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Re: Reading White Decals printed on pale blue backing.paper
I have found a solution....I purchased an inexpensive LED backlit Illuminated Tracing Lightbox on Amazon for $19.99.
This is the X29 decal on the lightbox. With magnification the P57 6-50 Reweigh date was located and marked with a marker pen  This is the light box box....  -- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek Owner PlasticFreightCarBuilders@groups.io
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Re: Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
Steve SANDIFER
Notice the bow in the end door, most apparent when it was open. Also notice that the last car on this train is a Santa Fe Drover Caboose. Several of there were used by the Atomic Energy Commission in guard service. (09:21)
J. Stephen Sandifer
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeffrey White
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:43 AM To: mainRealSTMFCgroupsio <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
Interesting load involving Santa Fe end door auto car and PRR flat car. Some good shots of movement on the tight curves in the Navy Yard.
Jeff White Alma IL
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
Brian
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Yeah, I actually jumped onto the web site hoping to find undec 10-foot inside height cars with 10 panel sides (very useful because the ends and roof are separate) but no such luck. :-( Tim O'Connor
On 10/31/2021 12:43 PM, Brian Carlson via groups.io wrote:
Intermountain undec kits have been “reserve now” for years. I’ve had several on order for 3-4 years. --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
I believe the Branchline Yardmaster cars are 10'-0" IH and the ends are separate but you do have to shave off the ladders. We used to make a lot of the USRA rebuilds for the Cocoa Beach Shake 'N Take under the late Greg Martins wonderful leadership. Fenton
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Re: Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
Kenneth Montero
At 9:16 and onward, note the brakeman on top of the middle boxcar giving hand signals to the engineer. Same signal as was given by a brakeman in a previous posting.
Ken Montero
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
Intermountain undec kits have been “reserve now” for years. I’ve had several on order for 3-4 years.
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For the mini-kit you’d be better off with the IM 1937 AAR car so you don’t have to cut off the end. I have a half dozen IMWX 1937 AAR kits for kitbashing stock when I need a “standard” 1937 AAR car. Brian J. Carlson
On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:16 PM, Ken Adams <smadanek44g@...> wrote:
-- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
The website http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1937aarmain.html indicates they had 6' doors. Intermountain lists undecorated kits https://www.intermountain-railway.com/distrib/redcaboose/html/RR-38600.htm as reserve now.
Just in case you were quick enough to reserve the NSC kit. -- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek Owner PlasticFreightCarBuilders@groups.io
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Re: Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
Prototype for the toy missile in a box car in the 1950's?
-- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek Owner PlasticFreightCarBuilders@groups.io
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Re: Reading White Decals printed on pale blue backing.paper
Lester Breuer
Ken sorry photo did not attach properly in prior post so here it be.
Lester Breuer
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Re: Reading White Decals printed on pale blue backing.paper
Lester Breuer
Ken I was cutting out Speedwitch Media decals this morning. As yourself when I got to the reweigh dates I could not read them without help. I used a 8x lupe, not expensive as plastic, to read the clear well printed decals with white lettering on blue paper. I had to hold the decals in light hitting the paper held at an angle to read. It is a method that works for me. I have attached photo of Lupe. Just another method you might try in the future if you have a lupe.
Lester Breuer
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Re: Cudahy General American reefer reweigh.
I have several photos on my computer showing ECH with dates from 35 to 52. The earlier ones clearly show periods for separators such as
E.CH. 2.35
The periods are less distinct by the mid to late 40’s and don’t show in 52
ECH 6 52
Hope this helps.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave Parker via groups.io
East Chicago. I have it as EC in a photo with a 1929 reweigh, but the (mostly) Hendrickson tabulation gives it as ECH. Hopefully someone has a later photo where it is legible.
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Re: Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
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On 10/31/2021 2:43 AM, Jeffrey White
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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Moving a captured V2 from White Sands NM to Norfolk VA Navy Yard in 1947
Jeffrey White
Interesting load involving Santa Fe end door auto car and PRR flat car. Some good shots of movement on the tight curves in the Navy Yard. https://youtu.be/RHNVCnHl19M Jeff White Alma IL Sent from EarthLink Mobile mail
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Re: Cudahy General American reefer reweigh.
Dave Parker
East Chicago. I have it as EC in a photo with a 1929 reweigh, but the (mostly) Hendrickson tabulation gives it as ECH. Hopefully someone has a later photo where it is legible.
-- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA
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Cudahy General American reefer reweigh.
I have a Rapido Cudahy reefer. What would be the typical reweigh symbol (home) for Cudahy? Protocraft has some decals but I can read the small print online.
Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY
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Re: [EXT] [RealSTMFC] Chalk Marks on the Roof?
Mark Kapka
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I have had many photos from the accident and claims file of the Pere Marquette. When there was a claim or a slip and fall, a commercial photographer was hired to take photos for court purposes. Often it required closeups of the accident point. The Photographer would mark RR and car # in chalk so as to show in the photo. I have some that show A or B end or Left or Right some say point of impact, when a auto was involved. I hope that this helps. Mark Kapka
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Re: [EXT] [RealSTMFC] Chalk Marks on the Roof?
Dennis Storzek <dennis@...>
May have been done by a car inspector when he wrote up a defect card on either damaged roof, running board, or safety appliance, to be sure a car man walking the tops found the car. With the thousands of car roof photos we have all looked at, it has to be rare.
Dennis Storzek
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
Thanks Steve I should have checked there first, but I had it in my head that the hardware choices on these would have made them different enough to be left off that list.
-- Mike Clements Wakefield, MA nyc65.wordpress.com
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Re: New Kit Release from National Scale Car B&O M55's
Ed Hawkins
Steve, You're kind words are much appreciated. And I’ll add a plug for the 385-page book about the 1937 AAR Standard Box Car, Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35, authored by Patrick C. Wider & sold via an exclusive arrangement with Ron’s Books. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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Re: [EXT] [RealSTMFC] Chalk Marks on the Roof?
From that enlargement I would agree Fenton
On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 11:55 AM Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:
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