711

Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I can’t local any good images showing the ‘Ship & Travel’ logo on a 50’ double door boxcar. Lots of images of the maps, train slogans but nothing turns up with the S&T on a 50’ double door Anyone able

Does anyone know of a replacement deck for the IM flat car noted above. I have one of the new runs, and the deck is very thick and humped like Quasimodo. I’d like to replace it with some thing thinner

I have two duplicate cars for sale. Box NIB. Boxes a little dusty. Rapido Dubuque Meat Reefer. 63041 12-53 reweigh Red whit and black box. I think this was 1st run. $35 Intermountain war emergency box

Pre-USRA, too: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1945-Nov-Train-Trip-Home/i-s5c9qW6/A Gary Laakso

I have built Soo Line Stock Car 29667, a “sawtooth” design stock car. The stock car is the new Soo Line Stock Car resin kit offered by Yarmouth Model Works. If you are interested in the build of this

Hello, Both books listed earlier today have sold. This book is 6x9", with 71 pages, and soft covers. This 1957 book covers the trucking industry as for regulations. Learn what was required for lights

Hello, The routing guide previously listed haqs sold. Here is another gem from 1947, a 124 page, 6x9", soft cover book about shipping by rail and truck, but mostly rail. Many LCL, livestock, perishabl