MmmmmmmmmmGood Thank you Larry Jackman Boca Raton FL ljack70117@... I was born with nothing and I have most of it left

wrote: It's cool here by the computer... Current standards from the FDA web sire: 578.450 Wheat Flour - Adulteration with Insect Fragments and Rodent Hairs (CPG 7104.06) REGULATORY ACTION

As I have said before on this list and one other, No two batches of paint will ever match each other. At least this is what the salesmen of three paint companies told me back in 1974 & 75. ( Cook

Bruce Smith writes: The bottom line? Paint colors should vary at least slightly within a fleet. That's not to say that there isn't a very good reason to try to find a "core color" from which to

The proper name for the phenomenon of colors matching under one light source but not another is "metamerism". Anyone who wants more info can Google that word. Back in the days before computer color

I was thinking about rodents rather than insects. Eric Petersson Dennis Storzek wrote: "Lots of room between the steel sheathing and wood lining of the typical steel car of the era for weevils,

eric petersson wrote: The ends were a big problem when steel ends were sheathed inside--that left spaces which were perfect hiding places. And in steel cars, there was space behind the side

wrote: Lots of room between the steel sheathing and wood lining of the typical steel car of the era for weevils, roaches, and other insects attracted to rotting grain. But as Larry points out, who

Perhaps, we cannot in any sense come up with the "right" color. We can only do our best, come up with what we perceive to be a perfect match, and resign ourselves to being blasted as wrong by someone

Bruce Smith wrote: Good story, Bruce. I well remember, when working on the PFE book, to have been allowed to view a historic sample at the old UP Museum of the original (pre-1929) PFE yellow

Hi guys, When I was At University in the early nineties I had to write a paper on longevity of different media. My findings from other folks research were:- Unused Micro fiche stored carefully in a

Hi guys. In the UK modellers commonly drill a few holes in an inconspicuos area underneat to allow adhesive and glue fumes to escape. For weights that might not glue extremely easily to the interior

General comment on responses: Hide or Tankage cars were usually stenciled. At the same time if you were physically checking cars you would note it at that time, stenciled or not. Foreign cars were

I was in Meadville, Penna., yesterday and discovered an older Southern gondola. The paint and lettering caught my eye and I circled around for a closer look. The car currently sits behind the

John, The colors on the PRRT&HS drift cards were printed using the best available matching technology of the time. Chuck Blardone sat under a tree on a sunny day (diffuse sunlight for lighting) and

Armand Premo wrote: "Not just leak free,but also vermin free." There doesn't seem like there's a lot of space in a boxcar for vermin to hide, especially in a single sheathed or a steel car. Maybe in

The PFE book contains pages printed with PFE colors, and they really look good. Of course, Accupaint is printer's ink, so if can find a matching ink for your hardcopy, then it shouldn't be hard at

The PRRT&HS printed reproductions of the Bowles Color Drift Control cards for a variety of PRR colors back in 1992. These colors were printed, not actual paint chips like the original. Perhaps us

Question! Why should your car for loading be vermin free? The wheat is full of bugs and bug eggs. Where do you think the bugs come from in your sack of flour? After the wheat is ground the eggs are

Not just leak free,but also vermin free.Armand Premo