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Re: Freight Car Measurements

Charles, I wish I had thought to study the back of the ORER myself! I checked all over the front but found nothing of help (obviously) and had just done a quick thumb through of the back which

By Ed · #116256 ·

Sunshine order

Last Nov/Dec a friend wanted to order a Sunshine kit. We went together and placed an order. He just called saying only one kit came and it was one of mine. He’s really bummed about not getting the

By Clark Propst · #116255 ·

Re: Railroad colors and the demise of Floquil

Don: I spent my working life in advertising production. There were many attempts for an ironclad color system. The world settled into the Pantone system which seemed to be the best of a bad thing.

By ronald parisi · #116254 ·

Re: Handcock Hand Brake Availability Question

Nelson and Schuyler, I thought I knew quite a bit about hand brakes but I have never encountered a "Handcock" or "Hancock" hand brake. Could one or the other or both you gentlemen provide me with the

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #116253 ·

Re: Handcock Hand Brake Availability Question

Schuyler, Thanks for the spelling lesion, but no, Google or Walthers still don't produce any results with the correct spelling. FWIW, the Sunshine instruction sheet and prototype data sheet for

By Nelson Moyer <ku0a@...> · #116252 ·

Re: nyc 706970 gondola - modelling question

Thanks Roger - A great resource no doubt, though a little difficult for me as a CPR west coast modeller to justify the $90. price. But I'll have to consider it. . . . Rob

By Robert kirkham · #116251 ·

Re: Handcock Hand Brake Availability Question

Nelson, would your searches produce a different result if you spelled it "Hancock," the correct spelling? Schuyler Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 9:22 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC]

By Schuyler Larrabee · #116250 ·

Re: Freight Car Measurements

Ed It depends on your time frame. I didn't have access to the ORER notes but I found that - 1907 Outside length was recorded as the length over sheathing, length over end sills or length over

By Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@...> · #116249 ·

Re: a few shots with steam era freight cars . . .

One of the pictures (Lacawanna # 40118) has a metal brake step on an otherwise all-wood body. Ken Montero

By Kenneth Montero · #116248 ·

Re: Freight Car Measurements

I have only paid attention to the bulkhead measurement in relation to refrigerator cars which for a nominal forty-foot is usually around 33-feet. I don't see how these interior devices and their

By Bill Welch · #116247 ·

Re: Freight Car Measurements

Ed, Coincidentally, I spent part of the day trying to figure this out myself. I started the hard (but rather enjoyable) way by looking at a "Plan and Sections" diagram of a UP B-50-24 box car (Car

By Charles Hostetler · #116246 ·

Handcock Hand Brake Availability Question

Does anyone make a Handcock hand brake in HO scale? A search of Walthers and a Google search both came up empty. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer <ku0a@...> · #116245 ·

Freight Car Measurements

I have been researching older ORER's with idea of scratch building some cars that are not available commercially. Most of the measurements are self evident except for the outside length. What are

By Ed · #116244 ·

Re: Railroad colors and the demise of Floquil

Pantone (PMS) and Munsel systems are commonly used by those of us doing restoration feasibility studies, but there are issues. Pantone was developed for printer's ink... and until recently when

By RandyH <hees@...> · #116243 ·

Re: RDG / S&A Caboose Truck Type?

John, I have a pair of Tayolr trucks. COntact me off list if you are interested. Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@...> -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC

By O Fenton Wells · #116242 ·

Nice images

Hi List members, Nice image of PFE and SFRD reefers here http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15799coll65/id/9514/rec/408 More detailed zoom image of PFE 71991

By Claus Schlund $HGM$ · #116241 ·

Re: RDG / S&A Caboose Truck Type?

Ok... assuming the photos get approved by the group owner... they should be viewable via the following link : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/photos/album/374241816/pic/list If the link

By John Degnan <Scaler164@...> · #116240 ·

Re: RDG / S&A Caboose Truck Type?

OK, nevermind... I had forgotten that this group does not allow attachments! How inconvenient. I'll post the photos to my site and re-post the links later. John

By John Degnan <Scaler164@...> · #116239 ·

RDG / S&A Caboose Truck Type?

I am in in the market for ONE set of Taylor Flexible caboose trucks (as seen in the attached photo - S&A256Truck.jpg) and one other type of leaf-springed truck, which I cannot identify, for my S&A

By John Degnan <Scaler164@...> · #116238 ·

Re: Airbrushing Resin Kits

Gents, I have used a very simple method for holding cars when airbrushing, both resin cars and others as well. I take a length of plastic pipe hanger material and bend one end sharply at the

By Malcolm H. Houck · #116237 ·

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