Re: Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Well done Bob, nice innovative solution to the issue and the finished product looks great. Fenton
On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 9:10 PM Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote:
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Re: MILW>WP
mopacfirst
Today that car sits in a line of other historic cars where it's blocked in, very hard to shoot due to cars on the adjacent tracks. But at least it still exists.
Ron Merrick
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Re: Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Tony Thompson
Your model looks excellent, Bob, no reason to apologize.
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Tony Thompson
On Apr 17, 2019, at 5:12 PM, Bob Chapman <chapbob611@...> wrote:
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Re: Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
skibbs4
That’s clever with the scribed styrene instead of carving! Nice work, Bob. Mike Skibbe
On Apr 17, 2019, at 7:12 PM, Bob Chapman <chapbob611@...> wrote:
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Re: Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Nelson Moyer
That’s a nice looking car, and your solution to the molded details is ingenious.
Nelson Moyer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Bob Chapman
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 7:12 PM To: STMFC <main@realSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
In recent years, the folks at the Chicagoland RPM have presented a kit or minikit to registrants, allowing them to model a freight car not commercially available. The 2018 minikit was a truss-rod FGEX reefer, comprised of an Accurail carbody, a custom sheet of cast resin details, and custom decals.
Attached is my result -- built as a "layout model" (no museum-quality modeling here!) For the most part, I followed the Chicagoland instructions, with one exception. I have never had luck in scraping off cast-on ladders and grabs from a double-sheathed carbody. No matter how careful, I can't seem to avoid at least one gouge, and almost always end up with ghosts of the ladder rungs and grabs showing in the siding grooves. For this model, I replaced the siding on the ends and under the side ladders and grabs with #2040 Evergreen siding. I shimmed the replacement siding on the sides with .040"-thick styrene strip spacers. The replacement siding on the ends was slightly thinned, then laminated atop the original end siding.
A big thanks to Mike Skibbe, Frank Houdina, Tom Madden, and Ted Culotta, who made the kit possible.
Regards, Bob Chapman
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Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Andy Carlson
Hi Bob- That kind of clever problem solving is why I like the STM FC. What a great solution! -andy Carlson Ojai CA
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 5:12:32 PM PDT, Bob Chapman <chapbob611@...> wrote:
In recent years, the folks at the Chicagoland RPM have presented a kit or minikit to registrants, allowing them to model a freight car not commercially available. The 2018 minikit was a truss-rod FGEX reefer, comprised of an Accurail carbody, a custom sheet of cast resin details, and custom decals. Attached is my result -- built as a "layout model" (no museum-quality modeling here!) For the most part, I followed the Chicagoland instructions, with one exception. I have never had luck in scraping off cast-on ladders and grabs from a double-sheathed carbody. No matter how careful, I can't seem to avoid at least one gouge, and almost always end up with ghosts of the ladder rungs and grabs showing in the siding grooves. For this model, I replaced the siding on the ends and under the side ladders and grabs with #2040 Evergreen siding. I shimmed the replacement siding on the sides with .040"-thick styrene strip spacers. The replacement siding on the ends was slightly thinned, then laminated atop the original end siding. A big thanks to Mike Skibbe, Frank Houdina, Tom Madden, and Ted Culotta, who made the kit possible. Regards, Bob Chapman
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Re: Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Nice work!
Thanks!
From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Bob Chapman <chapbob611@...>
In recent years, the folks at the Chicagoland RPM have presented a kit or minikit to registrants, allowing them to model a freight car not commercially available. The 2018 minikit was a truss-rod FGEX reefer, comprised of an Accurail carbody, a custom sheet of cast resin details, and custom decals.
Attached is my result -- built as a "layout model" (no museum-quality modeling here!) For the most part, I followed the Chicagoland instructions, with one exception. I have never had luck in scraping off cast-on ladders and grabs from a double-sheathed carbody. No matter how careful, I can't seem to avoid at least one gouge, and almost always end up with ghosts of the ladder rungs and grabs showing in the siding grooves. For this model, I replaced the siding on the ends and under the side ladders and grabs with #2040 Evergreen siding. I shimmed the replacement siding on the sides with .040"-thick styrene strip spacers. The replacement siding on the ends was slightly thinned, then laminated atop the original end siding.
A big thanks to Mike Skibbe, Frank Houdina, Tom Madden, and Ted Culotta, who made the kit possible.
Regards, Bob Chapman
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Chicagoland FGEX Reefer
Bob Chapman
In recent years, the folks at the Chicagoland RPM have presented a kit or minikit to registrants, allowing them to model a freight car not commercially available. The 2018 minikit was a truss-rod FGEX reefer, comprised of an Accurail carbody, a custom sheet of cast resin details, and custom decals. Attached is my result -- built as a "layout model" (no museum-quality modeling here!) For the most part, I followed the Chicagoland instructions, with one exception. I have never had luck in scraping off cast-on ladders and grabs from a double-sheathed carbody. No matter how careful, I can't seem to avoid at least one gouge, and almost always end up with ghosts of the ladder rungs and grabs showing in the siding grooves. For this model, I replaced the siding on the ends and under the side ladders and grabs with #2040 Evergreen siding. I shimmed the replacement siding on the sides with .040"-thick styrene strip spacers. The replacement siding on the ends was slightly thinned, then laminated atop the original end siding. A big thanks to Mike Skibbe, Frank Houdina, Tom Madden, and Ted Culotta, who made the kit possible. Regards, Bob Chapman
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Re: MILW>WP
Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Clark,
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True, but more or less out of our period. WP bought two 40' MILW boxcars of 1948 vintage for to carry Ammana appliances, I suspect as part of a pool arrangement. They were numbered 3416-3417, and rebuilt with 9' doors, nailable steel floors and Spartan Easy Loaders. The doors carried a steel plate with SEI initials, like most specially-equipped WP boxcars. One survives at the Portola Railroad Museum as MW 0209. A photo can be seen at https://www.wplives.com/archives/mow/nonrevenue/MW0209.php . Yours Aye, Garth Groff
On 4/17/19 2:13 PM, Clark Propst wrote:
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MILW>WP
Clark Propst
A friend was telling me about a thread he’d been looking at on some website? about possible two Milwaukee ribsides that went to the WP. He said the thread never answered the questions of why the cars were on the WP and what their purpose was. Anyone on this list know anything about these cars? Sorry to bother if this transaction took place after 1960. CW Propst
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
I just gave away about 25 issues of MM 1983-1987 to Just Trains in Concord (my usual LHS no other connection) for their old magazine rack. Now to find anyone who wants 20-25 years of Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazettes and is willing to cart them away.
Ken Adams Walnut Creek California
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Hi, Denny -
I will be in Sacramento starting on May 1 for the PCR Convention. If it is just two boxes I am willing to take them. Several clubs I know would want these back issues. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA chiefbobbb AT Verizon DOT net
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Re: Throwback Tuesday: Athearn Rolling Stock Ad, Model Railroader October 1959
Richard Townsend
I have just such a project on my workbench right now. A new roof, an Accurail fish belly underframe, and the usual improvements to the sides and ends are involved.
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Aley, Jeff A
Folks,
I’m not sure if the discussion of Media Mail would be on-topic for the RPO List. But I AM sure that it’s NOT on-topic for STMFC.
Thanks,
-Jeff Aley Deputy Moderator, STMFC
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Gary, I suspect that used magazines could be considered “books” as the advertising is dated and thus no longer applicable.
What used to be called book rate is now Media Mail® Small and large packages and thick envelopes can be sent domestically using Media Mail. Contents are limited to books, manuscripts, sound recordings, and certain other educational materials. Formerly called “Book Rate”, Media Mail cannot contain advertising, except eligible books may contain incidental announcements of books.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gary Roe
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 4:10 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Tim,
My local post office told me that you cannot ship magazines Media Mail, since they contain advertisements. It's probably done all the time; but...
gary roe quincy, illinois
On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 03:55:30 PM CDT, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Technically true, which is why I would box them or use a stiff carboard envelope. I have mailed magazine-size publications (e.g. "Classic Freight Cars") without any problems. And I mail enough stuff that the folks down at the Post Office know me by name. :-D Tim O'Connor
On 4/16/2019 5:09 PM, Gary Roe wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Dennis Storzek
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 05:30 PM, Bruce Smith wrote:
From the USPS web site "Media Mail packages may not contain advertising."That's because you don't want media mail, but rather Bound Printed Matter rate: Difference between Bound Printed Matter and Media Mail! ... So it's a bulk rate service, much cheaper than regular Media Mail. Books can be shipped by BPM. Catalogs and magazines can also be shipped by BPM, but are not allowed underMedia Mail because they contain advertising. Dennis
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
From the USPS web site "Media Mail packages may not contain advertising." I note that newspapers are NOT listed as media mail eligible on the USPS web site.
Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Dennis Storzek <destorzek@...>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:19 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Mainline Modeler collection disposal. On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 02:09 PM, Gary Roe wrote:
And newspapers don't? Newly printed magazines go media mail... as I recall, to qualify, the magazine has to be less than a certain percentage of advertising, I want to say 50% , but it may have been slightly less, such as 45%. Any more than that is an ad flyer, which doesn't qualify. Whatever, if it was initially delivered via media mail, it qualifies to go that way again. Dennis Storzek
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Nelson Moyer
I looked up the media that qualify for media mail rates on the USPS web site, and magazines and newspapers aren’t listed. Maybe the rules changed?
Nelson Moyer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Dennis Storzek
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:20 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 02:09 PM, Gary Roe wrote:
And newspapers don't? Newly printed magazines go media mail... as I recall, to qualify, the magazine has to be less than a certain percentage of advertising, I want to say 50% , but it may have been slightly less, such as 45%. Any more
than that is an ad flyer, which doesn't qualify. Whatever, if it was initially delivered via media mail, it qualifies to go that way again.
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Re: Mainline Modeler collection disposal.
Dennis Storzek
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 02:09 PM, Gary Roe wrote:
And newspapers don't? Newly printed magazines go media mail... as I recall, to qualify, the magazine has to be less than a certain percentage of advertising, I want to say 50% , but it may have been slightly less, such as 45%. Any more than that is an ad flyer, which doesn't qualify. Whatever, if it was initially delivered via media mail, it qualifies to go that way again. Dennis Storzek
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