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Re: Modeling two eras

Clark, I've given up on trying to be disciplined and have decided to model all eras, scales and gauges. And all locales too. It's easier. Of course I'm just an armchair modeler in N, S, TT, G, No.

By golden1014 · #127854 ·

Re: Flatcar deck color sign your post!

What happened to signing our post? Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs throughit. Norman Maclean In a message dated 9/18/2014 8:10:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight

By Greg Martin · #127853 ·

Re: Modeling two eras

Clark, After a long time looking I was able to locate a diagram covering these CMO cars. CMO 21400-22414 (even), 508 cars built ca. 4-42 by GATC (Build Order 2885) had Viking roofs, 5-5 Dreadnaught

By Ed Hawkins · #127852 ·

Re: Ok im in naperville

It's been a while, but years ago when I was working for UP I saw a brakeman take a step backward on a flat car deck and step down to his knee in a hole on the deck. He wound up with a slight sprain

By John Larkin <jflarkingrc@...> · #127851 ·

Re: Modeling two eras

ThuSep 18, 2014 6:49 am (PDT) . Posted by: "gary roe" wabrr Clark, I wasgoing to write that if you start on it now, you could have it done byNaperville; but knowing you, I better say if you start on

By Clark Propst · #127850 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

Actually, when I was building patterns, I preferred straight MEK for bonding Evergreen styrene. MEK evaporates so quickly that it was gone before it had time to soak deeply into the sheet or strip,

By destorzek@... · #127849 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

Another tip to keep embossed rivets from melting, is to fill the back with filler putty and sand smooth. That way the solvent won't mess things. Curt Fortenberry

By Curt Fortenberry · #127847 ·

Re: Ok im in naperville

Keener Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 18/09/2014 12:43 PM, Benjamin Hom b.hom@... [STMFC] wrote:

By Pierre Oliver · #127846 ·

Re: Ok im in naperville

Mark Rickert asked: "So where are the modelers?" You're three weeks early. http://www.railroadprototypemodelers.com/naper_meet.htm Ben Hom

By Benjamin Hom · #127844 ·

Re: Flatcar deck color

I have been through my photo collection. Unless the car is new, the decking appears to be weathered gray. The same weathered gray a old cross ties or even my cedar

By Steve SANDIFER · #127842 ·

Sorry

Mesage went to wrong address. Sorry everbody. mark rickert Sent with Verizon Mobile Email

By caboose9792@aol.com <caboose9792@...> · #127845 ·

Sorry

Prevous post went to wrong address. Sorry to everyone. mark rickert Sent with Verizon Mobile Email

By caboose9792@aol.com <caboose9792@...> · #127848 ·

Ok im in naperville

So where are the moddlers? mark rickert Sent with Verizon Mobile Email

By caboose9792@aol.com <caboose9792@...> · #127843 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

Jon Miller wrote > Last time I looked Testors was MEK with a few other things init. > I think "other things" to make it slowerdrying If you want pure MEK just buy it at Home Depot. All of

By Tim O'Connor · #127841 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

On 9/18/2014 8:25 AM, benjaminscanlon@... [STMFC] wrote: Last time I looked Testors was MEK with a few other things in it. I think "other things" to make it slower

By jon miller <atsfus@...> · #127840 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

Ben Scanlon asked: "Thanks for the tips gentlemen. What does 'Do use the ACC to avoid ACC attack.' mean though?" It's a typo. It should read "Use ACC to avoid solvent attack." Solvent cements

By Benjamin Hom · #127839 ·

Re: making bolted side trusses for a TT scale master

Thanks for the tips gentlemen. What does 'Do use the ACC to avoid ACC attack.' mean though? I'm thinking of going for Testors liquid cement ang giving up on the MEK/Plastruct weld family

By Benjamin Scanlon · #127838 ·

Re: Flatcar deck color

."And no great care was given during loading/unloading either. In the real world no one ever worried about what flat car decks looked like after use, so modelers shouldn't worry about it either." My

By Andy Jackson · #127837 ·

Re: Bowser Trucks

John Golden asked: "I'm looking for a pair or two of Bowser HO scale trucks--the AAR "Bettendorf" 50-ton type they include in most of their steam-era kits. I don't have any tech-specs, sorry, but I

By Benjamin Hom · #127836 ·

Re: Modeling two eras

Clark, I was going to write that if you start on it now, you could have it done by Naperville; but knowing you, I better say if you start on it now, you could have it done by tonight's operating

By Gary Roe · #127835 ·

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