Earl I suggest this wonderful Yahoo group: repowerandregear Tim O'Connor

Don John is at <jrpolyak@...> I bought a replacement pair last year... also a new bucket of grit :-) Tim O'

Tony What straw man would that be, exactly? Richard wrote: "... it is pointless to model underframe details which are invisible when the car is on the track" I responded to that. In my English

Not quite prototype, but still a problem with models of this vintage. A few of my locomotives suffer from severe surging when running down grade. I just had two derailments on a 2% down grade and

Larry, I am with you on this. Keith Retterer produced castings of these a long time ago. He also made the 3 panel 10' IH Creco Doors that were used on C&O's 1937 10'IH Box Cars. We need another

I got the MDT book today and think it's outstanding. I hope it inspires a manufacturer to bring out some MDT cars. As an aside, I ordered the book a little while ago and was wondering why it hadn't

Harbor Freight has a nice pair.  Nice price,too.   Dennis ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 4:34 PM Subject: [STMFC] North Coast Prototype

Vic, yes, the "freight car color" would be what we often refer to as box car red, although I fear I cannot give you any specific prototype paint name or model paint mix formula. Thank you for

I guess this explains why the B&O used the round roof construction, interesting to say the least.   Is it safe to assume that this was an all freight route then before the construction

Dan: What would be Rock Island's freight car color--some kind of box car red? Shameless Plug: It is not a freight car book. Dan and all, the book is due out very early in 2012. Right now I am just

I agree with Jim. Schuyler the members. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.18820) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

Hello folks, After more years than I can remember I have finally worn out the gloves on my North Coast Proroype Models aluminun oxide blaster. Does anyone have a valid telephone number for John

"No memos have appeared in the B&O archives describing a planned door replacement program for the M-53." B&O memo exists. The cover letter for M-53 Youngstown replacement door drawings is dated

The B&O Parkersburg subdivision (Grafton - Parkersburg) had 21 tunnels, most of which were constructed in the 1850's. Mark Twain travelled this route once and dubbed it a subway in the

Chad, I agree with those that want to leave the level of u/f detail alone, If one doesn't want the detail, it removes easily whereas adding it would be an undesired bother. Larry Sexton

Tim O'Connor wrote: As happens from time to time, Tim creates a straw man and then kicks the stuffing out of it. <g> Richard most assuredly did not say he ignores underframes, and if Tim had

Sorry Tim, I keep the underframes 'mostly' and fit the weight in between. I built the Seaboard flatcar by Chad and the car totaled out right at 4.8oz without a load. Really tracks well. I just don't

Tim, I'm not concerned with what's visible on "most layouts." My operating diorama IS at eye level, so I model all underframe details that aren't concealed behind the side sills. However, on a

Fenton In that case, please mail me all your house car underframes and brake details. I will be happy to pay the postage. :-) Tim

I'm with Richard on this one. Flat cars and Gons expecially. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have