Bob and anyone else interested, There are three flavors of Branchline. Originally they decorated and sold kits from several manufacturers. These kits were of simple (Athearn) to moderately complex

In a message dated 4/22/05 6:56:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, deanpayne@... writes: << I haven't yet figured out the purpose of lines above the reporting marks and below the car number.

I understand Martin Lofton is considering putting the articles on his web site..... :-) :-) Tom "troublemaker" Madden

YES! -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

Bill Schaumburg and I have discussed doing this and the answer is yes, although no details or specifics have been worked out, including timing. Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 100 14th Avenue,

Ted maybe you could answer this, but In the past RMC (and other pub's) have taken especially popular series of articles and complied them into a book. Will your, or rather do you think your series

The flat head style carriage bolts are generally known as elevator bolts. Some of these have the square shank like a carriage bolt but other have an all round shank with a slot in the top to hold it

Is this a new poll? If so, how about a decent styrene 36' stock car, open or solid ended, both would be better. As in other cars, the MDC just doesn't cut it. Bill Williams

Darn, you cut it off just before I was going to comment. Well, I'll do it anyway. Just because Martin chooses not to use email for business purposes doesn't mean he's ignorant or afraid of email. With

<snip> No, no, we can't be at the end of the series! Ted hasn't done Helium tank cars yet! Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/ "Beer is proof that God

I have a first hand report on a roundhouse brick wall in HO produced in injection molded styrene. The bricks were reported to be the finest Terry Wegmann has seen in plastic. The walls were CAD 'ed by

Garth Groff wrote: Well, gee - if we're going to get another poll going, let me suggest a GATC 8,000 or 10,000 tank car. I could use both in large quantities. Also a tank car (any builder, I don't

There are also "carriage" bolts with conical heads specifically for flat car decks, and I have seen such on an EJ&E 70-ton flat. These allowed for a fully flush surface. David Soderblom Baltimore

Dean: If you are asking for votes on needed cars, I would love to have a 10,000 gallon single-dome AC&F Type 4 tank car, the one with the high walkway (6,000 and 8,000 gallon sizes would be nice

Further discussions about the internet and Sunshine Models is...for those unable to understand the group rules...is out of scope. I should point out a slight error in my comments about the

yes and in an ideal world, child abuse, genocide and pedophilia wouldn't exist either. His business is putting out well-crafted models, not the internet. Just because we enjoy the exchange of

Have a question about the paint scheme on Northern Pacific boxcars in the 1950's. I know the bodies, steps, ladders, etc. are boxcar red but what color are the trucks and airbrake components, red or

HUGE impact on short run projects. I'm now able to have the SLA process produce ceramic injection mold cores and cavities within 3-4 days!< It's beginning to sound like very limited run models

CORRECTED LINK: http://index.mrmag.com Search "Culotta, Ted". Ben Hom

What's still coming? Not in any particular order... -- Wagontop/Ribbed side/X37 -- X29/M-26 -- Single sheathed ARA -- 1932 ARA -- 1937 AAR -- Modified 1937 AAR -- flat cars -- NYC USRA steel