Kurt Laughlin wrote: I confess, Kurt, I was going on prices several years ago--when last I bought some of that strip. Suggestion: buy some now if you want it, and in several years, it'll look

Pieter - The N&W cars had the same IH as the other cars. Those were just odd Drednaught ends for a gon with that IH, for some reason. PRR's were more "normal" with three panels. When drop ends, or

A. T. Kott wrote: "The N&W cars are oddballs because of their 2-panel Dred. drop ends - all others had three panel Dred. drop ends." Three PANEL or three MAJOR CORRUGATIONS? A three panel end on a

Pieter - You are welcome! My information is at home, and the computers are at work, so I have a couple of corrections. The LV cars and the AT&SF cars are different from the other cars in having a

weight. Is it steam powered or diesel powered. I guess that on this list it is steam powered. Jared Harper Athens, GA

What does it cost, and how available is it? Google turns up something called Tung Fu, used for fishing weights, and danged if I can find how many ounces you get for a price than ranges from $8 to $12.

I've been thinking about Tim and what an enjoyable person he was to talk to. Several people have spoken eloquently about Tim, and I'd agree with all of it. I did have one additional thought: how many

that I just purchased a copy from the Society's web site. http://salisburypoint.tnsing.com/ Now I will have something done by Tim to remember him. Bob Witt Indianapolis, Indiana

Because of the backlog of orders we've experienced since April we will not be attending the Sunshine RPM this year. We need the rest. So if you were planning on purchasing kits from us you'll have

RE: Tim Gilbert's Caboose Book --- I have a copy right here in hand, that Tim presented to me several years ago. The book was apparently published by the Salisbury Point Railroad Historical

Dave, thanks for posting Tim's obituary. I was very sorry to learn that he had passed away. I also greatly enjoyed Tim's posts here and had many pleasant conversations with him at Naperville and

Why not use powdered, or better, moldable Tungsten from the golf shop. It's density considerably greater then lead, so less will be needed. Many model builders have found it to be quite

Something tells me it'd be a good idea to bring a few extra $$$ to Naperville this year! Mike Fortney straight to Martin (who's starting to cast some of them already). Frank's been working on

Hi Mike, We both know that! But Frank told me that these gons are going straight to Martin (who's starting to cast some of them already). Frank's been working on patterns all summer instead

Hi Tony, Frank says that Martin's already got 100 of the cars cast. I haven't seen a Sunshine handout for them yet, but I'm sure that they'll be available at Naperville. Ray Breyer Tony

Bruce D. Griffin wrote: No argument about fumes and dusts, but there just aren't vapor amounts of consequence. You can look it up. I still remember when our molten lead heat treating pots were the

Hi Mr. Knott; Thank you for a VERY helpful reply. I have found a couple of CNJ prototype photos (after rebuilding) and noted the differences you mention, as well as the use of ladder stile type grab

I agree with Ben on these. If you view the photo at 100% zoom and move the "box" over the cars one can almost make out the NYC initials and oval logo. Bob Witt Indianapolis, Indiana