Tahoe Model Works' excellent ARA Buckeye truck is very close - probably as close as you're going to get. Richard Hendrickson

Dave Nelson wrote: The car body kinda looks like last year's Cocoa Beach Shake 'n Take project. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Earl Tuson's question about the ACL car got me to look at the web site he mentioned and therein I came across this image of a FGEX car: <<http://www.srmduluth.org/photos/fge_2007.jpg>> Two

Robert Federle wrote: He wrote the text, and Don Duke chose the photos and wrote the captions, many of which are laughably wrong. So don't blame Jack for that part of the book. Tony Thompson

I have used these as well and have a nice cache of them, as well as Grandt Line's sets of parts. PSC also does the more modern version which I accidentially got once so be careful about the Part #.

The PSC retainer valves are plastic, and as Jack Burgess reports, there can be some work (and money spent) in getting one's hands on them. I have purchased mine directly from PSC-piggy backed on a

If thats the one you are looking for, I can contact him. He is retired and enjoying his time. He teaches once in a while but wants to stay out of the limelight so to speak. If you wish, I can forward

Bill, Last I heard he was living somewhere in Ohio. Here's a link to a page on the Smithsonian web site listing his papers, which are quite extensive

There is a John H White, former Smitsonian curator and auther of several rail books. Not sure if he did the "Great Yello Fleet". Could this be the one? Robert Federle ---- lnbill

Does anyone have contact info for John H. White, author of "The Great Yellow Fleet" and the exhaustive study of American RR freight cars. He was born in 1933, meaning he is about 83-84 years of

All, Building a Westerfield Milw stock car kit # 8021 as a Bettendorf car, series 104007 to 104506, delivered in 1927 with drop bottom doors as pictured in Mainline Modeler, Feb. 1983, p.77, 1928 Car

Oh, I have seen and heard FAR FAR FAR worse. But I appreciate your attention to detail. SGL Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:45 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] panoramic

Hi all, I've been a member of this group for quite a few years but hardly ever posted a message. Instead I've read the wide range of discussion threads and absorbed as much of the information as I

Yikes! Is this overridden by the Rule of All Rules, which says that if the Rule takes more than a sentence or two to explain, then the Rule is too complicated to understand? Tim "I plead the fourth!"

John K wrote: Isn't that what R&D stands for? Ripoff and duplicate Tim O wrote: For all the criticism Ertl got at least some of their models had actual prototypes. Ned Carey

Tim, I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Grandt Line, from whom DA purchased there parts, no longer produces this set. I cleaned out the last 100 of so sets in bulk last year. I pleaded with them to

6227 -- AB brake set. Also Grandt Line sold the same set. It has a lot of goodies in it -- brackets, slack adjuster, levers, brake wheel housings, retainer valve, etc. All of the parts are cored for

Well...it has been some time since I...the STMFC Head judge...have had to remind the members of certain of the group rules. The rules state: "Announcements of frt car related items for sell are

ah, thanks Schuyler and Steve... very interesting the way that database works! Great shot, though! Not enough resolution to really identify anything but interesting none-the-less... thanks for

I'm familiar with the Tichy and PSC retainer valves (like the latter better); didn't know Detail Associates made one. What's the part #? -- TIA -- -- Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.