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Re: e bay auctions
Andy Harman
At 01:09 AM 6/5/2016 +0000, you wrote:
I bought the Ambroid "box of sticks" on ebay and it contains everything I need to build a nice Pennsy boxcar.I found that when it comes to sliced dead trees, I'm not my dad or my grandfather. Even if the prototype is wood, I'd rather make it out of plastic. I have yet to actually do this. I had planned to make an N&W CF caboose from stock styrene using the plans and castings from the old QC kit. Then BLI announced a plastic CF, then they un-announced it. Then AMB did a laserkit wood version. Thing is, what I need is a plywood-sided rebuild. I will probably just use the wood sides as a template to make styrene "plywood" sides and build the rest of it as-is. I also have a brass CF to go with my BLI class A and H-2 hoppers one of these days. Andy
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Re: Friction Bearings
Andy Harman
At 09:44 AM 6/4/2016 -0700, you wrote:
Actually, be careful with this statement. The measured frictional resistance is vanishingly small between solid and roller bearings at all speeds above about 5 miles per hour. The thing about changing technology is that often there's no special name for the old tech. It was just a "bearing". So when roller bearings came along they had to invent a marketing name for the "old bearings" that implied inferiority. Hence "friction". Like, today what is a "light bulb"? We'll probably still be calling them that long after argon-case encased glass globes with tungsten filaments are relegated to museums. Or "digital modem", which is an oxymoron - but "modem" no longer means "MOdulator / DEModulator", it means "box between your computer and the communications network. I suppose the term "friction bearing", whether correct or not, has the same meaning to both railroaders and model railroaders and if one is motivated to correct the terminology, then one must understand the reference. In other words, communication was successful. There are plenty of cases where modeling terms differ from prototype terms by necessity. In that regard model builders have more in common with the car builders than with railroaders and shippers who use the cars. The "end user" of a car is concerned with its capacity and ability to do the job. Builders and modelers care about details like how many panels, riveted or welded, etc. I enjoy learning about all of these aspects. I bought my first ORER about 10 years ago, and while it contains no photos or much of anything useful to a model builder, it's invaluable for determining the service live of a specific class of equipment. If I have an undated photo, and I can find the car in the ORER I at least know something about its service life. It has come in very handy especially when modeling steam and transition era cars in my own era. I've put aside a number of models I considered too early only to discover examples in service in my era still wearing a 1947 paint scheme. Anyway... terminology is good, especially when its understood. Andy
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Re: nice roof weathering
Andy Harman
At 09:38 AM 6/4/2016 -0700, you wrote:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/371646799337?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT>Original Slide - Rock Island RI N&W ATSF Box Car Derailment Scene on N&W 1958Derailment photos are a great source of roof and underbody details. And sometimes interiors. Andy
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Re: e bay auctions
Andy Harman
I've been buying on ebay since 1999, 99.8% positive results. I've occasionally done the "best offer" thing when it was offered. Sometimes the seller already has a minimum price and if you meet or beat it, you get an instant answer and if you don't, you get an instant rejection. The other way is the offer is open and you don't get a response until the seller actually sees it.
IIRC I bought a couple of PSC brass tank cars pretty cheap that way, one damaged that was really dirt cheap. Had a couple dents in it, but the ends were not soldered on so I was able to get inside and rub out the dents. Just enough remaining to be realistic once I get around to repainting it. The only wood kit I bought on ebay was a Quality Craft auto rack, which is borderline OT for this list. It does represent an early 85' rack. My plan was always to build the car in plastic and just use the plans and castings. Whenever I get around to that project. I've sold some Sunshine kits on ebay, the same way I always do - $5 minimum bid and no reserve. They did well, including a couple of Naperville giveaway minikits... well not exactly giveaway considering the price of admission but, I accumulated some I couldn't use and got surprising good money for them. I've kept a few Sunshine kits that are borderline "boomer" era cars, or just a few too interesting to part with. Ebay is about the best place to find about anything obscure. Think of the most obscure kit, part, manufacturer... and you'll probably get a hit. Andy
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Re: Friction Bearings
Brad, I was just going to make the same reply, so I'll just tag on to yours. I was in the operating (conductor, trainmaster) department and I worked with carmen & others that dealt directly with bearings.
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I heard the term "soild bearing" maybe a few times. The rest of the time it was "friction bearing". If you, as a newbie car dept. or operation employee were to call them "solid bearings", you'd be suspected of being a "foamer". So we have the bizzarre situation where most real railroaders use the "incorrect" term while railfans stand on the sidelines, gonna school 'em. (Similar to "switch" / "turnout", "engine" / "locomotive", etc.) I've made this comment at least three times on different Yahoo groups, it never made a difference. I fully expect non-railroader railfans to argue about this, again. I'll keep calling them friction bearings. Robert Simpson ex-UP, Amtrak California, AC&J, PAR ---In STMFC@..., <corlissbs@...> wrote : Not true. I was a real railroader and we used the term friction bearing. A common term in describing car trucks and repair of such. Brad Smith Sent from Brad's iPod
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Re: nice roof weathering
Steve Haas
<<A very interesting slide.>> The weathering on the three roofs alone is enough to make it interesting: 1) The effect on the car on the far right can be recreated using the tried and true “splotches of rubber cement” technique, 2) The effect on the roof of the middle car can be replicated by a thin overspray of any appropriate dark color, but 3) The edges of discoloration on the left car are far more subtle – perhaps a bit of paint on a rag for the stronger weathering, followed by a light overspray of grime/dust. Anybody else have some suggestions?
Best regards, Steve
Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA
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Re: e bay auctions
Stephen Bishop
I bought the Ambroid "box of sticks" on ebay and it contains everything I need to build a nice Pennsy boxcar.
Steve Bishop
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone
------ Original message------ From: ed_mines@... [STMFC] Date: Sat, Jun 4, 2016 12:01 PM To: STMFC@...; Subject:[STMFC] e bay auctions
Does anyone have any experience buying freight car kits on e bay sold as "best offer"? Some classic "junk" kits like the Ambroid ACF covered hopper kits are being offered, sometimes at premium prices. Screen roofwalks, ugh! Sealing the wood is no picnic these days either. Every so often pretty nice kit built cars are offered. There's a nice, built up Gloor NYC caboose being offered now. Ed Mines
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Re: nice roof weathering
mopacfirst
Notice the ACF proprietary roof on the Rock car....
Ron Merrick
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Re: Rutland Wheel Reports - Reefers (was Re: NYC Covered Hoppers)
Ted Schnepf
Hi Eric,
in the 1/28 ORER is a detailed roster for DSDX (note the lengths are inside, between bulkheads) #90 to 94 32' 2" 300 to 999 30' 10" 1400-1899 no dimensions 2500-2599 20' 2" (20' is correct. must be old, short cars) 50000-8999 32' 2" There are no individual car quantities, only a total of 560 cars. This is a new listing submitted 1/1928. Just checked 12/31 ORER and there are more class series listed, but no quantities, not even a total car count. Ted At 01:48 PM 6/2/2016, you wrote: My October 1926 ORER has the following notes for DSDX cars.
Rails Unlimited
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Re: nice roof weathering
Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Curt,
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A very interesting slide. I was drawn to the large pile of retired position light signals in the background. That's the sort of thing that some really torques off some people when they see it on your layout. I used to have a gondola that was entirely filled with plastic short shot investments of K-37 air pumps. I assembled them for Grandtline to cast in brass, and was allowed to keep any that failed in the mold or dried crooked in assembly. I had at least one person tell me that he didn't find my load funny at all. :~) Yours Aye, Garth Groff
On 6/4/16 12:38 PM,
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Re: Beer Reefers for Everyone
al whitecar
too all Over the last 20 years, I have done many various reefers using Microtrains cars, Model Railroad Customizing painting, and Art Griffin decals. I estimate the total number of cars about 300 reefers and 100 box cars of which is 75 to 100 are beer cars. Some day, I will learn to use various Photoshop and other programs to make more beer decals for my collection. Most of the manufacturers do a portion of the prototypical beer cars. But there are "what if" beer decals which I am more interested in doing. Al Whitecar
On Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:19 PM, "'Bruce F. Smith' smithbf@... [STMFC]" wrote: Mike,
I've been thinking about a clinic on the brewing industry, but for Cocoa Beach, not Chi-town. The problem is that while I know a lot about brewing, I am not as familiar with railroad service to breweries. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL ________________________________________ From: STMFC@... on behalf of Mike Skibbe mskibbe@... [STMFC] Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 2:03 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Beer Reefers for Everyone The topic of freight car fleets used to move beer would be a great clinic topic for RPM Chicagoland if anyone has some extra time and the inclination to pull it all together! Sounds like there is some knowledge of the St. Louis and Milwaukee fleets here. I can help with photos of the DSDX cars... Any takers?? Mike Skibbe www.rpmconference.com > On Jun 3, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Jeffrey White jrwhite@... [STMFC] wrote: > > Prohibition lives and not just in the South. > > Illinois permitted every political subdivision (county, township, city, > ward and precinct) to decide if they were going to be wet or dry after > the repeal of prohibition. The law permitted that decision to be made > either by a vote of the elected representatives (i.e. county board, city > council) or by referendum. The law also states that once that decision > was made, it can only be changed by the same method it was made. In > other words, if the city council or county board voted to go wet, then > the city council or county board could return toe political subdivision > to dry. And if the wet/dry decision was made by referendum, then it can > only be changed by referendum. > > This created a patchwork of wet/dry areas in Illinois that still exists. > During the time period we cover, much of rural Illinois was dry. > > Of course alcoholic beverages still passed through the dry areas and > often there was a county that was dry but one or more municipalities in > the county were wet. > > Anheuser Busch products were brewed only in St Louis until 1951 when > they opened a brewery in Newark, NJ. This later expanded to 9 breweries > in various parts of the country but much of that expansion happened > after the cutoff date of this list. > > Busch began pasteurizing their beer in the early 1870s and shipped it > nationwide. > > The Anheuser Busch website says this about the company owned cars: > > http://www.anheuser-busch.com/index.php/our-heritage/history/history-of-innovation/ > > "Refrigerated Railcars- Adolphus expanded the use of refrigerated > railcars, which were first introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition > in Philadelphia. By 1877, Adolphus was using 40 cars built by the > Tiffany Refrigerator Car Company of Chicago. In 1878, Adolphus and three > other businessmen established the St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co., which > later provided Anheuser-Busch with a fleet of 850 refrigerator cars to > transport beer throughout the nation. > > Rail-side Ice Houses- Ice was another variable that Adolphus had to > manage in the shipment of his beer to distant markets. Ice melts, so in > order to keep the refrigerated railcars cold, fresh supplies needed to > be stored so that the cars could be repacked. To make sure the company > had an ample supply of fresh ice, Anheuser-Busch built a series of ice > houses and storage depots. When the railcars pulled in after traveling a > distance, they could stop and reload with fresh ice." > > I wasn't aware that the company built it's own ice houses. I wonder > where they were located and how long they lasted? > > Jeff White > > Alma, IL > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Posted by: Mike Skibbe ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links
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Re: Beer Reefers for Everyone
Mike,
I've been thinking about a clinic on the brewing industry, but for Cocoa Beach, not Chi-town. The problem is that while I know a lot about brewing, I am not as familiar with railroad service to breweries. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL ________________________________________ From: STMFC@... <STMFC@...> on behalf of Mike Skibbe mskibbe@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 2:03 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Beer Reefers for Everyone The topic of freight car fleets used to move beer would be a great clinic topic for RPM Chicagoland if anyone has some extra time and the inclination to pull it all together! Sounds like there is some knowledge of the St. Louis and Milwaukee fleets here. I can help with photos of the DSDX cars... Any takers?? <grin> Mike Skibbe www.rpmconference.com On Jun 3, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Jeffrey White jrwhite@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote: ------------------------------------ Posted by: Mike Skibbe <mskibbe@...> ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links
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Re: nice roof weathering
Bill Welch
Indeed Curt, thank you for the alert!
Bill Welch
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Re: R-40-10 reefers
Fred Jansz
OK will keep that in mind, thanks for the hint also on the apex boards.
Fred
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Re: Beer Reefers for Everyone
skibbs4
The topic of freight car fleets used to move beer would be a great clinic topic for RPM Chicagoland if anyone has some extra time and the inclination to pull it all together! Sounds like there is some knowledge of the St. Louis and Milwaukee fleets here. I can help with photos of the DSDX cars...
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Any takers?? <grin> Mike Skibbe www.rpmconference.com
On Jun 3, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Jeffrey White jrwhite@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Re: e bay auctions
sprinthag@...
A lot of the sellers are not at all knowledgeable about trains. real of model. They get some at a estate sale and think everything is worth a fortune.
These are also the ones that call a Mantua 4-6-0 a 4-4-2 just because of the odd driver spacing. Or they photograph a steam loco with the tender backwards. What I don't get is seeing two of the same item for, say, priced at $3500 and $40.00 and the a bit further down the same thing asking $200.00. Sometimes when I see an obvious error, especially if something is listed incorrectly to the point where buyers that may want it won't even click on the item, I send a message to the sellers. Some are very grateful and send me thank yous and others, if they reply, basically tell me where to shove it. Oh well. All we can do is watch for deals. One thging I can say is if you see a seller that appears to have really good asking prices, by all means check his/her other items. John Hagen
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Re: Friction Bearings
Brad Smith
Not true. I was a real railroader and we used the term friction bearing. A common term in describing car trucks and repair of such. Brad Smith Sent from Brad's iPod
On Jun 4, 2016, at 2:52 AM, riverman_vt@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Re: Red caboose -12 PFE models
Tony Thompson
Ed Miines wrote:
Red Caboose did a correct R-30-12. They then brought out the R-30-9 lettering on the same body, and unfortunately some of those kits are out there (with incorrect height, as Ed says). But, God love 'em, they retooled the -9 kit to the correct height, and there were lots of those produced too. So for the question of which model is correct, the answer is "both," but beware of the exception. BTW, the -9 cars were lettered R-30-12-9 for five years or so, then it was simplified to R-30-9. Confession: Red Caboose had consulted with me about the possibility of doing the -9 models, and I evidently did not make sufficiently clear that the heights were different, and I know I emphasized that the body APPEARANCE was essentially the same, with the same side hardware, etc. Later we got it cleared up, and I reminded them that if they had sent me a drawing or test shot to review, I would have caught the problem. But as I said, they did do the stand-up thing and corrected the model. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Beer Reefers for Everyone
William Hirt
Dave, Flip the states and you would be correct. The golf course is on
the Kansas side. Kansas still has somewhat restrictive liquor
laws. Passenger trains were subject to these restrictions when
traveling through Kansas. Schlitz used to have a brewery on the
Missouri side just south of downtown - one of several breweries on
the Missouri side of the line. And of course M K Goetz Brewing
(later Pearl Brewing) was up the river in St Joseph. I've only
seen URTX cars in Goetz Brewery photographs. The brewery was
served by the CGW. My dad used to visit the brewery because he
worked for Continental Can which supplied cans for the brewery's
product (the most famous of which was Country Club Malt Liquor). Bill Hirt
On 6/3/2016 10:23 PM, 'David North'
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Re: Friction Bearings
Tony Thompson
Jim Pickett wrote:
The enormous advantage of roller bearings is not only the virtual absence of hot boxes, but the elimination of all the inspection and maintenance of solid bearings. In economic terms, this is the ball game. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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