That too is a good idea. I do have an Alumilite casting kit.   Thanks, Rich Christie

John, et al, Yes Marion is a great place to meet and watch trains. Absolutely great Marion tower was moved from across the tracks and restored, however I think you'll find that it's an Erie tower

Hi, Just saw this photo on ebay of a Reading wood box car and was wondering if anyone give any info on it? And are there any models in HO scale that would be close to modeling

Andy Thanks for posting these. Add in the ones on the Photobucket site and there are a ton of photos of the meet on line. A good time was had by ALL in attendance. Mother Nature cooperated after a

On the other hand, if I have consists for one of the classes of trains I need to model, it helps. When modelling the trains for which there are no consists one can use other versions of

http://www.gp30.com/events/Marion2011/ Random photos of the meet, no captions... but it's quick and dirty and they're up there. Andy

Gentlemen, I went to the Marion, OH RPM meet this weekend and had a great time.  I haven't been to all the RPM meets, of course, but Denis Blake has gotta have the best location by far.  He hosts

Andy Carlson, lover of hyphens in Ojai CA, wrote: If you want to duplicate surface detail, like door hardware, make a mold of the complete door. Then carefully file or sand the detail you want to

Dick, will you please email me.. Thanks Denis Blake Central Ohio

We do not need to wait for some Details Whatever to get scale (or out-of-scale) door stops. A decent part can be cast with 2-ton epoxy from Ace Hardware. Pour into a single use mold made with

Just now (8:43 EDT) seeing this and know that there is a lengthy thread attached to this, but this is something I've wanted to do for years. I have been seeking an ERIE consist, preferably EB,

Thanks Tim, Elden, Bruce & Bill. Bill pointed out Tichy Box Car door hardware. I will also check some of my Sunshine kits for spares. I need a pair for a PS-1 kitbash, using the old Cannonball Car

Even with all that information it would still be difficult because many (most) of the cars are still unavailable.The selection process is ongoing.Too often one has to rely on "stand ins".Rosters are

For me modeling actual train consists is always the goal. Bob Moeller

Tony Thompson says: and Dennis Storzek says: "Errrr, Mike, why not do what the prototype would do? If the re-weigh stencil is out of date, roll the car across the scale, then slobber some paint

I tend to agree with Bruce. If one is trying to model the operation, unless one has access to the train consists across the territory for the entire time modeled, or preferably multiples of that time

Jim and Group, I have been the fortunate recipient of four trains-worth of conductor's logs for the exact time period and location I model, 1950. They provide a wealth of information and I have

Errrr, Mike, why not do what the prototype would do? If the re-weigh stencil is out of date, roll the car across the scale, then slobber some paint across the previous re-weigh date and stencil it

Bruce Smith wrote: Of course, others may well get more excited about the time- machine railfan experience than you do, Bruce. Personally, though, I agree with you, and my own layout is heavily

Tim O'Connor writes: Well...I read all the messages...like "Let the buyer beware" etc. $30 was the cost and with the exception of a bent brake wheel staff...Noooo problem. However...I'm not sure