--- Eric Bracher@... wrote: burned off by sparks from a V&T loco. They bought the car and re roofed it. It is a storage shed today behind the Carson City

Hi: Although I've never built that kit, I have assembled several hundred plastic model kits over the years and this is not uncommon at all. As a general rule I remove all locating pins and lightly

I'm sure that you can get a copy through MR's customer service, something that would make Andy feel better about it too. Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Denny Anspach wrote: Of course. But the application was ATTEMPTED to be in "contact" mode, with the adhesive superficially "dry." Thus my warning. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

On Page 253 of "Katy Power' by Joe Colias and Ray George, Jr., there is a photo of G.A.R.X. 9162 with KATY Herald. Accurail had produced this scheme on their wood reefer kit #1567. The lettering on

On Page 253 of "Katy Power' by Joe Colias and Ray George, Jr., there is a photo of G.A.R.X. 9162 with KATY Herald. Accurail had produced this scheme on their wood reefer kit #1567. The lettering on

Well, I certainly cannot deny your observation, Tony, but I strongly suspect that the cement might possibly have been applied so thick that although the surface came into full contact mode, the center

If someone has a copy or is willing to make a copy of said article and mail it to me, I'd be happy to cover the costs. Please contact me offlist. Cheers, Pierre Oliver

I do not know if this will help, but this is what I am planning to use on the control panels for my Santa Fe, Ottawa Jct. The panel will be on the sky board behind the tower. This does not answer the

John Hitzeman does indeed have operating interlocker parts in the works as kind of an adjunct to AMB's new Pennsy "MO Tower" kit. He intends on displaying the system at Naperville. Contact John

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Shows what happens when you type from memory <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

My esteemed colleague on the coast, Greg Martin, inquires- The answer is a qualified no. I have used it on occasion to steady the Accumate Proto small coupler box (which seem to be made of acetal or

OOPS--a few minutes ago I posted that the ex UTLX tank was 6000 gallon. Richard's right--its 6500. Brian Leppert Embarrassed, NV

Yes, and though Tony described it as an 8,000 gal. car, it's actually a 6,500 gal. car. I have also heard the story that, when the WP needed an MW tank car, they arbitrarily went out into the yard,

WPMW 0291 is ex UTLX 9284, a 6000 gallon X-3. The trucks still have the original reporting marks. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

I hesitate to answer for Bill Darnaby, who for the most part is quite happily "off the internet grid" for the summer, but he fabricated all of his own parts. These are detailed in one of the Kalmbach

Greg, The Barge works well on larger Delrin parts (i.e. Kadee roofwalks), but it is tough to use on the smaller parts. Reason being, even on the tip of a pin the minimum amount of Barge you can

Tony, That's an interesting story. I suppose the Western Pacific AFEs at the CSRM might shed some light on the truth, but they maybe they wouldn't. They are notoriously inaccurate, and have been

While you need to wait for it to dry some I have found RTV a good material to attach weights with. It does have a smell (i.e. some kind of solvent) but whatever it is does not seem to attack