Bx-28 class, 200 cars rebuilt 1938, 138500-138699. Bx-31 class, 200 cars rebuilt 1939, 148000-148199. After WW II, some Bx-31 had special loading equipment applied for auto parts service and were

Greetings, One technique I haven't seen mentioned lately is polishing the body to add 'tooth' for paint adhesion rather than using a paint type primer. Plastic and resin models can polished

Jerry are you volunteering to manage it? Jim Hayes Portland Oregon _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of jerryglow2 Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007

James F. Brewer wrote: From John Dobyne's Santa Fe boxcar book Bx-28 138500-138699 200 cars rebuilt 1937, last car retired 1971 Bx-31 148000-148199 200 cars rebuilt 1939, last car retired

Where do I sign up? SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

The value in Stauffer's books is in the photos- which in aggregate are indeed hard to find most anywhere else without a lot of work. Far too often, Staufer had never a clue as where the border lay

I received Martin's flyer regarding these new Sunshine Kits. Can someone please provide the number series of each class? I'd like to check my ORER to see how many were still in service during my

Kurt, The two series you mention were earlier cars built in 1945-1946 having 5/5 Dreadnaught Ends. In order for you to know all of the variations of MP box cars, I urge you to purchase the Summer

Denny wrote I've had minor problems spraying Accupaint over another (unknown) type of paint, such as the undercoat turny slightly tacky. This has lasted as much as a week or more. So although I have

For what it is worth, I have found the Accupaints to be some of the most forgiving of the fine model paints (ranking right up with Scalecoat), with similar coverage characteristics. My understanding

I had a thought. Yahoo groups are easy enough to start and manage: how about a group for Sunshine models as the manufacturer does not have one? I'm not sure if the Protoype Data sheets could be put on

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Actually, Schuyler, you are only right with a "conventional"mixture. If you carefully remove all the air bubbles, or voids, you get an amazing strong material. I have

I tried to download from my office - slower computer and DSL link, and could only download the smaller files. When I got home with a faster computer and faster DSL link, I had no problem. These are

Kurt, Regarding MP's 40' box cars with 8' door openings they were all built from 1955 to 1959. I don't understand the relevance of your comment that says they were more prevalent in 1961. In

No, Jack. Mortar is cement and sand with water. Cement alone is, as I said, weak. It forms into a solid mass which is easily smashed or powdered with a hammer. SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima

That would be mortar... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Weak. SGL La vita e breve, mangiate prima il dolce!

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