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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
Schuyler Larrabee
No, they’re not cheap, but virtually all quality illustration board is now acid free, or buy “museum board” if you want to be sure, and make your own acid free box. You can glue it together, or just use packing tape ON THE OUTSIDE and you’ll have an acid free box much more cheaply.
Schuyler From: water.kresse@comcast.net Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately. Al Kresse [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Gon and hopper interiors
Steve SANDIFER
Here's your gondola shot.
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From: Joe Bower To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 9:22 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Gon and hopper interiors Group: There is a great photo showing the wide variety of colors of a lot of box cars in the "CMSTP, Gatewood Yard,Chicago". Go to the flicker site below, then click on the "older" button about 10 times for the photo. This shows the variations from newly painted to quite weathered. Also good reference for types of roofs, and roof walk appearance. Enjoy, Joe Bower _____ From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of midrly Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 9:32 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Re: Gon and hopper interiors Not just the SP. The Pennsylvania RR painted the insides of their hoppers as well-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179216178/lightbox/ Steve Lucas. --- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> , Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote: > > Clark Propst wrote: > > Of course there are exceptions Brain, but generally gon and hopper interiors were not painted. > > I disagree, Clark. Certainly SP painted interiors of every class of open-top car of which I have an adequate photo evidence. I looked down into an awful lot of hopper and gondola cars on the B7O track below the Carnegie Mellon campus in the years I was there (and greatly enjoyed the opportunity), and would say the unpainted interiors were the exception. Of course paint was usually in remnant form along the upper parts of sides and ends in hoppers. > > Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA > 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com > (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... > Publishers of books on railroad history >
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Re: Lehigh Valley 60000-60499 Box Cars
Joel Holmes <lehighvalley@...>
Hi Chuck,
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The only pictures I have seen of LV box cars prior to the green ones has the LEHIGH VALLEY on the left side of the car. The LV was on unique in that there were a number of other railroads that had their name on the left side of the car. Joel Holmes
I'm finishing up a Sunshine model of a LV 60000-60499 series wood sided
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Re: Curious about veracity
Schuyler Larrabee
Thanks, Ben, that's what I thought.
Now, anybody for Pere Marquette? Schuyler From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Benjamin Hom Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:37 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] Curious about veracity Schuyler Larrabee asked: "New Accurail kits for June. Are these legitimate models of actual prototypes? #48351 Pere Marquette #4846 Pennsylvania Close to each other at the lower right of this page: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/4800.htm " NO for PRR. The only 40 ft reefers built for PRR before the formation of Fruit Growers Express were the Class R7 single-sheathed cars. There were intentions to build reefers based on the Class X29 boxcar design, but these were never built. Ben Hom
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Re: Curious about veracity
Benjamin Hom
Schuyler Larrabee asked:
"New Accurail kits for June. Are these legitimate models of actual prototypes? #48351 Pere Marquette #4846 Pennsylvania Close to each other at the lower right of this page: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/4800.htm " NO for PRR. The only 40 ft reefers built for PRR before the formation of Fruit Growers Express were the Class R7 single-sheathed cars. There were intentions to build reefers based on the Class X29 boxcar design, but these were never built. Ben Hom
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Curious about veracity
Schuyler Larrabee
New Accurail kits for June.
Are these legitimate models of actual prototypes? #48351 Pere Marquette #4846 Pennsylvania Close to each other at the lower right of this page: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/4800.htm Schuyler
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Lehigh Valley 60000-60499 Box Cars
Layout Tour
I'm finishing up a Sunshine model of a LV 60000-60499 series wood sided boxcar. Besides the ACF builder's photo which was in the kit, there is a photo in Bob Archer's book Lehigh Valley Railroad of one of the cars around 1937. Their as-built lettering was unique in that LEHIGH VALLEY was painted over the left side of the car, versus the right on most box cars. Does anyone have or know of a photo of one of them in the later 1940-1950's lettering scheme? I do not believe they were lettered the same as the better known cars with the left side opening doors.
Chuck Davis Norfolk, VA
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correction about models at Cocoa Beach
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
I just learned at RPM-East last weekend that I had messed up my blog post about models at Cocoa Beach, and credited Eric Thur with some of John Johnson's models (Eric pointed it out to meK). My apologies to both of them, and to anyone who was confused. I have explained this in my most recent post (see below) and also gone back and corrected the previous post so that it reads correctly. I also included some comments about RPM-East in my post:
http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/03/rpm-east-and-correction.html Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Pencil
Andy Sperandeo
Tony, Richard,
There's no need to argue about anything. I like Prismacolor pencils too. I have a few in different colors and use them often. Andy
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Re: BLI NYC USRA design steel box car; was Sun Models NYC boxcar
Don <riverman_vt@...>
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce F. Smith" <smithbf@...> wrote:
Thanks, Bruce. I wondered if there might have been a connection. They have also not been smart enough to offer the B&A version in more than one road number and, at least from what the Grubba's told me at Springfield, have not even been smart enough to offer a different number for the B&A car in the latest run! It is a repeat of the first run! How dumb can one get! Still a nice model to have, however. I have been purchasing them in four packs and would take more if they could get their marketing act together. It might also be a good model for Standard Car to offer a steel 1/2 door add-on kit for like the wood 1/2 door add-on for the Accurail cars already offered. Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
np328
That mold is feeding on the paper, and you may get rid of the smell however not kill the mold. The next time the humidity rises the mold could come back to life. And if you place these by other books, the mold could spread. You need to kill the mold.
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Keep the books isolated from other papers and get some freezer bags big enough to seal the books in the bag and freeze the books, sealed in the freezer bag in your home freezer for about two weeks-three weeks. If you have a bunch of books check with a meat locker or a friend who has a larger freezer. We have done this with donations to our archives that have came in with "that smell". It is cheap and effective. And get a dehimidifier if you do not have one. Jim Dick - St. Paul
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
Larry
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I've had success with these methods 1) get a bag of kitty litter and put 2"-3" in the bottom of a plastic bucket that you can seal. 2) Put the book standing up with as many of the pages fanned open as you can. 3) Keep the book in the sealed contain for a couple of weeks and the kitty litter should pull the mold and moisture out of the pages. If it doesn't remove all the moldy smell try also sprinkling baking soda between the pages, place in a sealed plastic bag and let sit in the sun for a few days. Charlie Duckworth
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Re: MEK...
albyrno
I went by Lowes in Reno this morning and they HAVE 2 GALLONS on shelf and normally carry MEK (NOT SUBSTITUTE)
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Alan
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CORRECTION Re: Re: MTH HO 40' steel reefers
Benjamin Hom
I wrote:
This is the same issue that I have with the Athearn "Rebuilt USRA boxcar"... CORRECTION - ATLAS "Rebuilt USRA boxcar". Thanks to Brian Carlson for pointing it out. Ben Hom
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
The MSTL list recently raised funds and purchase Acid Free boxes, etc. for
storage of the MSTL AFE files that Gene Green is currently working with. We got them from Gaylord, who regularly offers sales/discounts on items. They currently are offering 25% off Archival supplies through today (just got the email this morning). http://www.gaylord.com/ Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
Benjamin Hom
Al Kresse wrote:
"Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately." They're not that bad - I pick up magazine storage boxes at the local comic book store for $5 retail, and the price per unit drops if you buy them in bulk. http://www.bcwsupplies.com/products/magazine-boxes/magazine-cardboard-storage-box.htm Ben Hom
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Re: MTH HO 40' steel reefers
Benjamin Hom
Jan Podganski Jr wrote:
"As I wrote in my original post, they are a decent stand in for a plywood side R-40-24. I did upgrade a model with new grab irons, and replace the ladder rungs with stand away rungs. The under frame needs work to look better. I used a parts from a Tichy PFE under frame kit. There seems to be a bias against MTH and I think that's why these cars got very little attention." Jan, your post pretty much sums it up. You have an RTR model with an MSRP of $25 purporting to be a steel reefer that is closest to a stand-in for a plywood-side car that you still had to replace the underframe and upgrade the details to produce a credible model. "If modelers can take a Tyco reefer and make something remarkable out of it, then these cars have a lot of potential." The Tyco reefer doesn't cost you $25! This is the same issue that I have with the Athearn "Rebuilt USRA boxcar" - I can correct the model and make it something much closer to the prototype, but the buy-in cost is too high for something that isn't right in the first place. Ben Hom
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
water.kresse@...
Sounds like I have a couple of the remedies in the house already: activated charcoal for the fish tank filter and kittie litter. Acid free boxes don't come cheap . . . unfortunately.
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Al Kresse
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From: "Rio Grande Ltd" <rgmodels@aol.com> To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:39:38 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers you might ask a local museum. eric -----Original Message----- From: water.kresse <water.kresse@comcast.net> To: STMFC <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 8:36 am Subject: Re: [STMFC] Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers Great question Larry . . . . I would like to know also . . . and so would my wife. Al Kresse Been following the great discussions on Steam era equipment and alot of Information quoted is from Old Guides and similar publications.....I have acquired several over the years and most have a pretty moldy smell....How do you fellows take care of this....Registers are in pretty good shape except for odor....Thanks....Larry Mennie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
My wife would say set it in the sun for a few days. IE let the UV rays kill
off the mold/mildew. She also sprinkles cinnamon around the corners basement to remove the odor. Google can help: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-the-Mildew-Smell-from-Books which has a caution about using those dryer sheets. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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Re: Moldy smell in Old Railway Equipment Registers
Steve Stull
Larry, Al;
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Follow this link to Northeast Document Conservation Center. http://www.nedcc.org/ask/frequently.php#q9 Information is available, plus good hints for further assistance. Good luck Steve Stull
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