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Re: Kits and modelers and the future

I can agree about Thomas and the followers. The smiles and clamor show the joy in the kids faces. Branchline kits were unheard of in our local Hobby Shops. I remember seeing my first one at a new

By Mark · #76479 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

Trying again, with my answer... Norm-- As you look at the B end of the car, the heater is mounted on the right side of the underframe, door side out, centred on the side doors and recessed about 8"

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #76477 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

Howdy Everyone! Is FUNARO AND CAMERLENGO actually still in business? Having tried to call them numerous times with no answer or machine to take a message - I am puzzled. HELP!! Bob

By Bob McCarthy · #76476 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

was "Assemble Car", but at least the drawings were totally part in the F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit. any drawing or sketch, but I think I've figured out that it looks like a grate in the front sticking

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #76475 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

was "Assemble Car", but at least the drawings were totally part in the F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit. any drawing or sketch, but I think I've figured out that it looks like a grate in the front sticking

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #76474 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

Norm, You've identified the part. Well done! Now to try and describe the mounting... There should be a pair of cast "plates" on the underframe running perpendicular to the centre sill, between the

By pierreoliver2003 <pierre.oliver@...> · #76472 ·

Re: F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

Please see RP CYC #7. The article on express refrigerator cars has several photos showing the heater, including a close up, on the Canadian express cars. Bill Darnaby

By Bill Darnaby · #76471 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Elden, Regarding the graying of the modeling population, what you say is true... to a point. I'm kind of in the "Getting to be Older" group (I'm 45), and within the circle of modelers that I

By Bill Schneider <branchline@...> · #76470 ·

Foobie, was IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Foobie - a compound word originally derived from "fake" and "boob" and used to describe silicon implanted mammary glands. Now generically used for anything that is bogus. It may also be related

By Bruce Smith · #76468 ·

Re: Cabot Carbon Black Cars

While we are on the subject of the carbon black cars does anyone know if there are any prewar decals available. It doesn't look like Railshops is ever going to do any. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #76467 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Elden, Your commentary is accurate and has been developed by parents who have a tv in every room. Recently, my sister-in-law who brought my mother-in-law for a stay brought a tv for mom

By Bob McCarthy · #76466 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Elden, Your commentary is accurate and has been developed by parents who have a tv in every room. Recently, my sister-in-law who brought my mother-in-law for a stay brought a tv for mom

By Bob McCarthy · #76465 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

From the Random Hose Model RR Dictionary: Foobie (Foo-bee), noun: A model kit or ready to run that purports to represent an actual prototype railroad car but in fact is incorrect either in the manner

By Tim O'Connor · #76464 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Bill, I figured you were, but the truth of what is going on is kind of sad. The vast majority of us that model are now "older" (at least than we care to think), and part of a group growing smaller

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #76463 ·

Re: Cabot Carbon Black Cars

Since Railshops manufactures a 1947 version of a CABX Car, do you suppose he may have the required information you are looking for http://www.railshop.net/ Just a thought (unless its been tried

By rfederle@... · #76462 ·

Re: New Athearn VGN 3 bay hopper

The only relation this model bears to any VGN car is that it has three hopper bays. The VGN had two series of triple hoppers, classes H5 and H14. The only kit suitable for a VGN triple hopper is the

By vgnry <vgnry212@...> · #76461 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Tim you might want to sell them in lots. Thats the only way I could except some sells at the club. Good Luck Sincerely, Mark Morgan

By Mark · #76460 ·

F&C CN 8 Hatch Reefer Kit Question

I grew up on Ambroid models where the first instruction in the kit was "Assemble Car", but at least the drawings were totally unambiguous. Nevertheless, I'm having a devil of a time with one part in

By Norm <ndrez@...> · #76469 ·

Re: IRC 1958 cuft hoppers

Okay, I give. What is this "foobie"? Sounds like something on a vestie's watch chain. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. their dust for understandable. cheek! still a market the fence" is and the number

By al_brown03 · #76459 ·

Re: Storzek CN Boxcar 1917

This car would have had a board roof right until it was scrapped. CN did not use car cement on boxcar rooves. No need to, as with the "Fowler"/"Dominion" cars, these cars had an "inside metal roof".

By Steve Lucas <stevelucas3@...> · #76458 ·

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