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Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling

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

By Steve and Barb Hile · #108779 ·

Let's talk about ladders.

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

By Robert kirkham · #108778 ·

Let's talk about ladders.

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

By Robert kirkham · #108777 ·

Re: Kadee's new generation of trucks

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.

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #108776 ·

Re: Let's talk about ladders.

Clever! ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office: Southwest Central Church of Christ,

By Steve SANDIFER · #108775 ·

Re: Let's talk about ladders.

Rob, what TLT model is it for? Jim Hayes

By Jim Hayes · #108774 ·

Let's talk about ladders.

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:

By Robert kirkham · #108773 ·

Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling Gould/TichyIMWX timeframe.

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

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #108772 ·

Re: Kadee's new generation of trucks

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.,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #108771 ·

Re: Let's talk about ladders.

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

By Tom Madden · #108770 ·

Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling

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

By Frank Pearsall · #108769 ·

Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling Gould/TichyIMWX timeframe.

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

By Bill Schneider · #108768 ·

Re: Kadee's new generation of trucks

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

By Andy Sperandeo · #108766 ·

Re: Accurail 40' Steel Plug Door Refrigerator Car

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

By Bill Welch · #108765 ·

Re: Kadee's new generation of trucks

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

By Marcelo Lordeiro <mrcustom@...> · #108764 ·

Re: Kadee's new generation of trucks

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

By Andy Sperandeo · #108763 ·

Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling

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

By Andy Harman · #108762 ·

Re: Let's talk about ladders.

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

By Andy Sperandeo · #108759 ·

Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling

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

By soolinehistory <destorzek@...> · #108758 ·

Re: Accurail 40' Steel Plug Door Refrigerator Car

Bill, Accurail's website shows the FGE car with a NEW -52 date and WFE with a JAX -60 reweigh date, both in the Optic style letters. -- Frank Greene Memphis, TN

By Frank Greene · #108757 ·

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