Jerry, I heard from Martin Sunday. He will not be going to Springfield, but he will be at Timonium. Mark Olstyn

for> a more economical (i.e. a simple styrene kit) to serve as a "stand-in"> or "close enough" model for these cars? Funny you should ask, I just sent an email off-line to Ray Breyer about this. I'm

Jason Greene wrote: I sure hope the caps have different threads so they can't be matched to the wrong bottle. Otherwise it strikes me as a pretty dangerous arrangement. Tony Thompson

Greg Martin wrote: What the heck, Greg? Out of non-Pennsy things you can build already?? <vbg> Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

I didn't go through all the Std Steel drawings in Harrisburg but I do show the following from the box car list 42649 for a DS boxcar to the USG in 1919 42450 for a SS boxcar to the USG in 1919 I

I wrote: "Even though there's "only" a 4" difference in inside heights between the model and prototype, it's enough to alter the "low-slung" look of 8' 6"/8' 7" 40-foot boxcars." The difference is

But Martin does go to Timonium now and then, yes?

Mike, I'll send you a box car full of the 26 degrees that it is right now here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Chuck Hladik Rutland Railroad Virginia

Jerry, Regretably, no. Dick

David Newcomb asked: "Do you know the best paint mix for the Milw ribside cars?" We went over this two days ago. See post #68131. Ben Hom

Hey Yuze Gize, It is that time of year that we announce the Hands on Clinic (aka Shake 'n Take) for the Prototype Modelers Meet in Cocoa Beach, Fl in January. We will be taking reservations and as in

I know the question was the 50's, but I worked as a carman in the 70's and the oxygen was orange and the actylene was black with a red collar! Walt orange, and the hoses

Mark Mathu asked: "Short of using the Sunshine kit, does anyone have recommendations for a more economical (i.e. a simple styrene kit) to serve as a "stand-in" or "close enough" model for these cars?

Does anyone know if Martin (Sunshine Models) normally attends the big train show in Springfield? I think it's coming up in mid to late Jan '08. I have someone who might be able to be a "purchasing

Oops! Clark Propst he's

B&O was very much a patch-it-up, wear-it-out, make-it-do railroad. B&O frequently bought freight car kits from builders so they could use salvage trucks and brake gear from dismantled equipment.

Frank is quite correct - I don't know what made me think it was the Savannah area instead of outskirts of Atlanta. Jerry Glow use

<http://www.speedwitch.com/Advance/adv_speedwitch_no2_low.pdf> says he's doing the 50' car. Frank Greene Memphis, TN

Riverdale Station 770-991-6085 Tu - Sat 10-5:30 Frank Greene Memphis, TN

The thousands of famous steel ribside cars Denny: Do you know the best paint mix for the Milw ribside cars? Thanks, David Newcomb >