The TH&B wood cabeese that I've seen had the wood siding deteriorate to dust under the steel sheets screwed onto the sides. But replacing the wood siding on the CB&Q caboose cupolas with galvanised

Rapid prototyping and stereolithography (SL) were 2 terms coined in 1986 by 3D Systems based in California (then to Colorado, now just south of Charlotte in SC). Desktop modelers, commonly called "3D

Warning: minor rant coming... Correction. Jay Leno doesn't DO anything except write checks. He even had one of his minions do the driving for him when he entered a fighting robot (built by someone

I have put some photo's of some 3D printed items in my photo folder, nvrr49. They are not Steam era freight car items, but they do give an idea of the detail that can currently be achived. When

Was watching a Speed channel show a year or so ago. Jay Leno has a machine in his shop. if he needs a part for his ?? 1903 Stanley Steamer He tales the part puts it in and makes a copy Then he

Same here. Bob McCarthy ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:03 PM Subject: [STMFC] RE Early NP Mechanical Reefer   Hi Bob, can't seem to

John Degnan wrote: Certainly by the mid-1980s it was already being investigated by academics. When I was at Carnegie Mellon in those years, the mechanical engineering faculty had a number of

It is my understanding that this technology has been around since the late '7s or early '80s. John Degnan Scaler187@... Scaler164@...

Hi Bob, can't seem to get that link to work. Can you double check it? John Phillips Seattle Here is a link to a very early (very late steam era) NP mechanical reefer from the University of

Bob, Experience on the Colorado Midland Rwy, the US Fish Commission had a major hatchery located just west of Leadville CO on the CMs Aspen Short Line cut off between Malta and Aspen Junction. The

Here is a link to a Colorado Midland coke car from the University of Washington Library Digital Archives. Tom VanWormer of Monument, CO, provided some background. Bob Chaparro Hemet,

Steve, Probably 30 cupolas or more to make a resin casting practical. About what you can get from a mold before it needs to be replaced. Obviously the greater the number we make the better the price

Charles, That is kinda what I thought, but was not sure. Thanks for the information. I appreciate it . Eric Thur

Good afternoon!      Could someone provide images of these 36' boxcars?  Are there any drawings of these cars?  Would like to build one in Scale S. Thanks, Bob

Eric, This excerpt is from page 37 of July 1988 MM (Barkan and Nehrich): "With its cast-steel trucks and Dreadnaught end, car 69505 typifies the appearance of these cars as they entered their final

The steel panels were not placed over wood siding, rather they replaced the wood siding as it became necessary to repair the cupolas. Take a look at the color photos of Q waycars online, and you'll

Bill - Yes, he has info. - Al Westerfield

While I am sure it is difficult, and as others have said it has its limitations, it seems to me that most new technologies can be described that way. I remember being Co-Chair for the education

Those steel panels over wood siding often trapped moisture behind them. This practice strikes me as a "quick fix". Steve Lucas.