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Re: extra width flatcar for moving Army tank?

Where were these light tanks made? Al Kresse

By water.kresse@... · #141519 ·

Re: extra width flatcar for moving Army tank?

Most likely going to or from the desert training center given the 1943 date of Jack Delano's trip west on the Santa Fe. Goffs, on the Arizona Division main line east of Dagget, received or forwarded

By John Barry · #141518 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

Ray Breyer wrote: "Look at the underframe, then look at the build date, roof, and ends. Then cross-reference the Southern's 150000-153457 car dimensions and visual spotting features against the

By Benjamin Hom · #141515 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

Ray Breyer wrote: Gosh, I kind of like the green steam locomotives . . . another example, I guess, of YMMV. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

By Tony Thompson · #141521 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

That's one fine photo too. Gold star Bob. Ed Mines

By ed_mines · #141513 ·

Re: Glue for P2K E unit pilot

Dave, Which Plastruct did you use? The White Label PS is only good for Styrene, but the Orange label PS should work on styrene or ABS. (The pink label is not good for much). Regards ,

By Andy Miller · #141512 ·

Re: Lettering application on a tarp

Bud, I would try to laser etch the lettering but I would try to laser print it. Get some thin vellum and see if that works. Modelers who like to put fancy advertising on their structures use very

By Marty McGuirk · #141511 ·

Re: Lettering application on a tarp

Bud- I suggest you go to a quilt shop. They have methods of printing images with inkjet printers on cloth. In fact, if you were to get very fine cloth in an appropriate color, you could spray glue

By Charlie Vlk · #141517 ·

Re: Lettering application on a tarp

What color is the lettering if darker than the canvas just use your printer on paper. Allen

By Allen Ferguson · #141516 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

More interesting than the load..... Look at the underframe, then look at the build date, roof, and ends. Then cross-reference the Southern's 150000-153457 car dimensions and visual spotting features

By Ray Breyer · #141514 ·

Re: Lettering application on a tarp

Todd, Thanks for the suggestion, now where would I find someone to do this laser lettering? Wouldn't the laser burn say maybe the craft paper? I've seen a laser cutter in action cutting windows

By Bud Rindfleisch · #141510 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

Now that's a well loaded car. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Samsung mobile "rwitt_2000@... [STMFC]" <STMFC@...> wrote: An interesting photo of a box car and load from a y'all

By paul.doggett2472 <paul.doggett2472@...> · #141509 ·

Re: Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

That's a nice car, and still new, too! There is no reweigh date as the 1/16 NEW date is to the left of the WT. Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX

By Eric Hansmann · #141508 ·

Interesting Photo of a Box Car and Load

An interesting photo of a box car and load from a y'all railroad. http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7sf7664q86/data/12/345_0003a_p/345_0003a/345_0003a.jpg

By rwitt_2000 · #141507 ·

Seeking Garth Groff

Could I ask Garth Groff to contact me? I have some pictures that I owe him and I don't presently have his address. Sincerely, Laurance R King <lrkdbn@...>

By lrkdbn · #141506 ·

Re: Corn is king

I’ve made another chart showing cars to and from the towns in the conductor’s log. I also misspoke saying the area was in SE Minnesota, when actually it’s SW Minnesota. You can see without New

By Clark Propst · #141505 ·

Re: Arch Bar Stencil On Boxcar

Two additional photos showing the end with a grain or lumber door are on the ProtoCraft web site. Protocraft Protocraft Beginning in 1901 and through 1917, Haskel

By rwitt_2000 · #141504 ·

Re: extra width flatcar for moving Army tank?

I like it too—mixture of riveted and cast hull M3's. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #141503 ·

Re: extra width flatcar for moving Army tank?

Gary, I love this photo and I think we can all agree that they are M3 "Lee” tanks <VBG>! It is an interesting car. It looks like an example of decking that overlapped the stake pockets and then

By Bruce Smith · #141502 ·

Re: extra width flatcar for moving Army tank?

Gary, As the tanks appear to be of the sametype and not seeing the "L", my guess is that what you are seeing is "cribbing"or chocking. It appears on the other cars as well. Chuck

By Charles Hladik · #141501 ·

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