Bruce if you can find a good roof shot of either style, please share it with us! :-) Tim O.

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Folks, I'm in the middle of building the Tichy kit for the Georgia RR rebuilt USRA boxcar (4032) and I have two questions. The best photo I know

Message: 19 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:15:18 -0600 All; After >2.5 years doing TKM, and alternately having been accused of causing the end of the printed magazine, the end of the Society,

I will add to the kudos addressed to this fine internet publication. Always very interesting and informative- and a real gift to the hobby. That I happen to know some of the ink-stained wretches

Elden Gatwood: Ursula Andress will be 70 next year. So will I. The mind boggles at the sort of "action role" that might imply. Got any other offers, Elden?? John Derek was married to Ursula Andress,

A 12" x 12" sheet will produce 24 1" x 6" pieces, or 36 1" x 4" pieces. So your cost works out to around 60 cents or 40 cents per car... Of course, Andy Miller who only spent $2 for his sheet, will

does have lead sheet.<SNIP> I ordered the thicker (but not by much) .042 "plain" lead sheet. It I have to laugh at myself! Wondering about why they charged me tax, I found that McMaster-Carr has a

wrote: off a 12" wide roll of .040 (+/-) roof flashing. It cost me about $2.00 Apparently the disappearance of sheet lead is a local issue. now. running cost $25 plus a not inconsequencial shipping

Ted; Good observation! Man, I may be guilty of stating the obvious in regards to the everyday run-of-the-mill MR types, but I know that most of you prototype modelers tend to be regarded as more of

My comments in green after your numbered paragraphs. Gene Green Out in the west Texas town of El Paso

I have a duplicate copy of our own Gene Green's M&StL Morning Sun book, excellent condition but lacking the dustjacket. Anyone interested in it for $22 plus shipping (or happy to swap for comparable

Have you actually seen most model railroaders? Your statement didn't even need to be made! Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 645 Tanner Marsh Road, Guilford, CT

Tony; I am never beyond fishing for compliments, but we are really VERY interested in getting good feedback. All of us, and myself particularly, need input to improve. The guys at TKM could also use

Tony, Do you mean it's the Standard Railroad T&H society of the world? ;-) regards, Andy Miller

From a 1921 specification: White Lead: Lead Carbonate (69% volume by weight) Lead Hydrate (31% volume by weight) resulting paste to be ground in pure linseed oil Freight car red pigment:

Beckert, Shawn wrote: Good suggestion, Shawn. The dimensional data in the "Manual" vary considerably and sometimes are not what modelers would need, but for tank cars, a dome height and dome

Gatwood, Elden wrote: Gee, sounds like fishing for compliments, Elden . . . but as I've said here before, the TKM idea is being carried out brilliantly, and like the hard-copy _Keystone_

Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: Didn't P2K screw up on a run of UTLX tank cars, and stencil them with white lettering?? Tim, I checked all of the items in the list below in our

Tony Thompson wrote: Tony, Wouldn't the 1940's era SP "Carman's Manual" have the vital stats on the 0-50-9 class? Although, there's the question of accuracy with that book... Shawn Beckert