Tim, I probably will; and when I do, I'll post a review. Regards, -Jeff Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:18 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] DVD Back Issues

My wife knows how much I spend on my hobby and goes to Naperville with me. My wife, daughter and son-in-law know about my computerized inventory which includes the retail price of each item. Each kit

Remember Chico Marx in "Horse Feathers" pouring out "one quarta scotch... one quarta rye" out of the same big bottle? Scott Pitzer

NYC Drawing N-50358 is available on CD083 of the NYCHS drawing collection. This drawing was used when AB brakes were applied to the USRA cars. Do you know who the builder of this particular series

Sounds like a good idea Charlie. Most do not realize the value of our work, let alone the cost. I have noticed that some members in train clubs look forward to the loss of one for his

The recent eBay discussion reminded me of a conversation I had last night with Mrs. D. I was finishing up the Westerfield DRGW boxcar last night and told my wife not to sell it for $1 at a garage

[Resent one last time due to formatting issues with the URLs.] Mark Mathu wrote: "Given the limited view available in this image, how would you classify the ends and roof of this prototype car,

How can he take pictures of all those boxes all the same and call them by different manufacturer names? Goes to show you how little ebay sellers know about what they're selling. The RI Fowler clone

5-5-5 Murphy outerward ribbed end panel. Al Kresse

mark_mathu wrote: Certainly a 5-5-5 corrugated end, possibly a former USRA box car end. The radial roof is less clear to me. Remember that the term "Murphy" was used by SRECo for what seems

Mark, the origins of that car are easy to identify, and it wasn't a rebuilt wood reefer, though that's an assumption that's easy to make. The 5-5-5 corrugated ends date from its original

Sounds like Zinio, which is used for electronic publications like PC Mag and others. -- Gene Martin North Carolina

Hmmm, some decals to do the WRX series of cars from the 30s to the 60s would be nice.... joe binish -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:31 PM To:

Given the limited view available in this image, how would you classify the ends and roof of this prototype car, rebuilt from a wood reefer in the

Acrobat Pro is one of your friends -- I've been downloading Sanborn maps and combining related pages into single files. [searchable,] Acrobat Pro is one of your friends It can do an OCR scan on an

That scene has the "Tylick look" about it (nothing's been painted in 20 years.) But the big puffy SANTA FE puts it far past 1960 (Violation Card!) Scott Pitzer

Tom Indeed, and lest we forget: $270 for this baby. http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/9/9/8/8/8/webimg/399683032_o.jpg Craftsmanship is it's own reward... I hope. Tim O'

I bid around $36 on that one! Better get my own built! Mark Morgan

I was in on the Westrail kit for the History of it but dropped out at $40. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... From: STMFC@...

I see that Ted Culotta eBay'ed the Sunshine vinegar tank car featured in his RMC Essential Freight Car series for $412 yesterday, and Bob Smaus got just over $200 for a nicely done WestRail Santa Fe