Eric Hansmann steps up for a blog post. He has answered many questions in private emails about using Future floor finish on models and we thought it was time to document the use of this product. Follow along to read about another tool for your model finishing arsenal.
The Illinois Central HO scale hopper car kits are back in production. Thanks for your patience while we ironed out some production difficulties.
If you have kits on order, we’ll be shipping those first. Check out the web page for all the info. These hopper kits are $36 each, plus shipping. Decals are included. Please use the link on the web page to place your order.
And don’t forget our new boiler load and grain bin castings! These have been selling well but won’t be available forever. The boilers are shipped two per kit, while four grain bins are in a kit. More details on our website.
Thanks to all of you have have supported Resin Car Works. We have a great model in the works that many have been requesting. More details soon!
Frank
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Lester Breuer steps in to share notes on building a classic HO scale resin freight car kit.
Another car is ready for the paint shop. I recently acquired this Sunshine Models box car kit and thought it would be good to get it on the railroad. This is a CB&Q XM-28 box car, kit 57.3.
Blog manager Eric Hansmann steps in with some thoughts about details on the end of freight cars.
To snip or not to snip, that is the question. I’ve been installing couplers without trip pins for about a decade. Many modelers notice the missing trip pins and ask why would I do such a thing. In 2005, I realized I was not going to have a layout using magnetic uncoupling and the club layout where much of my equipment was in service also did not use magnetic uncoupling. Building models without trip pins was an easy personal choice. Click on any image here to review a larger size.