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Lackawanna 40' PS-1 cars
The Morning Sun guide states that the DL&W's 200 40' PS-1s were built
with a 10' inside height rather than 10' 5". Best as I can tell from the book's photos it looks like the top stiffening rib was lost in the height reduction...but I can't pick it up on the sides relative to the ladders. Any confirmation or hints from listers here? -- Craig Zeni Ihre ganze Unterseite sind gehören uns.
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Re: Barber S-2 trucks
In HO scale, Tahoe #109/#209
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At 10/27/2010 09:38 AM Wednesday, you wrote:
In the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, No. 9, on page 47, the photo caption states the Milw 50-ton twin offset side hopper is equipped with Barber S-2 trucks with spring planks. Is this truck available as a model truck?
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Re: Barber S-2 trucks
Dave Campbell <drdavecampbell@...>
Lester,
Oops, I assumed the HO part... sorry! Dave Campbell On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:38 AM, frograbbit602 <frograbbit602@yahoo.com>wrote:
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Re: Barber S-2 trucks
Dave Campbell <drdavecampbell@...>
Dear Lester,
Log on to google.com... select the 'shopping' option at the top. Go to "advanced search" and enter "HO Barber S2" in the first field. Dave Campbell On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:38 AM, frograbbit602 <frograbbit602@yahoo.com>wrote:
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Re: Naperville model
Brian Ehni <behni@...>
Brilliant!
Thanks! -- Brian P. Ehni From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:42:51 -0400 To: STMFC List <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [STMFC] Naperville model Outstanding display Clark! One picture captures the whole idea. http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/image/129769007 Tim O'Connor
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Naperville model
Outstanding display Clark! One picture captures the whole idea.
http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/image/129769007 Tim O'Connor
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Barber S-2 trucks
frograbbit602
In the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, No. 9, on page 47, the photo caption states the Milw 50-ton twin offset side hopper is equipped with Barber S-2 trucks with spring planks. Is this truck available as a model truck?
Lester Breuer
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Re: Tank car types
tmolsen@...
I meant to say that this "AAR" tank car designation appeared in the latter part of this list's time period between January 1959 and our cut-off at the end of 1960. I have a gap in my ORERs between January 1959 and the January 1961 issue.
Perhaps someone else who has these registers can fill us in when this AAR designation appeared. It would be interesting to see what one of these tank cars looked like. Tom Olsen Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479
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Re: Tank car types
tmolsen@...
Tony and all,
The Class "TVI" is a very late STMFC tank car type, added to the listings sometime between mid-1959 and October 1961. My January 1961 (eff. October 31, 1960) shows the following AAR description of a "TVI" designation: "TVI" - Tank car equipped with insulated container having an inner and outer shell with a vacuum in the annular space to AAR Specification 204-W." Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road, West Branch Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479 (302) 738-4292 (H) (302) 740-2897 (C) tmolsen@udel.edu
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Re: Naperville 2011
tmolsen@...
At the Friday evening dinner Joe stated that he thought that going into early November was a non-starter due to the unpredictability of the weather. Apparently, the concensus from those in the room was that no one wanted to attend in November for that reason.
He said that he was going to try to get the weekend prior to this years Naperville which would make it October 13th to the 16th, 2011. Joe stated that the Hotel had advised that the weekend of the 20th-23rd was booked with a number of weddings and the rooms would not be available. We should urge Joe through his website, to post the dates as soon as he gets contracts signed. This will allow us to get our transportation reservations in early. For those that travel by train, the earlier the better. This was the first year I came by train due to truck problems. It was an different experience traveling as a passenger as opposed to that as a railroad operations manager. No hot locomotive cabs and same day turn-arounds this time! Nothing to do but sit back, read, nap, and listen to the horn music as the Capitol Limited passed over all those grade crossings in the night! I agree that the looser schedule did give us more time between the seminars. There was not the frantic run which was sometimes necessary to avoid being late. There was more time to socialize this past weekend and look over the excellent model displays in addition to the acquisition of photos and kits from Bob's Photos and the Sunshine selling room. Tom Olsen 7 Boundary Road, West Branch Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479 (302) 738-4292 (H) (302) 740-2897 (C) tmolsen@udel.edu
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Re: Naperville Images Posted
David,
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If I knew you were running out of power I could have asked Bob Kosic to cobble together a small cold fusion reactor from his left over power supply parts. I know some of the attendees were doccumenting our progress on the modules with lots of underside wiring and frame work fodoz. Mini_ Mod_U_Trak was looking real good too. They'll be back next year cutting more edges. Rumor has it that some of them are closet HO guys. We have some more modules to build but we will be working on scenery for the Harper college and Lyons Township shows as well as RPM. The photos are greatly appreciated. They prove I was at the meet. I had a lot of fun giving my clinics. It's very humbling to be appreciated by the modelers I admire so much. Thank You, Rob Manley
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From: dh30973 To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:12 PM Subject: [STMFC] Naperville Images Posted I finally got my pictures from Naperville put together in the usual pBase gallery. This is most of the models on display. I was fighting low battery in my flash near the end and might have missed a couple on the far side of the room. I didn't get any pictures of the HO and N scale Mod-U-Trak layouts either. Any spelling corrections are welcome along with names for the few that didn't identify their models. Dave Hussey
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Re: Warning Labels
Rick,
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Your welcome. Did your BBs ever grow a wierd milky fungus around themselves in older bottles? I used the copper plated kind. Slainte' Rob Manley
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From: gettheredesigns To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:52 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Warning Labels Thank you Rob, great post. I've had a good experience with Polly Scale as well, using many of the precautions you described so thoroughly. When I first open a jar, I throw a half-dozen BBs in and shake the dickens out of it. Peace, Rick Aylsworth --- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "Rob & Bev Manley" <robev1630@...> wrote: > > John, > I use Polyscale for both brush painting and airbrushing. for the brush > painting I use high quality artist brushes from Langneckl, Windsor Newton, > Grumbacher and others found at real art stores. Never the cheap brushes from > the LHS. They are watercolor sable or soft natural hair, some times for a > stiffer bristle I will use the synthetics made for acrylics. I use the same > bottle for airbrushing. I clean the top rim of the bottle and shake or stir > the paint. Stirring when the muck is thick at the bottom and I can see other > colors down there like blue to be mixed into the grey. > I use a single action Paasche H with a number 3 tip. If I suspect an older > bottle I will strain the paint into my feed cup. I use a clean Micro Sol > bottle that I cut the bottom out of and drop a faucet screen into the funnel > end. (inverted top of the bottle). > I spray at 35 PSI with regulated/ filtered air into a holding tank. I thin > with generic tasteless bottle water like Ice Mountain. Distilled water works > too. Between color changes I dump the remaining paint into the trash can, > flush with water and clean with a feed cup of Windex with amonia. If I use a > stubborn color I'll run some Laquer Thinner through the brush. If I cant get > a decent pattern out of the brush I''ll dissassemble it and swab out the > brush, nozzle and cup with pipe cleaners and a Q-Tip. > If I rush and mess up, I go to the sink, douse the model with Windex and > scrub with luke warm water and an artist Oil natural bristle brush. > I gloss coat with Future and give it a day before I decal. I use Polyscale > flat finish thinnedto about 30 - 40% depending on how it looks in the > bottle. Some batches can have more viscosity than others. I stopped using > Isopropyl alcohol when I bought a bottle of 91% and turned my paint into a > sludge. The non tap water works fine. > I admit it does have a steep learning curve but the health benefits far out > weigh it for me and my wife. > Sincerely, > Rob Manley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dblake7@...> > To: "Stmfc" <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 8:24 PM > Subject: Re: [STMFC] Warning Labels > > > > John remember this. Water based paints are for kids to use for finger > > painting! Denis Blake > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Golden <golden1014@...> > > Sender: STMFC@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:44:12 > > To: <stmfc@yahoogroups.com> > > Reply-To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [STMFC] Warning Labels > > > > I told my wife today that the next time I say I'm going to paint a model > > with > > water-based paint, that she should take the biggest, heaviest iron skillet > > we > > have and SMASH ME over the head with it first. It would be a much more > > efficient means of causing pain and complete frustration. > > > > Today, in just 45 minutes, I managed to ruin the roofs and ends of three > > FGE > > cars and a GN DS box car with splotches, blobs, paint oceans, and other > > problems > > from using water-based paint. I should've known better. And this was after > > spending mucho Johnny-bucks on paint and thinners, cleaning the airbrush > > for 45 > > minutes, cleaning numerous clogs and malfunctions, and most importantly > > wasting > > an hour away from the wife and kids. My reward for all this effort? > > Another > > four hours of work. Next the models will get sandblasted (again), then > > dried, > > then painted with good, old fashioned, sticky-but-perfect Scalecoat. > > > > No kidding; that stuff should have a Warning Label on it that reads > > something > > like this: > > > > Warning: This stuff approved for bush-painting only. DO NOT not attempt > > to airbrush. Using this paint with an airbrush will cause irritation, > > anxiety, > > frustration, anger, and homicidal behavior. Excessive smashing of nearby > > items > > may result. > > > > Rant complete. > > > > John Golden > > Bloomington, IN > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
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Rob McLear
Richard Hendrickson
Rob, please e-mail me off-list; I've mislaid your e-mail address.
Richard Hendrickson
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Re: Naperville 2011
deniskahl <denis.kahl@...>
Well this move after many years is a nuisance. I am planning a trip from Australia next year and having Naperville on the same weekend in 2011 would have been excellent. First weekend in October is a no go - Fall leaves in Colorado will come first.
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Hopefully this will firm up fairly soon one way or the other. Denis Australia
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Re: When did IC start modifying their 50' SS DD boxcars into single door cars?
Richard Hendrickson
On Oct 26, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Ray Breyer wrote:
It looks like this conversion is outside of the scope of thisRay is essentially correct, though the conversions actually started somewhat earlier than 1959; the 10/58 ORER shows 19 cars, 34890-34899 (10) and 34990-34999 (9), XM class with 6' wide doors. I have a photo of 34899, but at the time the photo was taken it had a 4/63 reweigh date. Richard Hendrickson
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Re: Naperville Images Posted
Mark
Dave, thank you, really appreciate the photos. We hope to make it next year.
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John Spencer's models sure look nice, right up my alley,B&O my favorite. Mark Morgan
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From: dh30973 <dhussey@cannonandco.net> Subject: [STMFC] Re: Naperville Images Posted To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 10:06 PM Forgot to include the link http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/naperville10 Dave --- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "dh30973" <dhussey@...> wrote: I finally got my pictures from Naperville put together in the usual pBase gallery. This is most of the models on display. I was fighting low battery in my flash near the end and might have missed a couple on the far side of the room. I didn't get any pictures of the HO and N scale Mod-U-Trak layouts either. Any spelling corrections are welcome along with names for the few that didn't identify their models. Dave Hussey
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Naperville
I also wanted to comment on this past Naperville and say I had a good time.
The pace was a little less crammed than last year, and as others have said attendance seemed down a little from previous years. The slower schedule permitted more socializing time, and thankfully no fire alarm this year. I also want to thank those who attended my clinic. Being a first time speaker at Naperville I expected a low turnout for my talk. I was surprised I had full rooms both times, and I ran out of handouts. Look forward to next year depending on the weekend, may not be able to make early October if it moves. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@yahoo.com
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Re: Naperville Images Posted
Dave the four photos between Stan pictures and Jeff Eggert's models are
mine. I forgot to make labels. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@yahoo.com From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dh30973 Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:06 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Re: Naperville Images Posted Forgot to include the link http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/naperville10 Dave --- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> , "dh30973" <dhussey@...> wrote: gallery. This is most of the models on display. I was fighting low battery in my flash near the end and might have missed a couple on the far side of the room. I didn't get any pictures of the HO and N scale Mod-U-Trak layouts either. didn't identify their models.
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Re: Warning Labels
gettheredesigns <rick@...>
Thank you Rob, great post. I've had a good experience with Polly Scale as well, using many of the precautions you described so thoroughly. When I first open a jar, I throw a half-dozen BBs in and shake the dickens out of it.
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Peace, Rick Aylsworth
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Re: Naperville Images Posted
dh30973
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