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Re: RDG/ Southern box car questions

Ben Yes, Stan is a real Michelangelo when it comes to that -- I look at a block of wood and see a block of wood, Stan sees a beautiful freight car and just removes all the stuff that prevents us from

By Tim O'Connor · #95216 ·

Re: ebooks wager (was RDG/ Southern box car questions)

OK, Tony, you got me to go looking through my emails for the wager about ebooks -- and it was TWO beers, to be paid at the 2011 Naperville, based on the statement BELOW, which was originally mailed on

By Tim O'Connor · #95215 ·

Wanted: Blue box offset side hopper

I'd like to build a Sunshine Mini-Kit for the Rock Island Covered Silica Hopper. It calls for an Athearn 5400 Undec 34' offset side hopper. Does anyone have one? Undec or decorated, new or

By Jim Hayes · #95214 ·

Re: Iron Modeler, was RDG/ Southern box car questions

Good idea Bruce! I've been trying to find good pictures of the B&O quad to model that one. I have a couple of scans of MP quads, and a nice shot my Dad took of a Texas & Northern

By Tim O'Connor · #95213 ·

Re: RDG/ Southern box car questions

In time for Cocoa Beach? I was thinking more along the lines of modeling a car that caught fire and burned down to the trucks...

By Tim O'Connor · #95212 ·

Re: Loads...link to AMB; sorry! (UNCLASSIFIED)

I think it's a very thin version of MDF (medium density fiberboard). At least that's what it looks like to me.

By Tim O'Connor · #95211 ·

Re: Unsuual routings?

Ok, but I was trying to get to Ft Madison, not Davenport...

By Tim O'Connor · #95210 ·

Re: Unsuual routings?

Are we talking about the Rock Island Tony? They didn't go near Dubuque as far as I know.

By Tim O'Connor · #95209 ·

Re: Unsual routings?

Doug, I was thinking of the MILW line the follows the Mississippi down to Clinton Iowa, then CB&Q to Fort Madison and the Santa Fe... but you're right none of the routes is direct to Fort Madison.

By Tim O'Connor · #95208 ·

WP 50' SS DD auto/boxcar series 19201-19250

While waiting for the paint to dry on my Roundhouse 50' SS boxcar that I would have numbered in the 12001-12150 series (no end door), I nearly overlooked the fifty cars renumbered to 19201-19251 from

By bowie1793 · #95207 ·

Re: Unsual routings?

Interesting, Tim shows he does not know his railroad geography. To get to Fort Madison IA from Minnesota by rail is not easy, nor direct. Fort Madison was served by the ATSF and the CB&Q. The ATSF

By Douglas Harding · #95206 ·

Re: Unsual routings?

Yes. The PRR interchanged with RI at Chicago, East St Louis, St. Louis vIa TRRA, Englewood, Peoria and Washington Heights, IL. Rich Orr

By SUVCWORR@... · #95205 ·

Re: Loads...link to AMB; sorry! (UNCLASSIFIED)

The resin impregnated stiff paper has a smooth plastic-like finish. It's nice stuff but very light. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com [Non-text portions of this message have been

By Jim Hayes · #95204 ·

Re: RDG/ Southern box car questions

Gosh...I thought Tim was just sayin' he ain't buying any beer! Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

By James F. Brewer <jfbrewer@...> · #95203 ·

Re: RDG/ Southern box car questions

Tim O'Connor wrote: "Yes Ben, you're just too talented for my meager skills... No way could I produce a 5-star model from that piece of junk. I bow to your genius." I'll take that as a statement of

By Benjamin Hom · #95202 ·

Re: Unsual routings?

Greg Martin wrote: Keep in mind that if Benson's company ships all the time to Philly and New York, a plausible idea since all are Green Giant facilities in this case, what Benson likely says

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #95199 ·

1:1 STMFCs For Sale

USAX 35142 and ????? flat cars: $6,000 each http://www.armyjeeps.net/Tomlin/Tomlin7/flat%20cars.htm DODX 11158 and 11547 tank cars: $7,000

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #95201 ·

Re: Unsual routings?

Tim writes: Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim specifically ask "the exact route" and I would say not always, the person who ordered the car was told that the car was "finaling on the PRR in NY" but might not

By Greg Martin · #95198 ·

Iron Modeler, was RDG/ Southern box car questions

original than not, If Chef Ben, If it was a prototype model, I'd jump right in and suggest a venue as this sounds like fun ;^) Alas, with the car in question not being much other than fodder for

By Bruce Smith · #95197 ·

Re: Stamping hopper ribs, was: Reading class HTf and HTh hoppers

Would have helped, I suppose, if I'd included the link. Ho hum! http://www.yardoffice.com/RR/Modeling/howto/ribstamp.html

By eddie_walters <eddie_walters@...> · #95196 ·

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