Begin forwarded message: From: maskisland@... Date: August 7, 2020 at 10:26:13 PM EDT To: STMFC@... Subject: New Decals announced Mask Island Decals Inc. is pleased to announce three new decal sets re

Hi Guys - Our local hobby shop acquired an estate from a very good modeler here in Madison. Among the items available are the Sunshine kits listed below. There is little local interest, so I thought I

I never realized that they came in such dazzling colors: https://www.broadway-limited.com/6000gallontankcar.aspx Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

In case anyone missed the link to my SmugMug site in Steve Hile's thread about correcting PFE brake gear placement, I have put a lot of photos, drawings, summaries and explanations in captions in this

I've summarized a few recent projects in my latest blog post. Most are freight cars, except for a cool model of a 1918 truck. Here's the direct link. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/08/05/work

Continuing to clean out the three-decade stash of unbuilt styrene undec kits. Front Range kit #4070 features 10-panel riveted sides, 8-foot door, diagonal panel roof, and R-3-4 ends; a prototype near-

Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000 A photo from the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society archives: https://sfrhms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RR-41-A2004-0017-Temple-Railroad-Heri

Anyone know when the term ”Block”, describing a set of cars headed to the same location, came into general use? Or whether that concept is in use outside of North America? Similar question regarding l

Photo: String Of Boxcars (Undated - 1900?) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1029453/m1/1/?q=depot Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Loc

Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11869/m1/1/?q=freight%20yard Photo can be enlarged quit

Gary; Maybe not so dazzling in real life, but my Hooker model is garish. I plan to knock that down considerably. The less primary colored ones appear less bright. Elden Gatwood

Photo: NYC Boxcar 177331 (1950) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1242734/m1/1/?q=warehouse Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Built 1945.

Photo: Brick Factory With Boxcars (Undated) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25058/m1/1/?q=factory Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Lo

I'm looking for advice on HO scale trucks that were used on these cars after the arch bar trucks would have been replaced/updated. This is for the Yarmouth Model Works kit #109 (link). I model 1946, a

Dave; “Block” is definitely a railroad term, and refers to a string of cars destined to an intermediate or final destination from which the block may be broken up or re-classified, like the following:

Photo: B&LE Gondola 16331 With Scrap Load (1942) A photo from the Ann Arbor District Library https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N082_0380_006.jpg The World War II scrap drive included pulling

Good day all, I'm preparing to paint an older brass HO model of a New York Central 19000 series caboose. My modeling period is 1944. I use Accupaint/TruColor almost exclusively and they have several f

Hi List Members, I've been looking over this image entitled "Oscar Mayer Freight Car" taken in 1931 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM1788 The billboard lettering is very cool. However,

Photo: Lifting A Flat Car A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM61609 Perhaps a good way to avoid switching charges. Seriously, does anyone kn

Here is a sequence of views of transformers and runner being delivered on the Seattle City Light Skagit River Railway in early 1950's. View 01 - Here we have Skagit River Railway center cab diesel No.