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Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

If the model *doesn't* have cast dimples, I have good luck using a straight pin as a mini center punch. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

By al_brown03 · #92912 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

Doug, I use the pin vise with the ball handle. It fits nicely in the palm, and allows good control. If the model has pre-cast dimples, and there are lot of them, I'll plug a dremel into a variac

By Clark Cooper · #92911 ·

Re: What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I use a homemade drill. I took a "Holland" motor (such as A-Line still sells for an outrageous price, as I got mine for $3 apiece years ago), added a flywheel at one end, and made a brass fitting to

By Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...> · #92910 ·

What do you guys use to drill holes in plastic and Resin?

I have had some set backs with plastic and resin kits drilling holes for grabs and such i either brake the bit or it gets broken off in the model. Do you have any tips on how to do this? I'm using a

By dakkinder · #92909 ·

Re: B&O M55-b

Mr. Hawkins thank you for the clarification. Back to wonderment on this series of cars. Sure wish there was a drawing of the ends and roofs. The body is available and a duryea underframe can be built.

By Mark · #92908 ·

APOLOGY

I am shouting that everyone contact me off-list, and then I send two private responses back to this list. I am sorry, and will strive to be more vigilant. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

By Andy Carlson · #92907 ·

Re: B&O M55-b

Mark, Stan's flat-panel riveted roof was similar to but unlike the B&O M-55/A/B box cars, which had a rather unusual roof comprised of flat riveted sheets with depressed roof sheets adjacent to the

By Ed Hawkins · #92905 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

I bought about 200 pair, and I had miss-placed them for over a year. I still have over 80 pair. $2.00/pair. -Andy ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Wed, September

By Andy Carlson · #92906 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

I apologize guys, it has been a long day! Paul Lyons

By Paul Lyons · #92904 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

When I am sold out, my price is $12.00/kit. When in stock, I am asking $24.00. Are you selling kits? I was thinking that you were selling RTR's. -Andy ________________________________ To:

By Andy Carlson · #92903 ·

Re: SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

Andy, Your my competition(G). What are you selling them for? Paul

By Paul Lyons · #92902 ·

Southeastern Railway Prototype Modeler's Meet in Greensboro, NC 9/24 and 9/25

Just a couple more weeks and the Southeastern States Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet kicks off its third annual meet on Friday and Saturday the 24th and 25th of September at the beautifully Restored

By twsicrr · #92901 ·

Report from Truss Rod Towne-- Westerfield Great Northern DS Truss Rod Boxcars

I just completed stringing the 8 truss rods on the 5th of my stash of these kits (and many more to do plus some F&C hopper bottom versions). The one piece bodies are spectacular and the kits are a

By gary laakso · #92900 ·

B&O M55-b

I mentioned in an earlier post about these cars. Have two photos and searched the messages and found post of USN fifty foot boxcars with similar ends and roof. Stan Rydarowicz has Carbuilders Flat 12

By Mark · #92899 ·

SP 52' Flat car kits by Red Caboose are in stock

I have just received my shipment of Red Caboose SP 70-ton flat car kits. These HO kits have the plastic deck, are undecorated, and come with SP decals. MSRP is $29.00 each. I am selling for much

By Andy Carlson · #92898 ·

NC&STL FM 8 or FM 9 followup

Thanks to those who answered my question on AB brakes. Now another question car color? The Champ decals say paint the car black or red depending on the road. On this list back in 2005 we discussed the

By Brian Carlson · #92897 ·

Re: [CDN-frt-cars-n-ops] CN Fowler cars - X Braced frame doors

PGE 584 and 588 have the same kind of doors as 590. 575 has a solid wood door. 501 has a door of horizontal wood slats and vertical steel bars, like some ventilated boxcars. Al Brown, Melbourne,

By al_brown03 · #92896 ·

Re: [CDN-frt-cars-n-ops] CN Fowler cars - X Braced frame doors

Hi Al, I don't have those issues but could you tell me if the doors are the newer X braced doors or the older wood doors as seen

By PBowers · #92895 ·

Re: Discontinuance of Kadee #58 Semi-Scale Couplers

Armand LOL! Without the old #4 none of my brass steam would have working pilot couplers... Tim O'Connor

By Tim O'Connor · #92893 ·

Re: scanning & printing

Absolutely Garth. I'm not throwing out my scanner either. As I said, it's just a workshop tool -- maybe take a quick scan of a decal sheet or something like that. And the copier feature is handy. Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #92892 ·

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