My address for Jim failed also.  Al Kresse

I would normally respond with Groucho Marx's "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members"... But since I wasn't there in 1990, this leaves the door open for the

Richard, Thank you; I will sign up! Jeff

Richard says "there will probably be a new FFC polo shirt for sale." I should hope so. I've already signed up for the dinner in Lisle on that expectation. - Andy

Jeff, the details are still in the process of being worked out, but there will be a brief and informative after-dinner presentation, attendance will be limited in number (owing to the room size,

I note that the "new Naperville" RPM in Lisle includes a new "Friends of the Freight Car" dinner & presentation on Thursday evening. Is there any additional information about this? In the past I

The new Aug issue of the Ezine MRH has a nice article on rivets and covers the use of Archer (and MicroMark) ones. Jerry Glow

Am trying to reach James Kincade for help with an AC&Y Pullman-Standard question, but seems his email address has changed. Anyone know how to contact him? Thanks! Bob Lucas

I have bought my airline ticket for attending the Lisle meet and I am interested in sharing a room. I will be staying Wednesday,Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Jared Harper Athens,

Richard Townsend wrote: The Red Caboose car has the 3+5 panel arrangement, though its doors are too narrow (they can be replaced, but that will overlap the panels). Another problem is that the

Morgan Bilbo wrote: "I see the Sept/Oct 2010 issue as Vol 6 #4. ??? They may not have published anything after that." Another typo.  It will be fixed tonight. Ben Hom

Don The availability of Archer rivets has made it -so- much easier now to scratchbuild your own box car sides! Roofs and ends are available. Why not take a whack at it? Tim O'Connor

Funny* *I see the Sept/Oct 2010 issue as Vol 6 #4. ??? They may not have published anything after that. Morgan Bilbo Ferroequinologist SPF PRRTHS #1204

Rich, Take a look at Accurail's 40' plug door/sliding door models. I got a few kits on e-bay about a month ago. You'll need to do some modification to the kit. But at least these models have the 3

They give you a chance to practice your scratchbuilding skills.  Tom Dempsey ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC]

Well, my first thought after glancing at the photo in RPC #6 was to use a Branchline 40' kit and add two 8" doors (the prototype has 15'7" door openings). The required 4/4 ends are included in the

Don; That's what kit-bashing is for... At then of the process, you need the decals. As long as models with the right roof, ends and underframe are available, and the right doors, you should be good

Don Worthy wrote: "So with no decent model, what good are decals?" Your question is as old as the hobby and can be seen in the catalogs of Champ, Herald King, and Walthers! Ben Hom

Paul Greenwald asked: "This is listed as Volume 6 #6 but the web site has no Volume 6 #5 and already has Volume 7 #2 with no #1?" Volume 6 #6 is a typo - the September/October 2010 issue is actually

Ben - This is listed as Volume 6 #6 but the web site has no Volume 6 #5 and already has Volume 7 #2 with no #1???? Paul Greenwald