Group Let me thank the folks that made this project a success. Thesefolks have worked hard behind the scenes and absolutely deserverecognition. This project started with the help of

ok, that makes a lot sense. Thanks gents. Off to the basement to find one of those Tichy jigs. I've been listening long enough to have a stash of pie plate to work with, so will give it a go. Can't

I have used Aileens flexible craft glue for all my roofwalks, Kadee, and etched. I also use it on my metal weights. Sincerely, Rob Manley Midwest Mod-U-Trak "Better modeling through personal

Thanks for posting Dave. RichardBale

I'm ornery. I want them all drilled for robustness...so I drilled them all. What I ended up using was the foil off the top of a bottle of scotch whiskey; I think it was Glenmorangie...cut to width,

Rob, I will give you my solution and Craig Zeni has another and SchuylerLarrabee has another. I used a jig to create the holes as they need to be the same on thesides as the ends. For the styles

sorry – drop rung, not run. Rob

I’m slowly working through the 2014 Shake and Take project and have come upagainst the end ladders. I’m looking for suggestions others have tried to improve the looks of the finished product.

I finally got my images processed from this years meet http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/cocoa2015&page=all Dave Hussey

Rich, do the posts and braces form a Howe or Pratt truss? Eric Lombard Homewood, IL -- Eric Lombard Homewood, IL rericlombard at gmail.com elombard at uchicago.edu

I have used short pieces of Evergreen 3/32 tube and press fit them onto the tab. I don't glue them so there wont be any bleed thru. Chad Boas

I do not have a dog in this particular hunt re: Gresley valve gear motion. However, In his recent pretty definitive book on the SP’s five coupled steam locomotives, Bob Church has elegantly laid

Glad we got to an answer. Do you have a time frame when these cars were on the roster???

Tahoe Model Works' newest truck, the TMW-115/215 "40-Ton ARA truck", is a very close match. If anyone would like a flyer for this truck please contact me OFF-LIST at brianleppert@... (brianleppert at

I don't have the book, but I thought that the Tahoe 013 Barber S-2 with spring plank was the best choice for Milwaukee rib side cars. The Milwaukee sure seemed to prefer Barber design sideframes over

On pages 21 and 22 of the latest book from Speedwitch, "Freight Cars in Context" there are photos of MILW boxcars. I am an idiot when it comes to recognizing trucks. Can someone tell me please what

Using lead is not a problem nor an extreme health hazard provided one is reasonable in using it. When working with lead (and other potentially harmful hobby and craft materials) in any form, its

I hate to add common sense logic here, but this 12 driver thing willrequire a lot of square footage to operate realistically. Freight cars can belike other static models and be just fun to build, thus

Cheers Chuck i have canopy cement will give it a go. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "RUTLANDRS@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: Paul,

Paul, In the past, barge cement and canopyglue have been suggested. Chuck Hladik