Folks, John, Very cool photo. But before you go running off to model this PT boat, you might want to do a little more investigating. For example, the PT-201, being a Higgins 78' class, had a beam

This might help. <http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html> Steve Solombrino

Ed Ursem bought up a p;pint in his ;posting this morning that Iwas aware of but forgot to address. That is that Pledge had purchased Future. I went to a store this morning and there were a number of

Pledge bought out Future so make sure the Future logo is on the lable. Windex is used to clean your air brush be sure and clean it as soon as your done. I spray the whole model then decal and

GREAT FIND . . . . for somebody!

I thought I found a stash of WWII vintage prints this morning at an estate auction, but they were all German railways during WWII Tom Birkett Bartlesville From: STMFC@...

Out of curiosity, who's still buying negative collections these days. Bill Hoss

I created an extensive web page displaying prototype (and 2 HO model) freight cars that I'm considering producing in S scale. The link is: http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/S_What_If.html

Sure would be nice to see a Speaker's List somewhere! Bill Welch

Meanwhile I will be looking for a 1/35th scale flat to put my 1/35 scale Italeri 80-ft ELCO PT on. BTW the Higgins was 75-ft IIRC. Bill Welch

Unfortunately the needs of the surviving family to cover medical expenses or the wants of non-preservation minded heirs to make a fast buck often trump the desires of the departed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     19th Annual RPM/Naperville Conference dates are Oct. 18 thur., 19th Fri., 20 Sat. 2012  at the Marriott Chicago-Naperville Hotel in Naperville, Il. There will be an

I don't know of any model available for an SP 50-14. Years ago (1990?) I scratchbuilt one using brass for the underframe and styrene overlays for the sides and ends. I used Tichy stake pockets which

Yes they do and I've had one since 1965 or so, predating my interest in trains circa 68. Modeling this combo would be an excellent reuse of a poorly detailed heritage model (the PT) and a great fit

I don't know about the flat but Revell made a 1/96th scale of the Higgins PT. I am not sure if they are still in production but they can be found. Bill Welch

Hello all, Just a reminder that BC RPM is eight weeks away. Our fifth annual meet will again be held in conjunction with Trains 2012. The meet will be held in Burnaby, BC on Saturday, November

Thanks Ken,   For the F-50-14 16 stake pocket, straight side sill flush deck flat, who makes a model or how would you bash it? John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Cotati,

An interesting wartime load.  Photo was taken at the Higgens shipyard in Louisianna circa 1942 of PT201 on flat car SP 79571.  See the photo on my blog

Re: "Future"... from the

I'm not sure how many may have noticed but 3-D printing technology might be used by NASA to make stuff in space. With this kind of money being dumped into the technology it might help us with our