A very sad day. RMC definitely had a different flavor from MR, and I will miss it. Of course, I am the kind of guy who still likes an actual paper newspaper. Jim Hunter Quoting "Tim O'Connor

At least we saw it coming. Now I’m sorry I tossed the last issue. –Al Westerfield From: mailto:STMFC@... Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 12:34 PM To: STMFC ; Espee List ;

Arved Grass wrote: It's my understanding that Ted only granted "one-time serial rights" to Carstens, meaning that they only had the rights to use the material once in the magazine. If so, that

Agreed. I'd hoped Carstens would publish the "Essential Freight Car" series as a book. Hopefully someone will take over and do it, but I'm not holding my breath. Many of the issues with the series

Maybe Mr. Bill Schaumburg (a fixture at RPM meets) will continue with some other RPM enterprise? Think of how the retail world has changed -- "department stores" have been replaced by big box

That’s been The Problem with sharing in the Train Sim world. People seem to have a highly inflated opinion of the value of their work and will get themselves twisted into knots of outrageous

I’ve been doing 3D Cad for rail sims for almost 10 years now, starting from complete ignorance to being quite proficient in Sketchup. I have a library of components that I often reach for so I

Carsten's demise is doubly troubling to me because I had a paid subscription through June 2017. I guess I've lost that money. Nelson Moyer

I've been asked to mention the range of bids on the first batch of kits. Successful bids ranged from $36 to $100, with most in the range of $50-55. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Very sad! I had hope that RMC could stage a comeback. I appreciated the series of articles by Ted Culotta and the tips on modeling structures. Now whither? Tom Baker --- This email is free from

Absolutely. Bill called me not long ago with the news. However, at the risk of ending up in moderator jail, perhaps more of a shame than a shock… Regardless, we have lost the one print publication

Don't overlook the Tichy #3034 set. It has both the KC and KD options. On Friday, August 22, 2014 1:34 PM, "WILLIAM PARDIE PARDIEW001@... [STMFC]" wrote: This is

No comment need be added. What a shock and a shame. Tony Thompson Begin forwarded message:

No way… almost none of the models you find in that Warehouse are suitable for rail simulators… or anything else, AFAIK. Dave Nelson

This is very good information on the dimensions of the brake cylinders. It leads to the question of the diameter of the air reservoir on the K brake systems. I seem to have noticed different

Hello STMFC-ers- I have a few 12 packs of Intermountain semi-scale 33" code 88 wheel sets left. Offered at $39 for 4 12-packs (enough for 12 freight cars). I have 2 Intermountain alternate standard

Santa Fe had 150 cars in series 1570-1719 built in 1902 initially owned by the Santa Fe Refrigerator Line. These cars were gone by 1928, with only 19 remaining in 1925. This series was assigned to

Hi Jim and List Members, Jim, your post is indeed a very interesting read! Thanks Claus Schlund

Bob Colquitt asked: "Got this reefer off eBay - looks good but needs some help."   Item number?  It'll help us to help you if we see the model.     Ben Hom

Got this reefer off eBay - looks good but needs some help. Think it's a Westbrook wood kit assembled; here goes: Santa Fe Refrigerator Line SFRL # 1597, 40T, 40 ft, "2 over 7 then O2 - class?",