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Freight car modelingPrototype modelingTank cars An Athearn “Blue Box” tank car, Part 2 In the preceding post, I showed my collecting together of the main parts for one of Athea… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • July 29, 2024
CouplersFreight car modelingHistoryOperations Early HO couplers Looking at some freight cars I’ve picked up at swap meets, and seeing the variety of coup… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • July 26, 2024
Freight car modelingTank cars Reworking an Athearn “Blue Box” tank car I have written numerous times in this blog about the uses I have found for Athearn’s old … بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • July 20, 2024
Freight car modelingPrototype modeling Another Hendrickson project In addition to the many freight cars I inherited from Richard Hendrickson, there were als… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • July 17, 2024
Freight car modelingHistoryPrototype modelingTank cars The Timken promotional freight car(s) Sometime in the mid-1940s, the Timken Roller Bearing Company purchased one or more freigh… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • June 20, 2024
Freight car modelingHobby generalPrototype modeling Bay Area Prototype Modelers, 2024 Once again, as June rolls around, we arrive at the annual Bay Area Prototype Modelers (BA… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • June 17, 2024
Freight car modelingHistoryPrototype modelingRefrigerator Cars Modeling “billboard” refrigerator cars Modelers are generally familiar with the dramatic, even extravagant, paint schemes create… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • June 05, 2024
Freight car modelingPrototype modelingTrucks Wheel faces and wheel treads Here I am referring to the faces and treads of wheels on model railroad cars. These are n… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • May 30, 2024
Freight car modelingLoads Building a ClassOne Model Works car load I have to give full marks to the people at ClassOne Model Works. They are not only making… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • May 24, 2024
Freight car modelingPrototype modelingSP topics Another SP ballast hopper I often operate a ballast train in my layout operating sessions. As was Southern Pacific… بوابة اليمن الاخبارية • May 18, 2024
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