I have done two sets for the car: a Sunray to do the car with red lettering on the upper half instead of the black Atlas used and a GOPX car done for a list member who says it is "very close" Jerry

That is, of course, a very late photo. The car appears to have been built by General American in the 1920s, but the underframe had been modified with the addition of, among other things, massive

Bill Lane wrote: I've heard this kind of report on Unimats before. Not precision equipment. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

I have a mill-drill, which may be a bit bigger than you are considering, but I often work with metal so I wouldn't wan't anything smaller. For the machines you are considering, I recommend these

All, I have had 2 Unimats for about 15 years now. Since getting them 1 has always been set up as a lathe and the other as a mill. I have gotten by with them, but at times it has been difficult. The

GUYZ,   Would the Unimat model builders unit work for this application?   Fred Freitas

Richard or anyone, can you identify the builder of this tank car? http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Slide-Freight-GWR-Great-Western-Tank-508-/400143568765 Thanks Tim O'Connor

Steve, I suspect that Bill is thinking of smaller HSS (High Speed Steel) milling cutters with 3/8 shanks, and of course, the speed of the tool is calculated on the actual cutting diameter, not the

I have had a Sherline for years and I like it. Mine is totally manual... Prototype N Scale Models (TM) by George Hollwedel PO Box 143566 Austin, TX 78714-3566 512-579-0539 512-796-6883

Gentlemen, First, many thanks to all, including Ben Hom, Richard Hendrickson, Al Brown, Frank Peacock, Steve Wintner, Ed Mines and Bob Witt, who responded with information answering my questions

Thank you Jack & Steve: I did look at the Proxxon Machine and it looks like another good candidate. One thing did concern and that is its speed (5000 rpm the slowest) when using it with styrene. I am

Bill, I have three Sherline mills and use them constantly, have not had any problems with them. Also, Sherline has the best selection of accessories of any that you listed. I have probably more

I have both the Sherline milling machine and a Sherline lathe. I haven't used them that much but they have done a very good job on each project that I did use them on. Tolerances are tight, specs are

bill, I own a proxxon mf70 (check model expo) and have used a sherline. I have heard that the harbor freight machines are sturdy but not so accurate. hearsay only. heard of taig but cannot recall

Gentleman I have been spending time online looking at small milling machines as I anticipate some model making/building challenges. For example one project could involve cutting apart several SFRD

on the fallen flags site go to Erie, box cars - XM75893 & XM76335 second car may have a yellow diamond C&O had a lot of cars with this Chicago Cleveland climax radial roofs Ed

westerfield also offers Erie single sheathed decals.... have fun steve wintner

Especially if the two-stroke is a Diseasel. -- Nolan Hinshaw, native Californian since 1944 "Every freight train has at least one NP box car" the Brock Corollary to the GN hypothesis

Al Westerfield reports on a "new" scam...and others have replied. This report should have been reported to me and Jeff Aley and not the group. Note the STMFC rule: "ALL SUBJECTS OTHER THAN THOSE

No mfgr is in a hurry to dip his toe in that particular pool, Gene. Rapido's Jason Shron explained it very nicely on Trainorders.com the other day in the following exchange regarding fantasy paint