I don't cringe at the sight of people using slotted screws; I get jealous! I have very little success with slotted screws and I don't do much better with Phillips or Pozidrive screws either, largely

Elden, I'm not sure if this fits into what you're looking for, but I have attached a Howard Ameling photo of a B&O O-63d coil gondola, FYI. A group of O-59's were modified for coil service and

I guess I learned two things: make our masters a lot bigger, or make them as large digital files and visualize them carefully . . . Was really impressed with the rivet detail on the large scale

Just wondering what we are supposed to do with this information? Bill Welch

I've said before, I've always admired the Front Range R+3/4 box car ends. Some other ends may be as good but IMO no one has surpassed them.

I think Craig Zeni got some - ask him! On 12/12/2019 2:35 PM, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Did anyone acquire Stan's patterns and masters? He had some really unique stuff. Yours Aye, Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge 🦆

I wish to be clear--I do not think that old-school 3D mold making is better than CNC. I am simply saying that 3D mold making has made some great model parts and has no need to be viewed as not worthy

Speaking of molded ends, I'm looking for unbuilt reefer kits or molded resin ends, roofs and doors made by Stan Rydarowicz. If you have any you're willing to part with, please contact me off-list

When I was visiting the Kato factory I reviewed the CNC milled positive aluminum trial of the N Scale RDC body. Over the 3D aluminum object we discussed the roof curvature and marked it up for

I know that a good CNC program is certainly capable of superior work and is done so all the time, but I challenge anyone to find a better HO improved Dreadnaught end than the HO casting I sent a

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 08:45 AM, Andy Carlson wrote: I think that in some very important ways the old-school methods of panto reducing down over size patterns with a pantograph can produce parts

Hi Mark- I am not a tool maker and have never played one on TV (Ha HA). Most of what I know is just from listening to actual toolmakers talk. I have had a fair amount of resin casting experiences and

Curt, and all; I am most interested in cars between the earliest photos I can find, in the mid-thirties, to the dedicated cars of the mid-fifties thru sixties. I have not been able to re-join the

Gang; I am putting together a presentation on this subject, and am in the next phase of research. I am finding very much info on the story behind the shipment of steel sheet and coiled steel sheet,

Thanks for your comments, Lester and Jim. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Very nice work. I have to use a bending form to make truss rods. Doug Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Andy If you have a Deckel photograph available, wouldn't it have been easier to make the first generation master rib and then use it to panto all 5 ribs, using an offset method into a ABS sheet? I

Bill, Nice work for sure. I still use my old method from narrow gauge modeling days and use fishing line and heat flare the ends. Curt Fortenberry

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:51 AM, Andy Carlson wrote: The IM part is from a mold made with CNC tool cutting technology, and the resin HO part is from the old-school method.If you compare the two, it