I had an article with RMC for several years and finally told Bill Schaumburg to (digitally) send it back. It required a substantial outlay for pre-publication photo rights. That could be why it

Guys, First, I appreciate the comments by new member Otto Vondrak regarding the printing situation at Carstens. And I also appreciate the comment from CJ Riley who apparently talked with Bill

Volume 4 for 2012 of the NYCentral Modeler has been posted on the NYCSHS website http://www.nycshs.org today. This issue contains some very interesting articles. It has several new writers and only

Not quite accurate, Tim... at one time MR did cater to the serious modeler, but due to corporate pressures they changed their focus. Nowadays I tend to refer to MR as "Beginning Model Railroader"

On 9/26 RMC wrote on their Facebook page "Due to a change in our printing production schedule, your magazines are going to arrive a little later than you're used to. We appreciate your patience. We

Hello Everyone, My name is Otto Vondrak, I'm the webmaster for Carstens Publications. Quite a few rumors regarding the fate of RMC that I'd like to clear up. Due to a number of factors beyond our

I spoke with Bill an hour ago about one of my pieces and he was willing only to say there has been a revised printing schedule, but the lights were on, the phones worked and he was working on the

<This is most interesting. I'll have to invest in one of the Van Dyke car <models and see how a pair of Tahoe AC&F arch bar trucks fit. If that <goes well, then the coupler will need to be changed to

RMC has always catered more to serious modelers than MR does. MR has always had more readership and more ad revenues. But the downturn, aging readership and especially the internet have taken their

This is most interesting. I'll have to invest in one of the Van Dyke car models and see how a pair of Tahoe AC&F arch bar trucks fit. If that goes well, then the coupler will need to be changed to a

I stand corrected, Bruce. The full-sill version is the only one I've seen, and the only one currently shown on Blackstone's website. – Andy

%$$#@ typo! I meant 55000, not 550000 -Bruce

Bill, Yes, UTLX 6500 gallon type V cars remained in standard gauge service at least through WWII. Many of these were in the same 550000 and 58000 series that the narrow gauge cars came

Andy, Au contraire mon ami <G>. Blackstone did both a "narrow frame" (not actually a type X) and a frameless "van Dyke" car. The frameless car that they have models the cars leased from UTLX in

For those interested, I've listed all of the GB gons from the January 1958 ORER that have 4' 10" interior height. I figured the IH was the most likely distinguishing characteristic. There are

Bruce, Bill, The Blackstone narrow gauge model is a Type X with a full-length center sill, not a Type V with stub sills. The narrow gauge version of these cars has a different underframe than the

Thanks Bruce Yes, I read their history too, so I understand they were originally standard gauge. My question was are their any prototypes of this car in service as a standard gauge car? No need to

Hi Clark, Sorry I don't have any photos to forward but I did check the ORERs. They are NOT listed in the April 1957 Edition. They are in the January 1958: Page 382, Item 2; GB Gond., Steel Sides,

RMC's publication schedule is behind due to cash flow issues. It goes back to the economic downturn, when their printer began asking for payment at time of printing, instead of when the mag hit

Ted Culotta's articles were EXACTLY the reason why I started subscribing to the magazine. Also, there seems to be more scratch building articles in RMC than in MR. Charles Etheredge