Perhaps the snubber/bracket component could be molded with pins, to press fit into cored holes in the sideframe? Graham Dean

Richard It's not off list, but it's definitely OFF TOPIC. You should take your question to Seaboard (ACL-SAL etc) mailing lists. Tim O'Connor

In reply to my own question. From the M&StL 1959 Freight car diagram book. Cars with A-3 trucks were: Box car 2800 blt 59 100,000 lbs Box car 2500-2502 blt 58 100,000 lbs Box car 2700-2706 blt 59

Definitely not the same Groff. Just look at the drawings. There's a whole swing hanger assembly (a U shape that sits under the spring pack) If it's a retrofit, it ain't gonna sell. Almost no one is

The scalpel blade is, I believe, as sharp as a razor blade. Another nice feature of the scalpel blade is its strength, especially the tip. On # 11 Xacto blades I normally broke of the very tip. Due

JP Barger wrote JP, just to be clear -- since Symington-Gould probably manufactured the Chrysler trucks (Chrysler corporation owned the patents to the truck but as far as I know, only licensed the

Ok, Mr Peabody, any further elaboration? :-) Tim

How does a scalpel compare to a single-edged razor blade (in terms of sharpness)? I realize that the scapel is more comfortable to hold... Thanks, -Jeff Aley Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 10:30

In addition, the plastic prep stuff sold with cyanopoxy(or C-pox) allows acetal to be glued. Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

I have to ask what CGW and M&StL cars these trucks have been put under? I just don't recall any... Thanks!! Clark Propst

GUYZ,     Check with your lady friends. There is a nail glue for fake nails that salons attach the acrylic nails to hands with; simialar to superglue, that i have used to attach shocks to express

I have used a scalpel for almost twenty years for modelbuilding. The blades are far sharper than anything from X-Acto. And far les costly as well. The no. 11 scalpel blade is comparable to X-Acto's

Friends, Brian has really zeroed in on the problem with the Chrysler truck. I wonder if someone couldn't make just the shock absorber portion to retrofit to an existing truck side frame? Wasn't this

The problem with the Chrysler truck is that darn shock absorber. Molding it on as part of the side frame would look terrible. A separate part (or assembled parts) would SOMEHOW have to be attached

Rich, You're going to have to do your own research on PRR trucks. Several manufacturers made A-3 side frames and bolsters, all under license from American Steel Foundries. This may account for so

Ed Mines wrote: "I don't know if it's worth the extra money and I only saw the car through the clear window on the box but the grab irons were remarkable." Remarkably good or remarkably bad? "I

Tim, The wayback machine has an archive of (at least part of) the site. Regards, -Jeff Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 5:56 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Champ

I am hoping someone on this list may know Gary Riccio and can tell me how to contact him. Please contact me offline if you can help me. Thanks! Bill Welch 2225 Nursery Road; #20-104 Clearwater, FL

Gentlemen, This may be off list, but I see where BLI is releasing another run of Centipedes. This run is to include an SAL unit #4505, I believe. Question: Where did these units primarily operate?

Media mail is so cheap because it is "when we get around to it" mail. There is zero urgency assigned to it. In the case of getting it in two days, they were obviously not very busy, the dull part of