Tim, I made several mistakes: not finding the HH Copeland report, a definiative source, was #1. Typing w/o first refreshing my memory was clearly #2. My bad. Dave Nelson

One of my favorite tools is this "seam scraper" from MicroMark. Actually, I use it as a REAMER. It is very sharp and pointed, and it can ream out very small holes and cuts through Delrin

Dave Nelson, I hope you're paying attention! :-) The list below is 247 cars, just 1/100 of the numbers (00-99). If the distribution of numbers is uniform (I know, fat chance) that would be 247*100 or

I believe AMB makes an acrylic grab iron bending jig with multiple sizes. Also Tichy includes jigs of various kinds in their kits such as ladder drilling jigs. My workspace is littered with jigs of

The flush end-nippers that Klein once made, and that PPE still supplies are the handiest off all tools for removing the bulk of cast- on molded detailing. By removing most of the "overburden" with

I don't know what RDY is, but CRP is Central of Pennsylvania, which was a subsidiary of Central of New Jersey for tax purposes. IIRC it was a court order in 1952(?) that forced CNJ to abolish the

Just one CN 47902 -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

So not a single Canadian car moving on this line with a car number ending with either 01 or 02? Rob Kirkham -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:26

Cars through Bieber 1947 4th quarter ending 02 GN - 35 ATSF - 27 PFE - 23 DRGW - 21 WP - 13 SP - 12 UP - 10 PRR - 10 Milw - 10 NYC - 7 NP - 6 IC - 6 CRIP - 6 WFE - 5 MDT - 5 ART - 5 FGE - 5 Wab -

Well craps, these are the *01 cars, not *02

I have one of these benders and would like to sell it. Just don't need it.  Dennis Dennis Williams Munhall, Pa. www.resinbuilders4u.com

Schuyler, You need to buy the tool and you will see what I am talking about! It is not anywhere as simple as putting a piece of tape on a tapered nose pliers--which I also have in my toolbox. Paul

What is "misleading?" If you're making grabs with it, you need to know what the width is in full-size inch or metric measure, which isn't too terribly much to ask, or you can use your scale rule to

Ken, Your post is a bit mis-leading regarding the the Mission Models M10-06 "Grabhandler". It is a fanastic tool, but the manufactured "spacings" are not HO scale and of little use unless you

Thanks, Bill, for the product numbers. They seem pretty thick, and one advantage of the Xacto blades (if you knock off the corners) is that they are thin. Do you not find these tools sort of bottom

1. Grab iron removal: I have used the #18 chisel blade from X-acto after rounding off the corners to avoid gouging. I started doing so in the 1980's, and presented several clinics at NMRA regional

I agree with Tom. It's a great tool. None of the collateral damamge that comes with Xacto chisel blades. You will need to keep your whetstone handy for continued good performance. It does need

Hi to all This message was posted on the Union Pacific list can anyone help out?? Rob Union Pacific has donated GS gondola UP 61078 to the Pacific Locomotive Association. It has been moved recently

- If CJR wants to make the brass ends available for that, yes.> Despite having once been in the resin casting business, I'm not inclined to do it, but I would be cooperative if someone else wanted

Tony, Richard, and Mike, thanks. We can always count on y'all for useful information. -- Frank Greene Memphis, TN