Quite a high asking price for such a crude model. I suppose that the reserve price may be what it is due to the patent documentation that comes with the model. As for this patent being issued "just

Jim, Assuming your post is accurately quoting the Sunshine flyer (I don't have it in front of me) I'd venture a guess that there's a typo on the flyer and it should read "1000-1500"! Yes, the cars

Currently up for auction on eBay (no, it's not my auction and I have no idea who's it is) is an unusual truck patent, along with the concept model. You can see it

Apologies to one and all re this message, and especially to Steve. By dint of the inevitable coincidence I was in email conversation with somebody who is fairly new to modelling US railroads and we

I have found myself on a bit of a building spree lately. Here is what I have accomplished. 1 WrightTRAK FGE mechanical reefer. This is the first one of three that I need to build. This is a

After reading Ted's article in the latest RMC, I was wondering the same thing. I have not had time to study the details and dimensions of the Type 11 underframe in depth, but at first glance it

Northern or Southern Peninsula? :-)

I compared the road names on the Sunshine flyer for the XM-1 bpxcar with pratt truss against my 1955 ORER CD from Westerfield. The Sunshine flyer lists the number series for BAR as 61100-599. There

I used a Tichy underframe and either a RC or IM tank. The problem is this car has been in the construction bin so long I forgot what I was doing. My understanding is the Tichy underframe is good but

Barry Bennett wrote: Good basic thought, Barry, but wrong agency and wrong war <g>. It's a USRA tank car, circa WW I, and was never built by the USRA. What you're remembering is the similar

I am making my 2009 Naperville plans, and I am interested in visiting Michigan to, among other things, look at areas of interest to a STMFC'er. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. -Andy Carlson Ojai

Not a hope. The Tichy car is bogus, it was a design by AAR which was never taken up, although a smallish number of similar cars were built for the US military. These cars were designed for use (if

I was reading the latest RMC today, starting with Ted Cullota's article on modelling AC&F Type 11 tank cars. Comments, please, on using the Tichy tank car underframe for modelling that on AC&F built

Steve Vallee wrote: "I am a fan of the Central Vermont, and have 3 great video tapes about the CV put out by A&R Productions called "The Central Vermont Railway in Steam" Volumes 1-3. All of these

Marty,The Rutland frequently delivered loaded Berwind hoppers to the CV at Alburgh.These cars were returned to the Rutland empty about a week later.Armand Premo

Chuck, Thanks for posting this data from Moody's. Naturally, I focused on the CV number. According to this, the CV hauled the most coal of the New England roads listed. I found this interesting

Dennis Storzek wrote: More dramatically, the example in copyright books is an item such as the Mona Lisa. The Louvre doesn't have the copyright (there is no copyright), but you WILL cooperate

I have extensive data for the Chicago & Alton that goes way beyond what was reported to the ICC. The data was compiled in a consultant's report in order to show that the B&O's control of the C&A was

Charlie Vlk writes: Well...this thread...only remotely associated with frt cars has now drifted into a criticism of a particular vocation. Not good. So, this thread is now terminated. If folks want

Jim, Thanks for posting a logical, non-vindictive assessment of the model. It's rare in this day and age - and especially for this particular car. I'd say the biggest issue with the model (which was