On Oct 17, 2008, at 10:27 AM, timboconnor@... wrote:

From the Random Hose Model RR Dictionary:

Foobie (Foo-bee), noun: A model kit or ready to run that purports to
represent an actual prototype railroad car but in fact is incorrect either
in the manner of decoration or the physical details of the car itself, or
most often, both. Not to be confused with merely mediocre models.

Foobie - a compound word originally derived from "fake" and "boob" and used to describe silicon implanted mammary glands. Now generically used for anything that is bogus. It may also be related to the military term FUBAR, which certainly applies to these Athearn, ex-MDC rib side triples.

Regards
Bruce

Bruce F. Smith
Auburn, AL
http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/index.pl/bruce_f._smith2

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