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The undecorated kits are half the price. However, they sell like hotcakes whenever a new run becomes available, so you've got to watch for them. From the sound of it, they've done very well with their method of designing and releasing new models. - Chris

I think you mean Phase V. Athearn sells P42's in Phase IV. These Walthers units are painted in Phase V, and that I believe, is what Walthers has exclusive rights to (Phase IVb has only been applied to coaches, but I would imagine Walthers also has the rights to that one as well...)...

Double level barges are used on the Seattle to Alaska Hydro Train regularly: http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/31826/size/big/ppuser/4700 I saw them regularly growing up in Port Townsend. The cabins on the Milwaukee barges that served the Seattle-Port Townsend were...

Oh but there are rotary couplers available: http://www.sergentengineering.com/ click on "Products" and "Rotary" you'll have to use Sergents for the non-rotating end on all cars in a unit train, but since those don't really need to be coupled to other types of cars, it's not like you'd have to...

Unfortunately, it's not really that simple to differentiate between F unit models. An early F3 could look a lot like a late F2, and a late F3 could look very similar to an early F7, a late F7 might look an awful lot like an early F9. Generally if it has taller fans, chicken wire grills, three...

That's true too... I think Athearn decided they looked similar enough to get 2 units out of the same shell. Actually probably three... I bet that's an F45 too. It sure was nice having locomotives available for $20.00, but I certainly don't miss some of the shortcuts manufacturers used to...

That's true... except that what you have there is an FP45, which did indeed have handrails: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_FP45 - Chris

I just received the photo-etch for my Railflyer Canadian cab, from what I've been told all the cab orders have now shipped, so everyone who ordered one should have this stuff very soon as well. Anyway the frets look really terrific. I'm going to try to build up my cab over the next few days and...

Railflyer Hood Door Kits. I finally got around to assembling the Railflyer Hood Door kit I got awhile ago, it's a multimedia approach to building the engine and radiator room doors. The kit I assembled is a test run and while it didn't have any issues as far as it's representation of the...

Josh, That's a very cool project. I'll be looking forward to what you make of it. Keep us posted of the goings-on at WPM... someday I'll have to plan a vacation to SoCal about this time of year. Chris

I got a scanner last year, a pretty basic radio shack model. It doesn't have text tags which would be nice, but otherwise fits my purposes just fine. I also have a Motorola Railscan Gain Antenna which is tuned to 160-161mhz and does a really incredible job of picking up railroad signals...

It sounds like a lot of your questions have been answered, but just to add my two cents... for the complete picture, definitely e-mail Christopher Howard: christopher@railflyermodelprototypes.com. One of the main things Railflyer has going for it is that you can contact them and get a quick...

I've done some more work on my Railflyer GP38-2. Some of this stuff was posted in the WPF a few weeks back, but the tread and a couple of other things are new. http://milepost15.wordpress.com/ - Chris

Yeah, definitely don't use ModelFlex to brush, it's not a terrible paint, but it's finicky and as Josh said is only for airbrushing. Your problem is probably the paint and the brush, The best paint you can buy is Tamiya acrylics. They have an excellent formula and brush on smooth and even...

Just to add to what UP2CSX said, accordingto ngineering's website these are the worlds smallest chip LED's... whether or not that is true I don't know. Slightly larger one's are available in a number of places with leads all the way attached, but only these one's are small enough to fit in an...

I have one... It's actually a medical compressor designed for use with a nebulizer. I got mine for free from a friend who had two, but I think they go for under $50 bucks on e-bay. All you need to do to convert it for airbrush use is get the correct fitting from Home Depot or Lowes. So far...

Ngineering has everything you need: http://www.ngineering.com/accessories.htm I highly recommend the 12w mini soldering iron they sell. Chris

Yes, that's #38 magnet wire, with very thin insulation. It burns off when the wire is tinned. Chris

Hi Everyone, I've been meaning to post some of this stuff for awhile now, but I keep getting distracted by new projects, not to mention the fact that the weathers been too nice to sit in front of a computer long enough to get any photo's together. This week it was raining though, so here's...

Allen, That is some really fabulous work. I'd consider it scratchbuilding.... there's really not much of the original GP35 left... Great job, I can't wait to see more. Chris