You know that, Byron, and I know that - but do the lawyers know that? Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

Back in the mid-'80's, Roco offered a 50 foot depressed center flat with 6 wheel Buckeye trucks. The closest I can find (in terms of basic length, 6 wheel trucks) is the PRR F29 class, although I need

Byron, Per your reputation, I expected better from you. At least have the guts to pull a unit train of Heinz pickle cars, instead of mere reefers! Perhaps if Richard Hendrickson ever comes to

On Thu, 3 May 2001 08:18:57 -0500 "Bruce F. Smith V.M.D., Ph.D." <smithbf@...> writes: Actually, this could be a can of worms. There were about 7 latch/hatch variations, 3-4 roof

On Wed, 02 May 2001 17:59:02 -0700 <billd@...> writes: Whoa Bill, now you're violating rule number one: "It's my layout and if you don't like what I'm running, you're excused." I just love

On Wed, 02 May 2001 17:56:00 -0700 <billd@...> writes: Unlikely Bill, that a cement car would carry carbon black unless they wanted to pour a very dark grey (or gray) concrete. Carbon black

On Wed, 2 May 2001 09:49:03 -0700 Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> writes: C'mon Richard, you know that by definition, you can't defame a lawyer.

Yeah, a bit, but ever since I was a wee lad the GP-30 has fascinated me...Its really one of very few diesels I find interesting...Of course, I would never have paid the list price ($95) for them, but

Hey Bruce... Wouldn't it be easier to start with the Bowser covered hopper? I believe they are of the same prototype that the Kato car is and the Bowser is available in both open and closed versions

Bruce Smith writes: Any other details I need to change to make them AC&F Erie Bruce, not being Erie literate, I'm not sure. You might want to be sure you put 70 ton trucks under it just in case a

Mike wrote: Yeah, I had noticed the difference in the latch...I hadn't decided if I was going to do anything about it, since the latch mechanism provided by Kato is both nice and fragile...but NOW

Byron, you are so funny!!! Thanks for the note. I talked to Paul last night where he informed me that he had sent product to Western Star the day before. This morning I called Larry @ West. Str. and

Removing paint from covered hoppers usually results in broken parts. Try using a commercial model paint remover just on the side panels. That way you keep the tooth brush your scrubbing the lettering

Andy Carlson wrote: way I Just back from Texas, so I'll take a crack at Andy's question. Andy, are you sure of the lineage of that model? It may be a rare model from that Korean modelmaker, Gilbert

According to my info, SAL 13000 series was 1937 AAR steel box cars. But that is from the 1960's, for what it's worth. Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Marlborough, Massachusetts

--- In STMFC@y..., Clark Propst <cepropst@r...> wrote: I'd like to > see how well it will work on a resin kit, I have a heck of a time > masking that stuff. I really don't have trouble masking it,

D.K. Retter collection) of 13001 & 13501 stenciled as belonging to the B-3 class. This obviously changed at some point. They rode on arch bar trucks. Bill: Richard advised (corrected) me on this

Oh, one more item, Dr Bruce... If I recall correctly aren't GP-30's a wee bit new for 1944? Thought so... You really should try some of those Athearn Genesis F-7's...they make the GP-30's look

Well, well, well... I am glad to see it isn't only documentary producers who make mistakes :-) These most likely hauled cement, however sometimes covered hoppers in this era also hauled carbon