I also had some MTL boxcars with the zinc pest. I bought 5 undec 50' ribside cars about 2 or 3 years ago. I got them out to run at a show in Dec...
This is the type of seller that makes me wonder:...
Also, the seller location is listed as Mobile AL, but the prices of his or her auctions are in Canadian Dollars. That just seems like a red flag.
Yes, it definitely needs to be sanded to change the boom angle. I used CA to glue mine so it could get tricky trying to un-attach it. Mike
I completed the Micro-Trains kit and think it looks pretty good. I did, however, make the mistake of gluing the boom to the base at the factory...
Thanks Guys!
Thanks, I was able to find it in the 2016 releases. Mike
This is a weathered car painted for the AGR. I saw it on eBay and I believe it was the first time I'd seen this car. Since I live near the AGR I...
I haven't used anything but their ACI labels and Lube Plates, but I really like the highball sets. Each looks better than the Microscale sets....
Nice! Do you know if the 2 models are in addition to the Sound Equipped GP38-2's that were announced in May? Mike
Just recently I made some coal loads by cutting some floral foam I had on hand into a reasonable shape. I then brushed on some Matte Medium, which...
A freshly painted FGE "heritage" Insulated Box Car :) http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4661361 Mike
The prices for the older "collector" MTL cars seems to be way down now. This past week I watched a Kadee ATW Family Lines rib side boxcar, in...
" Is this a correct summary? Were the Roundhouse versions all run with Rapido couplers or did they adopt some kind of knuckle coupler towards the...
Agreed that Athearn has run most of the MDC/Roundhouse tooled cars. But, they haven't to my knowledge rerun the 50' Waffle Side boxcar. Anyone...
The car pictured is Atlas N 50002405 FMC 5077 50' Single Door Box Car, Mike
While I agree the Atlas model is superior I'm still not seeing where the "MTL body is Height compressed" is coming from. While its obvious that...
As you can see from the pics there's a lot of other detail oriented differences, like the ribs being thinner on the Atlas car, but my goal was...
Over the years there's been lots of negative reviews and even bashing of the Micro-Trains 50' Rib=Side boxcar. Some people I know love 'em and...
The Airslides could be interesting... Mike
