It’s been quite a year for Resin Car Works. Frank Hodina and the RCW minions are taking a break. All kit production and order fulfillment are on hold for a couple of months.
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Bending your own grab irons
Ed Rethwisch shared his methods of bending wire to make grab irons. Here he is with some great tips.
I have found over the years that many modeling projects require odd shaped or odd length grab irons. The lead photo shows a portion of an HO scale RTR Intermountain CB&Q covered hopper model that I want to upgrade.
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Fenton Wells displayed an interesting HO scale box car kitbash at the RPM Conference in Naperville. He shared this summary from his Southern Piedmont Shops.
One of the fun things about this hobby is the inspirational people you meet and one of them prompted this kitbash. Clark Propst got me involved with this model. He sent me a prototype photo and some in-progress photos of his modeling. I knew that I must build this interesting car.
Continue reading Lehigh & New England box car kitbash2023 RPM Conference wrap up
Four years after the last metro Chicago Railroad Prototype Modeler (RPM) event, modelers came out in numbers for the RPM Conference in Naperville, Illinois. The Northern Illinois University conference center was a bustling place with 440 modelers attending! The lead image captures RCW honcho Frank Hodina talking with Pete Hall.
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