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Re: Question re 12-Panel boxcars

Sorry for the late respose, In your post from a month ago, Mark you mentioned C&BT kits 10'-6" IH, 12-pnl boxcar. Looking at Walthers "Reference" book, I see 3 different kit numbers listed

By jim peters · #69000 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

ATSF 97473 was a class Ft-M flat car, 44' in length, with fishbelly side sills built in 1924. I have numerous prototype photos of these cars. Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #68999 ·

Re: Harold K. Vollrath

I was recently checking the Ilford website and they affirmed their committment to the "silver halide process". I don't think that Kodak dropped their paper because it was no longer profitable. I

By MOFWCABOOSE@... · #69012 ·

Re: Timonium Show Feb 2008

Bruce - We won't be at Timonium. My health won't permit it. Orders remain steady and on my reduced work schedule we won't have time to make stock for the show. I don't anticipate attending any

By Westerfield <westerfield@...> · #68998 ·

Re: Timonium Show Feb 2008

Follow this link for the current list of vendors at Timonium. At least as of now, Westerfield is not on it. http://www.gsmts.com/a_vendors.html Best, Lawrence Rast

By Lawrence Rast · #68997 ·

Re: new photo suppliers/Bob

Bob was at Cocoa Beach and operated out of a room set up with all his stuff instead of in the main room or perimeter halls. A much improved way to go over the photos IMHO Jerry Glow photos

By jerryglow2 · #68996 ·

Re: Timonium Show Feb 2008

Al, Your response begs the question, will you be in Maryland on the weekend of my wife's birthday (Feb 2-3)? The answer to this question and a few other considerations helps me determine if I am

By bdg1210 <Bruce_Griffin@...> · #68995 ·

Re: Harold K. Vollrath

Are any of Harold's lists available as PDF or other digital files? Rob Kirkham

By Rob Kirkham <rdkirkham@...> · #68994 ·

new photo suppliers/Bob

Have any new STMFC photo sources appeared at recent shows? With lists? Was Bob at the recent prototype shows? His son? Are they considering any kind of lists? Are they offering any exceptional

By ed_mines · #68993 ·

Harold K. Vollrath

Has anyone recently bought prints from Harold K. Vollrath? Have a recent e-mail address? Though mostly known for steam photos he has some nice freight car negatives. He has lists, his quality

By ed_mines · #68992 ·

paint chemistry

I was a coatings formulator for many years. The linseed oil I mentioned is an oil modified polyurethane; the technical name is alkyd. When the solvent evaporates the polymer is soft and rubbery.

By ed_mines · #68991 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Thanks go to Garth Groff & Ben Hom for answering my questions on the Athearn 65 ft. gondola. It is an intriguing model, I think, but it won't fullfill my need. PRR 440575, which I believe was a G26

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #68989 ·

Re: Paint shelf life?

I looked into books on the chemistry of surface coatings. I found the book, Paint and Surface Coatings: Theory and Practice (2nd ed., Lamborne and Strives, eds., 1999) the most helpful. Most if not

By Bob Sterner · #68988 ·

Re: Paint shelf life?

When you speak of linseed oil, is it "boiled linseed oil" or "raw". Years ago when trying to refinish a gunstock I was told to use linseed oil, well, it never dried. I then learned about boiled

By Charles Hladik · #68990 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

site among hundreds... Try going directly to one of the other pages and linking back to the home page from there, like: http://www.speedwitch.com/Models/p102.htm Tom Madden

By Tom Madden <tgmadden@...> · #68987 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Thanks, guys. Must be MY server. Wonder why it is filtering that site among hundreds... Elden ________________________________ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD <Elden.J.Gatwood@...> · #68986 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Pops right up for me... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #68985 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Thanks, Brian and Chet - I must be getting old(er). I knew I'd seen it before but couldn't find it in the menu bar at the very top of the page. Now I see it - just above the photos of the models, at

By Tom Madden <tgmadden@...> · #68984 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Anybody else having no luck pulling up Ted's website? Been going on several days... Elden Gatwood ________________________________ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD <Elden.J.Gatwood@...> · #68983 ·

Re: Athearn C&NW 65 ft mill gon

Tom: There is a link to the parts page, on the top of the Speedwitch homepage. Brian Carlson On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:47:41 -0000, Tom Madden wrote -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #68982 ·

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