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Re: ExactRail GSC Flats.
But Tim,
You get a great car ( Just ask them ) But like the old Auto Manufacturingjoke.
Never I mean NEVER Buy a car Built on ( Monday ) or ( Friday ) Guessthat one fits.
Jim Evans
In a message
But Tim,
You get a great car ( Just ask them ) But like the old Auto Manufacturingjoke.
Never I mean NEVER Buy a car Built on ( Monday ) or ( Friday ) Guessthat one fits.
Jim Evans
In a message
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NHJJ4@...
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#129514
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Open House
Lompoc Valley Model Railroad and Historical Society
December 2014 Open House Announcement
On the weekend of the Children’s Christmas Parade, The Lompoc
Lompoc Valley Model Railroad and Historical Society
December 2014 Open House Announcement
On the weekend of the Children’s Christmas Parade, The Lompoc
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Jim Scott
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#129513
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Re: consider the lovely mail and express train shown here
Claus,
The third car might be a regular freight reefer pressed into service for catalogs or magazines (like the Sears or Monkey Wards catalogs). Reefers were frequently used for
Claus,
The third car might be a regular freight reefer pressed into service for catalogs or magazines (like the Sears or Monkey Wards catalogs). Reefers were frequently used for
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
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#129507
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
How about wine cork foil, twice the fun
Chuck Hladik
In a message dated 11/29/2014 5:56:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, STMFC@... writes:
How about wine cork foil, twice the fun
Chuck Hladik
In a message dated 11/29/2014 5:56:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, STMFC@... writes:
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Charles Hladik
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#129506
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Re: consider the lovely mail and express train shown here
Hi Ben and List Members,
Thanks for the reply.
Understood. Altho I will say that stretching my original statement of "possibly with passenger appliances" out to being an assessment is, well, a
Hi Ben and List Members,
Thanks for the reply.
Understood. Altho I will say that stretching my original statement of "possibly with passenger appliances" out to being an assessment is, well, a
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#129505
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
The aluminum Martin provided was "Dead-Soft" which allows easy deformation. Most of the sugessted aluminum foils are of a hard variety, and will not hold much shape unless punched in a 20-ton
The aluminum Martin provided was "Dead-Soft" which allows easy deformation. Most of the sugessted aluminum foils are of a hard variety, and will not hold much shape unless punched in a 20-ton
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Andy Carlson
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#129504
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
How about those foil pans that food comes in?
Carl "My name line is longer than my comment" Gustafson
How about those foil pans that food comes in?
Carl "My name line is longer than my comment" Gustafson
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Carl Gustafson
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#129502
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Re: consider the lovely mail and express train shown here
Claus Schlund wrote:
"I ask you all to consider the lovely mail and express train shown here. I am especially interested in the second and third cars of the consist, which look to be steam era freight
Claus Schlund wrote:
"I ask you all to consider the lovely mail and express train shown here. I am especially interested in the second and third cars of the consist, which look to be steam era freight
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Benjamin Hom
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#129503
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consider the lovely mail and express train shown here
Hi List Members,
I ask you all to consider the lovely mail and express train shown here. I am especially interested in the second and third cars of the consist, which look to be steam era freight
Hi List Members,
I ask you all to consider the lovely mail and express train shown here. I am especially interested in the second and third cars of the consist, which look to be steam era freight
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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#129501
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Re: No more transition cars to do?
By "saturation" I really meant "diminishing returns"
OK, Tim, Thanks, now we are on the same page.
Jerry Michels
By "saturation" I really meant "diminishing returns"
OK, Tim, Thanks, now we are on the same page.
Jerry Michels
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asychis@...
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#129500
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
On 11/29/2014 1:16 PM, 'Dan L. Merkel' danmerkel@... [STMFC] wrote:
��� I'm thinking that foil is harder than the craft type.
-- Jon MillerFor me time
On 11/29/2014 1:16 PM, 'Dan L. Merkel' danmerkel@... [STMFC] wrote:
��� I'm thinking that foil is harder than the craft type.
-- Jon MillerFor me time
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jon miller <atsfus@...>
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#129499
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
One more thought... that foil that they used was about thethickness of an aluminum foil pie pan. Food service stores have largealuminum foil covers for serving pans. If you got one that wasn’t
One more thought... that foil that they used was about thethickness of an aluminum foil pie pan. Food service stores have largealuminum foil covers for serving pans. If you got one that wasn’t
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Dan L. Merkel <danmerkel@...>
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#129498
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
It was a long time ago but in an arts class I had to take incollege, some of the kids worked on foil projects where they used a foil thatwas much, much thicker than even the heavy duty aluminmu foil
It was a long time ago but in an arts class I had to take incollege, some of the kids worked on foil projects where they used a foil thatwas much, much thicker than even the heavy duty aluminmu foil
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Dan L. Merkel <danmerkel@...>
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#129497
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Re: PFE wood reefers (was Re: No more transition cars to do?)
Tim O'Connor writes;
"So it looks like the -20 is the only significant (1,000 or more) late wood car that no one has done in HO, and because of the door height can't be trivially bashed from other
Tim O'Connor writes;
"So it looks like the -20 is the only significant (1,000 or more) late wood car that no one has done in HO, and because of the door height can't be trivially bashed from other
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Dick Harley
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#129496
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View Document
I've uploaded attachments to a Google Drive.
View online through https://google.drive/link.com/
Just sign in with your email to view, its very important.
Thanks.
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Regards,
Jim
I've uploaded attachments to a Google Drive.
View online through https://google.drive/link.com/
Just sign in with your email to view, its very important.
Thanks.
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Regards,
Jim
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Jim Poage <poage@...>
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#129495
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
Surely, I can't be the only one who received one of these as a gift during the non-digital age:
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7d/81/24/7d8124f009db04c73bb20fceacca71dd.jpg
Surely, I can't be the only one who received one of these as a gift during the non-digital age:
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7d/81/24/7d8124f009db04c73bb20fceacca71dd.jpg
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spsalso
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#129494
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Re: PFE wood reefers (was Re: No more transition cars to do?)
Thanks Tony & Dick, I had not paid much attention YET to the wood cars
and have only built -4 -9 and -12 versions so far. But I'm very happy to
know I can build -19's and -21's using Terry's kits in
Thanks Tony & Dick, I had not paid much attention YET to the wood cars
and have only built -4 -9 and -12 versions so far. But I'm very happy to
know I can build -19's and -21's using Terry's kits in
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Tim O'Connor
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#129493
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
K&S has a line of foils called "Create With Metal" that you can get in the dollhouse section of Hobby Lobby. I bought a roll 12" by 30" of 40 gauge (0.003") copper for flashing on structures. I
K&S has a line of foils called "Create With Metal" that you can get in the dollhouse section of Hobby Lobby. I bought a roll 12" by 30" of 40 gauge (0.003") copper for flashing on structures. I
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Scott H. Haycock
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#129492
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Re: No more transition cars to do?
Tim O'Connor did a fine job of listing the four plastic injection-molded PFE wood ice reefers that have been available for 10+ years and are still very good models today.
However Tim must have
Tim O'Connor did a fine job of listing the four plastic injection-molded PFE wood ice reefers that have been available for 10+ years and are still very good models today.
However Tim must have
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Dick Harley
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#129491
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Re: embossed aluminium foil boxcar ends
On 11/29/2014 9:59 AM, Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] wrote:
Never tried it but am thinking .005 (or .006/.007) would work in either copper or aluminum.
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On 11/29/2014 9:59 AM, Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] wrote:
Never tried it but am thinking .005 (or .006/.007) would work in either copper or aluminum.
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jon miller <atsfus@...>
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#129490
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