I dunno. I smell trouble. If you have a derail or other mishap back there, you need to remove a backdrop and then reach over whatever is in front, hoping you don't crush something. The yard is just st

Alan, Worked for me. Rick

My proto info says 2.5" clearance. Too long ago to remember where I got that info. Doubt that anyone will be over with an .029" feeler gauge to check. That .030 sounds fine to me. Rick

Ya know, if you change the subject line to match the information provided, it is a lot easier for a search to find the info. Jus' sayin'. Rick

Lawrence, It may be necessary to quit the group with the "stop these..." account and rejoin with a name you want. Silly, but it may work. Rick

Mike, That's another way to do it. Just a shell with a drawer inside. Difference is the drawer has a bottom and the cube shell has another bottom. Just looking for the least material needed with the r

Looks like even a 1/2" offset is plenty. Rick

That's what the wax on the slides is for and a 1" offset isn't that much off of center. Modelers that use a lot of scale lumber probably can come up with their own unique solution. Still like the scre

Bill, Like the new design. Some thoughts: You can probably set the drawers with only 1/16" clear below. That can deepen the drawer or shorten the sides. Sometimes it is good to have a stop that can be

Got me thinking there ought to be something 'railroady' in our parts collections that can make neat drawer pulls. Maybe an old driver wheel with a spacer, or... Rick I was thinking about inexpensive d

Bill, If you use a hardwood like oak for the slides and pin and glue them in, they should be fine. Not a lot of weight will be in the drawers. What I don't see are any rabbets where the drawer slides

Not sure if this was mentioned and I just missed it, but Here's another vertical solution: https://www.handlaidtrack.com/lumber-store-without-wood Rick

Solar ovens will work for paint drying even if it is cold out. Just need a sunny location out of the wind. Thick cardboard box lined with aluminum foil and a cover of thick glass, and you're in busine

Bill, I am using an Elegoo Mars, and have had no problems with it so far. It can handle the rivets, but not sure if it can fit in the entire tender. The print volume is 4.7 x 2.6 x 6.1 high. You can p

Bill, Resin printers would have no problem with rivets. The filament printers can handle it if the rivets aren't too small. I can do tests if it helps. Rick

Ed, For details, see the Quick Pic Book on the 30' Short Reefers. Lots of close up pics of the hardware and I shot the interior of the ice bunker on one of the 40 ft cars. The bunkers should be the sa

Drew, That "good luck to your new club" is to you and your other 'youts' in cahoots. Rick

Dave, Interesting that the famed La Mesa Club in Balboa Park's Model Railroad Museum was started for just the same reason! Now their finely researched and detailed version of the Tehachapi Loop, compl

One more item unearthed. I think it is from the Gazette article. Rick

Follow up: text file was from January 2010. Rick