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Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Everyone, would you pleas to consider trimming your posts so that we don't have to scroll down through seven or eight pages of old posts to get at the message? Please, have some internet

By asychis@... · #81731 ·

RTR vs. kits

Regarding this seemingly never-ending thread. I'll suggest this. For those who are lamenting the short supply of kits (no, they are not gone), get together enough compatriots who will guarantee

By asychis@... · #81730 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

The Prototype Modelers movement far exceeds NMRA contest participation of years past and the level of craftsmanship exhibited by modelers of all ages tells me that we are in the Golden Age of

By asychis@... · #81729 ·

Re: The growing problem of erroneous captions

The "hurry up" has to do with eating regularly. For some of the publishers we have mentioned, their only source of income is the two books per month they must publish in order to have a regular

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #81722 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

On Tue, 26 May 2009 15:58:08 -0500, Charlie Vlk wrote amazing!!! Yes but the NYC sampled 100 of them. See the latest RPC for a picyure of one. Brian Carlson

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #81721 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Jack is correct... except I didn't mention a NYC X29.... even a Burlington fan knows that is a PRR prototype....<gggg> The volume of prototype data that keeps surfacing, both in print and digital, is

By Charlie Vlk · #81720 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Garth wrote: True, but I think hobby shops are also obviously feeling the pitch of Internet sales. If you want resin kits, you can purchase them direct from the manufacturer via the web (or a check

By Jack Burgess <jack@...> · #81719 ·

RTR vs. kits

Whatever the reason kits are disappearing from hobby shops. Going back to our old standbys, the blue boxes, I once recommended that a boss buy better quality equipment for his son for Christmas. His

By ed_mines · #81723 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Gentlemen: If I may dip my oar in on the kit/RTR dichotmy, the Internet is the best way to buy your kits these days if you're a builder. Every manufacturer (except Sunshine) sells direct it seems and

By sparachuk <sparachuk@...> · #81718 ·

Re: 1944 frt cars id?

Tim, The photo is a nice find. Yes, I can confirm that it is a B&O class M-15 double-sheathed boxcar in the "Kuhler dome" paint scheme. The door stops are on the left side of the door so that limits

By rwitt_2000 · #81717 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Garth- The stock carried by any one Hobby Shop can be influenced by a number of factors which I won't go into here but which may not necessarily indicate the local demand or general availability or

By Charlie Vlk · #81716 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Garth,Where is this small hobby shop?I've been looking for some Branchline kits.Armand Premo

By Armand Premo · #81715 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Charlie, While I applaud your positive comments about kits in general, the near complete disappearance of kits from all the hobby shops I frequent makes me wonder about your statements, at least as a

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #81714 ·

Re: erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

Ed- Your post is a positive one and I am not jumping on you for your comments..... but I don't agree that "the average model railroader has a hard time assembling kits". While the "old days" of

By Charlie Vlk · #81713 ·

erroneous captions/RTR vs. kits

I think kits are disappearing because the average model railroader has a hard time assembling kits. The hobby is centered around a pack rat mentality - keep buying more and more. Most model

By ed_mines · #81712 ·

1944 frt cars id?

scene from a railway I never knew existed, the Richmond Street Railway... i'm guessing these cars are a PFE R-40-14, a B&O double sheathed box car, and a Milwaukee ribside box car behind the

By Tim O'Connor · #81711 ·

Re: GN Empire Builder Lettering

The EB scheme to go with mineral paint for box cars was introduced in April of 1956 to be used on older cars that were repainted. The car used in the press release was the 18626, a 10'2 inside height

By Staffan Ehnbom <staffan.ehnbom@...> · #81710 ·

Re: The growing problem of erroneous captions

A further difficulty with erroneous captions, sometimes I know what is written is wrong, but I do not always know what is correct. IE the MSTL photos in the Barriger collection, I knew some locations

By Douglas Harding <dharding@...> · #81709 ·

Re: GN Empire Builder Lettering

Thanks for the information. I have a November 1956 photo of 11565 a 10' IH 12 panel car in mineral red (Per the Ed Hawkins caption) with the lettering and Youngstown doors (RPC 8 page 85). That is

By Brian Carlson <brian@...> · #81708 ·

Re: The growing problem of erroneous captions

What was the title of the B&O Book? Sincerely, Richard Yoder

By Rich Yoder · #81707 ·

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