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Re: Ajax brake parts
Schuyler Larrabee
They look very familiar, but . . . well I just HAVE to get all this stuff organized. Never completely recovered from the double move.
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Schuyler
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer Sent: Friday, July 02, 2021 10:16 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts So where did Martin get them? He didn't do them himself. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of gary laakso Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 9:14 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts These sets were supplied with Sunshine kits. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 7:08 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Not sure, but could be Eastern Car Works. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via groups.io Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 8:01 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Canopy glue -another use
Paul. If it was a boxcar yes. Being a flat I didn’t think I could get enough thread engagement. Not much to these cars.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Jul 3, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Paul Doggett via groups.io <paul.doggett2472@...> wrote:
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Re: Canopy glue -another use
Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi Brian and List members,
While I typically think that canopy glue is not as strong as CA, I do feel
canopy glue holds up better under tension and shear than CA does, so hopefully
you will be happily surprised by the results. Let us all know how this holds
up!
Claus Schlund
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Re: Canopy glue -another use
Rich C
Good idea, Brian. I have used this method myself on many cars. I also find that attaching stake pockets with canopy glue is much easier to control alignment than using CA's. I have yet to have a stake pocket flick off, using this method. Rich Christie
On Saturday, July 3, 2021, 09:19:47 AM CDT, Brian Carlson via groups.io <prrk41361@...> wrote:
Working on an F&C F22 and the coupler box covers are friction fin not screws. Instead of CA I tried canopy glue thinking that if I ever needed to access the pocket for maintenance it might let me. Time will tell. Hold the lid nicely. Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Canopy glue -another use
Paul Doggett
Brian
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Could you not drill and tap it for a screw and if needs be a screw and washer. Paul Doggett England 🏴
On 3 Jul 2021, at 15:19, Brian Carlson via groups.io <prrk41361@...> wrote:
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Canopy glue -another use
Working on an F&C F22 and the coupler box covers are friction fin not screws. Instead of CA I tried canopy glue thinking that if I ever needed to access the pocket for maintenance it might let me. Time will tell. Hold the lid nicely.
Brian J. Carlson
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Re: A B&M USRA composite gon at a coal mine in West Virginia (undated)
Benjamin Hom
Schuyler Larrbee asked: "Hey, isn’t that B&M composite very close to the Walthers gon that was getting so much disrespect on this list a week or so ago? Certainly in the “close enough” category." No. There was a minor threadjack during that conversation - the Monon model Chuck Cover posted was NOT based on the Walthers steel car in question, but on a Walthers flat injection-molded composite gon based on the USRA 40 ft gon. If you use that kit with Dreadnaught ends, you'd get a model that's close to this prototype. However, the Walthers/Varney/AHM/Rivarossi/Cox/Bachamnn steel gon is nowhere close to the car in question. Ben Hom
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Weathering progress on five hoppers
Eric Hansmann
Five hoppers are nearly completed on my workbench. Only a couple details need to be installed to wrap them up. Weathering processes are reviewed in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.
Eric Hansmann
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Mystery boxcar
Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...>
Friends, I did a blow up of the cars in front of the Hills Brothers Coffee plant in San Francisco from one of the photos we discussed. Can anyone identify the wooden boxcar in this clip? With all wooden ends, it is definitely NOT HBCX 161 or 162. It might be an earlier boxcar they owned, or it could be an interchange car from another railroad. Interestingly, I don't see HBCX on Ian Cranstone's list of reporting marks, though he does list HBKX for Hills Brothers from 7/1932-7 1937. An error maybe, or another mystery? Can anyone check ORERS for this? I only have 1958, and Hills Brothers are not listed there. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆
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Re: Ajax brake parts
Thanks all. These probably came from a Details West package and were orphaned on the workbench.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Jul 3, 2021, at 8:09 AM, Dan Smith <espeefan@...> wrote:
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Re: Ajax brake parts
On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 02:20 AM, Bryian Sones wrote:
Brian, Bryian and all, Andy Carlson is correct, this brake detail set was produced by Terry Wegmann. Terry produced this set in a couple of different versions, one specifically for his Pacific Freight Enterprises PFE R-40-18, 19, 21 car and one that was a more generic version that had additional brake lever components, some of which were for more modern cars. The tooling evolved over time. Details West marketed them as a separately packaged part. Martin bought these parts from Terry several times to include in the Sunshine kits along with a separate tank, AB valve, cylinder sprue. I'm sure many remember that part too. Dan Smith
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Re: Ajax brake parts
Bryian Sones
Nelson, Isn't it just the Details West 1021 brake kit in white? Over the years I think the contents of the kit and sprue size grew to add more parts. Here is a link of an early kit that had some white metal part added. Bryian Sones Union Pacific Prototype Modeler Murrieta, CA
On Friday, July 2, 2021, 07:16:26 PM PDT, Nelson Moyer <npmoyer@...> wrote:
So where did Martin get them? He didn't do them himself. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of gary laakso Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 9:14 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts These sets were supplied with Sunshine kits. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 7:08 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Not sure, but could be Eastern Car Works. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via groups.io Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 8:01 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Does anyone recognize the herald on the boxcars?
Brian Stokes
Not sure about the ID of the cars, but this is SP trackage (I believe), located now where the Rte 80/Eisenhower Hwy climbs up to the Bay Bridge. See attached screenshot from GoogleEarth, which has a 1938 Air Photo superimposed. You can clearly see the tracks crossing Brannan between 8th and 9th to what looks like a freight house area.
-- Brian Stokes North Point Street in Proto:48
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Re: Ajax brake parts
Nelson Moyer
So where did Martin get them? He didn't do them himself.
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of gary laakso Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 9:14 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts These sets were supplied with Sunshine kits. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 7:08 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Not sure, but could be Eastern Car Works. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via groups.io Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 8:01 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Ajax brake parts
gary laakso
These sets were supplied with Sunshine kits.
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Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Nelson Moyer Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 7:08 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Not sure, but could be Eastern Car Works. Nelson Moyer -----Original Message----- From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via groups.io Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 8:01 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Ajax brake parts
Nelson Moyer
Not sure, but could be Eastern Car Works.
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Carlson via groups.io Sent: Friday, July 2, 2021 8:01 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Ajax brake parts Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Re: Walthers HO Scale Gondola
Ben Hom already stated that it was AHM with a PS-1 underframe.
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Brian J. Carlson
On Jul 2, 2021, at 9:44 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:
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Re: Walthers HO Scale Gondola
Here is the underside of the mystery gondola in case anyone can use this to identify the origin of the car.
Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA 
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IDing Ajax brake parts
Andy Carlson
Looks like the Terry Wegmann detail shots for his R-40-18 project. This was always a work in progress with new parts added over about 5 years. This one is in mid-production. -Andy Carlson
On Friday, July 2, 2021, 6:01:05 PM PDT, Brian Carlson via groups.io <prrk41361@...> wrote:
Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer? Brian J. Carlson
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Ajax brake parts
Need some help identifying the sprue I found on my workbench. It’s an Ajax brake wheel and related parts. Does anyone recognize the manufacturer?
Brian J. Carlson
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