Just read on the HOn3 discussion group at groups.io that Eric Bracher's Rio Grande models is being sold, so that after the sale is complete and the buyers get themselves going, the RGM kits will be back. This is certainly true for HOn3 modelers but RGM also made some structures which could be used for narrow or standard gauge.

RGM's models are soft metal, wood and plastic craftsman kits. They make up into really good models. It is good to hear that 50 years of work will continue with new owners.

John

Folks,

I was reading an article in the October 2020 NMRA magazine about a "sand train" that operates in Louisville, Kentucky.  This train is operated by RJ Corman company and delivers gondola loads of sand from the Nugent Sand Company on the Ohio River to its distribution yard in Lexington, Kentucky.  Apparently, this "unit train" operates once a day.  The gondolas are loaded by a conveyor belt mounted on a moveable boom system. 

Scale Model Animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! When I started out designing low-cost decoders, they were intended to facilitate my animation work.

Hello: I am modeling the Kansas City Terminal Railway and am looking to create (ideally kitbash) several of their 0-6-0's, that had slope back tenders, using a commercially available HO scale model as a starting point, if possible. Here are a couple sample photos of one such prototype. Any tips you might have for available approximations of such a sloped tender would be greatly appreciated (including short-run models like brass). Thanks in advance for any comments.