Somehow >I seriously doubt that they will remove the steel ends and roof before >they repaint it. I bring it up only as a reminder of how worthless >railway museums are for doing prototype research.

Bobby Pitts wrote: Thanks for the kind words, but it's a matter of my needing specific facts, not my smarts. And if you want to understand it better, let me know off list and I will go into it

Try http://index.mrmag.com/ Doug Brown

Tony, I don't have a clue what you said, but very smart folks like yourself impress the heck out of me! Respectfully, Bobby Pitts Brunswick, Ga to the originally Thus it computer descenders, was

There are 72 points to a (prototype) inch. Keep in mind that the point size does NOT tell you the height of letters. It was originally the height of the metal type piece on which the letter

If a lettering size is stated in "points," how do I convert that to 1/1000ths of inches or scale feet and inches in HO? Jared Harper Athens, GA

The United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey who has a collection of pieces from all over is going to divest itself of some of this equiptment a list can be found at its web site URHS.Org

A great discussion, I would add that what is even more important in getting the restoration 'right' is to throughly record the object before restoration work begins and to continue the recording as

This is my approach - YMMV. Wheels - I took some foam and made a custom hole saw from some brass tube to put lots of holes in the foam. I put the wheelsets into this 'honeycomb' and airbrush them

Dennis Storzek opines- Dennis, I am almost completely sure that you really meant to write "...how worthless [SOME] railway museums..." :-) . Having been centrally involved in many full size

Westerfield kits say .030, IIRC. -- Brian Ehni

Edward Bridges asked: "Does anyone have a list of all the issues of RMC that contain the Essential Freight Cars article series by Ted Culotta?" Edward, welcome aboard! Go to http://index.mrmag.com

Hello group, my name is Edward Bridges. I recently went through a change of eras with my N Scale model railroading. I was modeling my current employer as it was in mid-1979, but have decided to

Hi Group, The T&P also used "marker paddles" since the kerosene marker lights kept disappearing. They quit using them in the 1960s after a disasterous accident and then went to electrical lamps. So

Jeff, Thank you for the recollection. Grew up next to B&A, and never noticed these paddles in the late 50's; so a cost measure might well be the answer. Still, a very odd item.

Disregard my last post - it should gone to Dennis off list. (The dangers of writing before the first cup of coffee this Sunday.) If you want to continue the discussion on "historical" club layouts,

Thanks, Richard. So, my spacers should be .030", but my .025" have been OK . . . I'll examine that reference. SGL

See the SAFETY APPLIANCES: AAR Standards sections in your Cycs. "Minimum clearance two (2), preferably two and one half (2-1/2) inches." Richard Hendrickson

preservation color to paint Been there, done that. It's the "model railroader" syndrome. Because we as modelers might prefer one paint scheme to another, all we have to do is buy some Evergreen

Roof grabs, specifically. For a very long time, I've set grab irons mostly by eye, and if there were a group of them, such as on a corner ladder, I'd use a spacer to get them all the same, at least