Well the Pullmans were within 20 years of the Hundman articles.... Andy

Before there was Prototype Modeler magazine, Robert Longo had Southwestern Prototype Modeler and Western Prototype Modeler. The latter appears to have grown from the former through the addition of UP

photos have been approved and can be found at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/photos/album/219763914/pic/list>. Rob

the CP 1937 boxcars. Rob -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:03 PM To: <STMFC@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Let's talk about ladders.

Looked this stuff up and it's a very interesting material. They are using it for bullets! It could be used with normal injected models, say the underframe and the cars would not need weight.

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Rob, what TLT model is it for? Jim Hayes

I've posted two photos of my most recent effort at printed ladders in a folder titled "rp ladders", which is waiting approval from the moderators. Hopefully this link will work:

Bill Schneider wrote: This is quite true, Bill, so thanks for stating it. Richard has always believed, and often said, that the key to getting better models is to get better information out

John Golden wrote: Actually they call it "Heavy Gravity Compound." I talked to Sam about it a few days ago. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

Or just roll your own: http://www.pullmanproject.com/Ladders.pdf Tom Madden

If I remember correctly, they had ads in the old "Builders Compendium" that was issued in the early 70s. The company was (or still is) owned by Edward J. Petras). The last address I saw for him was

I’m going to say something that is perhaps long overdue... Bill hits on a very valid point here. As he puts it, the efforts of authors like “Messers. Hawkins, Wider and Long”, Richard

Marcelo, I've polished hundreds of Kadee wheel treads, but I've retired from that now. So long, Andy

I confess I paint and decal everything so I do not pay attention to what manufacturers are issuing already painted and lettered. Accurail does have good representations of what they are doing and

Did you try to polish the Kadee wheel's treads with a wire brush on a rotary tool , I got very good results . becarefull with too much pressure or you will melt the axle points as I did on my first

I've installed Reboxx wheelsets in the Kadee HGC trucks with good results, but I don't remember offhand which axle length they were. I like the trucks very much, but prefer the appearance of the

You say this as if I've never paid for a photo, which you have no way of knowing. That's the thing, availability. I don't mind paying for photos but they need to be available and I need to be sure

Too long ago to think about I had some stamped brass freight car ladders from Kemtron, and still have a couple pair on old cabooses. They're not as bulky as you might expect, but obviously etching

I donno, Andy, I'm sitting here at my desk looking at a set Pullman - Standard took in 1976. The difference is, these aren't free off the web, one actually has to pay money for them. P-S took