Duplication of prototypes is not unknown in the resin world. How many B&O wagontops are there now? Further, if you check a little more carefully a couple of the kits being offered have not been done

The Type D was legal in interchange well after the cut-off for this list... I don't remember the exact year, but until sometime around 1972. As I recall, there were a bunch of pre-D designs that were

Brian, I have been ordering the various Sylvan ends, doors, and roofs from Internet Trains. www.internettrains.com/ If they didn't have the parts in stock, they were able to get them. They

It occurs to me to wonder if that Gunze Sangyo Mr. Surfacer mentioned in another thread, applied over a (shapeways?) 3D printed surface might be just the ticket to smoothing things out without

Air honing doesn't remove the steps, it just deglosses the surface so you don't see any reflections off the step edges. You can get the same effect with a matte finish spray. My PolyJet-generated HO

Don.   I asked the same question back before Lisle.  The cars are all different from each other.  I was informed the roof was one of them.   BUMMER, it is the same as the Lisle rist.  No new

The type E coupler became Standard in March 1932, superseding the earlier Type D. How long would the type D have remained in service? Was there any recommendation or requirement to replace them on

Generally I agree with Dennis' assessment of the RP/3D printing technology. I first became aware of 3D printing in 1993 - 94 when ads for such machines appeared in "Cadylist" (though one can assume it

A few more comments... Which is contrary to your earlier comment that we could just forget resin casting... Here is the results of a real world test I did a couple years ago, using the Print-a-Part

Good luck and thanks Larry. I'd pre-pay for the roofs and ends I need too. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga, NY From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Larry

Brian, I had a similar experience and plan to be discussing it with Claire Gilbert (Sylvan Models) at the Amherst/Springfield, Mass show in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know what he says.

Dear Group...    While looking through the October, 1951 issue of Railroad Magazine, I spotted this interesting load tidbit on page141 that I wanted to share with the Group:   A train of 14

I've been looking for some of these Sylvan parts. In my correspondence with the manufacturer a few years back he said he stopped making the parts to focus on vehicles. So if anyone knows where I can

Just to camp onto Dennis` comments a little further: without specifically knowing how that chess set with the ant on it was made, it was my impression looking at it that some sort of finishing process

That is because, as in most of these sales demos, the part was chosen for attributes that minimize the process problems. Note there are no real angular surfaces, they are either flat, or

Hi Larry--Jim Hertzog has a website for his model railroad with contact info here: http://pamodelrailroads.com/jhertzog/ Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

I was at Rich Remiarz's yesterday and he had a aar37 model in his work bench with Sylvan 5/5 ends and Black Cat decals. Very nice model! Clark Propst

Can anyone provide contact information or forward my request for contact information to the persons listed below? Chuck Davis - who authored the article on the LV mill gons in the November 2010

Not having looked at Martin's offerings for some time the opportunity was taken from Jim's post. What surprised me is that a number of the kits on the list noted as "Spring 2011" appear to me to

John, For all intents and purposes, the Kadee model is correct for all of Reading's 50-ton twin offset-side hoppers built by Bethlehem Steel Co. from ca. 7-48 to 1-57, 6,450 cars assigned to series