We definitely owe Martin an awful lot for what he did for our hobby. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bill, As a newcomer to prototype modeling/resin, I appreciate that many people bought kits they "might" be interested in. This helped ensure the viability of these projects and spurred Martin to keep

Bill This PP by Steve Hile says Martin did 100 base kits and 1,250 variations. https://www.rpmconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-1019-Steve-Hile-FOTFC-Panel-Presentation.pdf Charlie --

Amen to that Bill Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

The recent posts on the sale of resin kits has prompted a few random.thoughts. I fondly remember the Feeding Frenzy that occurred when Martin opened the doors to his sales room at the Naperville

Jim in the PNW Too bad this isn't the MFCL where Dick Dawson probably could explain the technical differences between different door designs. You may

On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 09:00 AM, hockenheim68 wrote: I've used guitar string forever. Cut as described above but also sometimes hammered and stoned to make a spear point if using larger diameter

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Instead of creating a web page, I’ve gone the spreadsheet route and saved it as an easily-opened PDF. See attached. Prices exclude postage (domestic or international). Contact me OFF LIST to

Bob, X31A – The only subclass of X31 to have a single door was the X31A, so by default, that’s what she is.😉 Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, Al From: <PRR@PRR.groups.io> on behalf of

Yes. Someone else pointed out that the standoff bracket is very slightly bent upward so that might account for the crooked grab iron. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: PRR Boxcar 79640 (1942) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.73383/ Scroll to enlarge. Appears to be an X31 but I can’t tell if there is a

Tim/anyone, I'm not challenging the differences - but I have a question ... Why would a railroad order/use a 5/6/6 -vs- a 5/6/5 -vs- a 4/6/6 ... etc.? Other than a spotting freature why did

This lot contains the following kits: 1401 (3), 1500, 1601, 1901, 2001, 2301, 2851, 5201, 5202, 5301. Do not know if complete, but all unbuilt. Eight kits (8) appear undisturbed, four (4) have

On 2022-07-14 8:20 p.m., Ian Cranstone wrote: There was a presentation on the BA tank car fleet at the recent Bytown Express NMRA/NFR Convention. The presentation, as well as the

Good idea Andy. To make the cut I lay down sharp edged 3M tape exactly horizontal and position a single edge razor blade... on a hard surface and thwhack! a single blow

Darrall has found one of the pages on my website that clearly needs some updating, specifically the CGTX listing. I have much better information now on the BAOX fleet integration into CGTX, and know

The most common of improved Youngstown steel doors was the 5/6/6, used in multible widths for nominal 10'6" height box cars. Two common versions of the YSD was as a 5/6/5 and not as well used, the

Darrall, Nice to see another Coutts/Sweetgrass modeller. My first real prototype-based layout was Shelby to Coutts ca. 1965. Have you looked at the traffic patterns through this interchange in your

Here's one in 1961 (!) on the M&StL I think. On 7/14/2022 3:54 PM, nyc3001 . wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts