Denny Anspach notes: "Just like my MOW outfit bunk car with complete fine interior detailing that no one can possibly perceive or see, this kind of hidden detailing accomplishment only satisfying to

No competing...well maybe just a little. But when yours turns out nicer than mine, I ain't upgrading. When I said that I try to keep everything to the same standard I didn't say who's standard.

hour. Thanks Jeff, About an hour ago it dawned on me what I had done. I'm surpised I still have my hide! Good thing I said Red Green math :) Clark Propst

I'm looking to get a ride from O'Hare to Naperville on October 26. I arrive at 8:47 am on United. My offer is I'll meet you at the airport (since I'm probably arriving earlier than most) and will

Denny wrote: Your comment immediately brought a smile to my face as I recalled one of my favorite stories. A long-time friend models in On2, made popular at the time by Bob Brown of the Narrow Gauge

Denny Anspach wrote: As always, Denny cuts to the heart of the matter. I care far more about what is important to ME, than to any potential layout visitor, when I'm choosing a level of accuracy

Armand wrote, with a big grin: we Most some As free-lance modelers like to point out, it is your layout and you can do whatever you want. But that is exactly the point....we put away models that are

"Been there, done that!". Clark's frustrations about brake detailing certain rang a few bells, and as expected, the varied responses both reflected and went to the heart of the spectrum of how each

Like most,my roster has changed over the years.Recently I have been selling some highly detailed resin cars because the were no longer listed in the OER for the period I am attempting to model.The

Like most,my roster has changed over the years.Recently I have been selling some highly detailed resin cars because the were no longer listed in the OER for the period I am attempting to model.The

No, that's $60 per hobby MINUTE. Multiply by 60 to get dollars per hour. Of course, this all assumes that your hobby is BUILDING models and not just OWNING models. Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley

Thanks to those who replied. I see I do more than most, but a lot less than some. It's always good to be in the middle of the pack. The reason I add what I do is because I paid for the stuff in the

Clark, Good post, as always. I have a love-hate relationship with brake rigging: I hate to do it, but I love when it's done. In fact, I don't like building up underframes in general. I add the

Clark, That's ok. The boys down at the Lodge will give you some more duct tape. Chuck Hladik

Thanks for the detailed instructions. I followed them and got the following results: Athearn Genesis 100T RB - .305" Athearn Genesis 70T RB - .307" Now I'm completely baffled. The bolster heights

Yeah, and the Grandt Line set, being intended for NG, has the correct 8" cylinder. Dennis

bearing the basis it might No, sorry, I don't. These are way too new for my interests, and my nearest LHS (at least one that carries anything useful) is an hour away, and I rarely get there

Dennis - Do you happen to have the heights for the two Athearn Genesis roller bearing trucks? They were the most eggregious examples I ran into and are the basis of a problem that won't happen for

appreciate a The Wayner book "Cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad" has a picture of an N6b being rebuilt ca.about 1938. It has detached K-1 or maybe H-1 (8" cylinder)gear- the difference is negligable