PFE R-40-18 trucks
Folks,
I'm finally getting around to building my Terry Wegman PFE R-40-18 kits and I wondered, what are the correct trucks for this car? Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/ "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield." __ / \ __<+--+>________________\__/___ ________________________________ |- ______/ O O \_______ -| | __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ | | / 4999 PENNSYLVANIA 4999 \ | ||__||__||__||__||__||__||__||__|| |/_____________________________\|_|________________________________| | O--O \0 0 0 0/ O--O | 0-0-0 0-0-0
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ART Reefers From the Amarillo Railroad Museum and MP Historical Society
asychis@...
It has come to my attention that there is a concern about the roof colors on
our new reefers. In our advertising, we have mentioned that the reefers are painted in the "as delivered" scheme. While almost correct, I want to point out that our reefers have Inco Red roofs rather than aluminum roofs. The reefers were delivered with aluminum roofs, which changed to Inco red in the mid-1940s. So, this is a mistake in our advertising and I apologize for it. If a person prefers to paint their cars with the aluminum roofs, please note that roof hardware (hatches, latches etc.) were Inco red from the start. Only the main part of the roof was aluminum and the roofwalk was unpainted steel. If anyone has any questions, please let me know. We did not intend to defraud or falsely advertise the reefers, as one customer has mentioned in a separate e-mail. We will correct the advertising as soon as possible. Jerry Michels Amarillo Railroad Museum ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
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Question about reefer hatches
asychis@...
Over on the reefer madness list there is a discussion on the normal position
of reefer hatches. I was under the impression that reefer ice hatches were normally closed whether the car was loaded or empty unless it was specifically carrying a load that needed ventilation only, when the hatches were opened. I thought I read this on this list, but might be mistaken. Can anyone confirm the typical or normal practice? Thanks, Jerry Michels ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
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Re: ADMIN: Full names please
Jared Harper <harper-brown@...>
--- In STMFC@..., "Mike Brock" <brockm@...> wrote:
So perhaps it's a good day to remind the members that they must sign their full name...Aye Captain! Dr. Jared Vincent Harper
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Re: Bob Liljestrand's ear
Paul Lyons
Ed, I guess I should have looked BEFORE responding to the this tread. In the upper right hand corner it clearly states "Complied by Ed Hawkins"
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Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA
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From: hawk0621@... To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Bob Liljestrand's ear On Mar 15, 2007, at 6:12 PM, cobrapsl@... wrote: Bill,Paul, Bob called me about a week before the Cocoa Beach meet and asked if I would send him a copy of my Excel photo listing that I compiled from photos that either Pat Wider or I bought over the past 6 years. Are the first two items on your list identify an unnumbered milk car for Sheffield Farms and a flat car with unknown reporting marks with number 123200? If so, that's the list I provided Bob. Regards, Ed Hawkins ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
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Re: Micro Engineering Co.
Park Varieties <parkvarieties@...>
Based on recent invoices and sales sheets, Micro Engineering has yet to embrace the Internet as a sales tool; no web site and no e-mail address listed.
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Frank Brua
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From: Paul & Bernice Hillman To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: [STMFC] Micro Engineering Co. Is there a web-site for Micro Engineering? In a Google, etc. search, I was only able to really find a WigWag.com company which appears to be only selling their parts. Thanks, Paul Hillman
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Atlas Trainman C&O Caboose
Paul Hillman
I bought the Trainman, "Eastern 4 Window Center Cupola Caboose", used
by the C&O, PM, C&EI etc., Item #945 (undec.) It appears that the main model body is a pretty accurate rendition of the prototype, as per Fritz Milhaupt of the Pere Marquette H.S., and Bob Lehnen of the C&EI H.S., as versus the upcoming Athearn version of the same caboose. Two faults of the Athearn car, as I see them, are: 1-) The cupola roof-radius/contour is too high. 2-) The car, side-windows are postioned too high, right under the roof- line rather than about 12" below the foor-line. The Trainman caboose has, to me, for detail purposes, the following repairable "faults": 1-) The car-end and cupola-roof, grab-irons, are molded onto the car. These can be removed and replaced with 3-D grabs, but it's a touchy demo-job because of the fine rivet-detail on the car-ends. 2-) The underbody brake components could/should be replaced and brake- rigging-lines added. 3-) The trucks could be replaced, or reworked, by cutting out for the void above the leaf-springs and changing the wheels, (the axles are too large a dia.) 4-) The end-doors have no window openings. It is yet for me to determine whether these doors were full, closed-panel doors without windows or not, as per each prototype. 5-) The roof-walk is a molded-on saftey-tread type which would have to be removed and replaced with a 3-D type. I intend to model this caboose as a C&EI type. The brake-wheel was vertical on the C&EI #5, and this would have to be reworked from what's on the Trainman Car. Also, yet to be determined is whether the C&EI caboose had a wood or steel/safety-tread roof-walk. Over-all the car proportions seem to be a good starting-point, as apparently no other caboose is available which is closer than the Trainman's. The rivet detail and steel details are very fine and nicely done. The car-side, curved grabs are applied separately. Would have been great if they had done this with all of the grabs. Paul Hillman
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Re: Santa Fe Map Question
up4024 <thekays100@...>
Sorry, I should have been more clear. The car in question is indeed a
BX 57, and there is no map, but instead the "Ship and Travel Santa Fe" slogan. And I was surprised to see this descrepancy on a Kadee model, considering their reputation for accuracy. It looks like the reputation is still intact!! Steve Kay --- In STMFC@..., Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: you can be confident it is correct (unless, of course, the factory messed it
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Micro Engineering Co.
Paul Hillman
Is there a web-site for Micro Engineering?
In a Google, etc. search, I was only able to really find a WigWag.com company which appears to be only selling their parts. Thanks, Paul Hillman
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Re: ART reefer replacement parts
pullmanboss <tgmadden@...>
Ed Hawkins:
I have uploaded a pdf that contains modified instructions for< InterMountain provided instructions for the PFE R-40-23. More proper instructions are from the PFE R-40-10The link is unavailable right now because the data transfer limit (presumably for today) has been reached. Fear not, because the replacement part sprues that arrived yesterday included a set of R- 40-10 instructions, edited as Ed mentions. I assume they are the same as the ones on the RP CYC web site. Tom Madden
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Re: new freight car book
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Thanks for the info Tony,We've now listed the pub date as April, 2007, since we expect delivery in mid-April. 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: ART reefer replacement parts
Ed Hawkins
On Mar 18, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Barry Roth wrote:
Then, do the Amarillo/MPHS ART reefer kits now being sold needBarry, The replacement parts apply only to ART kits. There are different replacement parts involved depending on which kits you purchased. Those buying from the first batch of kits (sold at a discount and having incorrectly painted yellow side sills) are receiving two new identical parts trees that replace the original that parts were molded out of alignment. One parts tree is painted freight car red and the other is painted yellow. InterMountain decided to provide one parts tree of each color rather than trying to mask off the placards that are the only parts that need to be yellow on this tree. Also you will note that these replacement parts don't have the heavy coat of paint that the original parts had. You will not have to use all the parts on both parts trees, so those parts that are left can be used elsewhere. The extra Universal XL hand brake should easily be put to good use. For those who received kits from the second batch with correctly painted side sills (all black except the small corner notches that protrude into the sides), you will also receive a parts tree containing the correct set of side ladders. The original kits had the wrong ladders, which had six male pins on the back. The correct side ladders have only four male pins (two at top and two at bottom). I have uploaded a pdf that contains modified instructions for building the ART kits. There were problems with the original instructions in the first batch of kits as I understand InterMountain provided instructions for the PFE R-40-23. More proper instructions are from the PFE R-40-10 kit, and I have made editorial changes to reflect various parts or assemblies that are deviations for the ART models. There are also two views of ART 24000 for reference. These instructions can be downloaded by going to the RP CYC web site at the following link. For unknown reasons, the Amarillo RR Museum has not able to update their site to include these instructions, so I'm providing the link for expediency. http://www.geocities.com/rpcyc/ART_Instructions.pdf InterMountain is mailing out replacement parts at the rate of about 10 customers per day. It will take them two or three weeks to go through the entire customer list, so please be patient if you haven't received replacement parts yet. Please contact me OFF LIST if you have questions. Regards, Ed Hawkins ART Project Technical Advisor for the MPHS
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Re: ART reefer replacement parts
Barry Roth
Then, do the Amarillo/MPHS ART reefer kits now being sold need replacement parts, or are the ones I would receive now complete and in good shape? How about the built-up version? Thanks ...
Barry Roth Jim & Lisa Hayes <jimandlisa97225@...> wrote: Yesterday I received a package from Intermountain containing replacement parts for the Amarillo / MPHS ART reefer kit. Jerry, I want to thank you and everyone else involved for working with and nagging Intermountain to do it right. Now I need to search thru the archives to remember which parts on the two sprues I received are the ones to use. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon . --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains.
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Re: new freight car book
Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@...>
Thanks for the info Tony,
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I'll keep checking the Signature Press web page! Peter J. McClosky ====== Anthony Thompson wrote:
Peter McClosky wrote:Any update on this book?It's at the printer. I've already corrected proofs, and we expect
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Re: Santa Fe Map Question
PS painted the Bx-57 series backwards from Santa Fe specs -- they
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put slogans on the right side and Ship&Travel on the left. Whenever the cars were repainted before 1960, this was reversed! (After 1960 the style changed.) But if you're talking about "map" cars I suppose that must be the Bx-52 built in 1947. Those should have slogans on the left side as far as I know. Kadee is darn careful about stuff, and they only work from photos. They may have found an oddball car -- they did a "one-of" C&NW car so why not? Tim O'Connor
Steve Kay wrote:I read in MR a few issues back a question about which side of the carSince Kadee likely got the info from Richard Hendrickson, you can
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Re: Santa Fe Map Question
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Steve Kay wrote:
I read in MR a few issues back a question about which side of the carSince Kadee likely got the info from Richard Hendrickson, you can be confident it is correct (unless, of course, the factory messed it up). Richard is in Hawaii at the moment but will surely answer this when he returns. 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: Sunshine kit listing redux
Schuyler Larrabee
This list - the STMFC. But the issue is you have to beWhen I registered with Yahoo, which was substantially after I joined this list, I found that if one clicks around long enough on Yahoo, you can find a place to tell them you don't want any, ANY AT ALL, advertisements of any kind. And I don't get any separate messages not attached to list mail. I think that you have to go back in if you join another list and do this again, because some list messages I get say at the end something to the effect of :"Commercial messages have been removed from this post." or something somewhat like that. On others, I get a long string of blue letters which are links to HTML, because I get the list in plain text. In any event, I'm quite capable of using my delete key, just as I toss out junk delivered by the USPS. SGL
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Re: MDT Flat Car with MilkTank Trailers
tmolsen@...
Phil,
If you are looking for this car, you may try Mitchell's trinashop in Wilmington Delaware. They are listed in Model Railroader so you could give them a call. I was in there a while back and they had one on the shelf. There were milk train articles written by Bob Mohowski in RMC several years ago which had photographs of this car, but I am not sure of the issue number and date. Regards, Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road, West Branch Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479 (302) 738-4292 tmolsen@...
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Re: Santa Fe Map Question
Bill Vaughn
If memory serves me right one class of Santa Fe PS-1 were reversed. There were also some paint shop bo bo's.
up4024 <thekays100@...> wrote: I read in MR a few issues back a question about which side of the car the ATSF put the map and which side it put the slogan. According to MR (and confirmed in the Champ decal catalog), when you face the side of the car with the slogan, the brake wheel is on the right. I checked my cars, and they followed that rule, EXCEPT for one, an Kadee PS-1 40' El Capitan box, which was reversed. Do all ATSF map cars follow that rule, or was Kadee correct? Steve Kay --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.
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Santa Fe Map Question
up4024 <thekays100@...>
I read in MR a few issues back a question about which side of the car
the ATSF put the map and which side it put the slogan. According to MR (and confirmed in the Champ decal catalog), when you face the side of the car with the slogan, the brake wheel is on the right. I checked my cars, and they followed that rule, EXCEPT for one, an Kadee PS-1 40' El Capitan box, which was reversed. Do all ATSF map cars follow that rule, or was Kadee correct? Steve Kay
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