Denny Anspach wrote: The Accumate Proto coupler may have superior appearance, and I agree, it does, but my problem is that I can't drop one directly into an "Athearn" or Kadee No. 5 box, or any

Marty McGuirk wrote: "The lettering you are looking for is not available from anyone to the best of my knowledge. Simply cutting apart the lettering on the decals (or transfers) won't work since the

Tim, I also asked the folks at Precision Scale Co. why they built such a gorgeous N&W M2 locomotive that did not include a working front coupler. I was told that they (i.e., PSC) make an operating

Just loaded the picture to the photo site in the files section. -- Brian Ehni

the knuckle and the "fist", which is why I have stopped using them.< Remember "never say never", if you notice there isn't a gap anymore on the latest versions of the 58. Jon Miller AT&SF For me

--- In STMFC@..., Andy Harman <andy10@g...> wrote: ... > By the time I was regularly > using Kadees (1969-70) the problem had been solved and the Kadee "5 and 10" > would fit most

Denny, I too like the Accumate scale coupler. I did not like the Accumate standard coupler. All too often it would jam open. The narrow draft gear box on the scale version seems to prevent this.

Quoting Denny Anspach <danspach@...>: This may depend on which Kadee coupler box one desires. I can't even recall the number of what I believe may have been the first Kadee coupler

N&W classes H-42 and 43, 278000-280999, 3000 cars built for NKP by Greenville and Ralston in 1947-48. There were still ~1800 left on the roster in 1975 but they were on their way out by then. N&W

Folks; Our reviews of BLI products that have appeared in TKM have not been like those in MR or other print mags. We have devoted considerable space to fixes and commentaries (we'd have done more of

Although it's bound to upset someone I'll go ahead and answer this . . . Dean, the C- D-S dry transfers aren't all that different from the lettering in the kits -- I simply prefer to use dry

Andy Harman feels the same way, until there is an established, reliable, solid scale coupler and draft gear standard. I'm not convinced it will perform at the same level as a Kadee 58. I don't even

Their web site says it should be available "sometime in 2003." (!) But, I expect you know that already. Is this model any different from the Red Caboose GS gondola? The Ulrich site says "The

Andy Miller feels that all coupler boxes should be made to fit Kadee couplers (and clones). As a general statement for Kadee-size couplers, and as a practical matter, Andy is exactly right. However,

Cool, I can use these.. I'm pretty sure NKP had this car or something nearly identical which remained in service on the N&W into the 70s. Andy

Shawn: I can second that. Large numbers of B&O, NYC and P&LE triples were interchanged and ended up all over the east; perhaps even a few out west. End users required very different raw materials,

Black and white sounds correct.The yellow diamonds were primarily used on tenders. Keep smilin' Len Allman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send

Clover House and Art Griffen have early period decals, including some CV cars, but I think they are too early for what you want. My guess is your choices will come down to re-spacing the name from

Bruce Smith wrote: Aye, and there's the rub: AFAIK Cotton Belt didn't move a whole lot of coal. Rock and "aggregate" (whatever that is),yes, they did that. But not coal. So whatever open-top hoppers

re-release? Don, You could try sending an email to Information@... and see if you get a reply. Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley jaley@... DPG Chipsets Product