Andy Carlson wrote: I regret that Andy is upset about this. I completely understand his view that no one "owes" anything and that no one has to work for "free." (his words, not ones I used

Or even if they ARE supposed to be stand-off drop grabs, I snip out the horizontal molded "shelf" and glue .010 styrene or wire between the remaining standoffs... see my PM car

Andy Carlson writes: Hmmm. This reply seems just fine. " Tony , What is your Uh oh. This obviously is in violation of the group's rules. As you all know, such personal attack violations will not be

NO TONY, I essentially said not everyone wants to work for no compensation, and no one should expect that pattern makers owe the hobby their free labor. And the 100 hours is a hypothetical situation.

I think the most common alternate technique for ladder-grabs (as opposed to bent, stand-off grabs) is just to glue a short length of .008 to .010 wire or plastic rod to the ladder stile. You do know

I am in the process of doing several Kato and Bowser covered hoppers in a Santa Fe scheme. The grab irons on these models look more like over sized steps then grab irons. I would like to replace the

But Charlie, Andy Carlson says it takes about 100 hours and ya oughta get paid for your time? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Believe me pattern making is a labor of love and not a for profit making venture. In my case I make patterns for the things I want and luckily they usually sell well for Martin. The Santa Fe has a

Tim, The class is Rr-57. Ed

Ughhhhhhhhhhhh..... Graon..... Hey Dude..., like, let's drop this one... :>) Bill

Tim, I was working from a black-and-white side photos, so the ends and the brake wheel are questionable. I left mys cars all BCR, and the brake wheels were what the ones supplied on the Intermountain

If Bill & Ted do it, it would be an excellent venture (groan)! -- Thanks! Brian Ehni

And I bet it would be an Excellent Adventure (Sorry couldn't resist and I may be showing my age) Brian Carlson -- -- -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

Tim: Patience, patience. Two versions of the Southern gon and a surprise that will make you happy (I am sure you already know about it) are all in casting production right now. Regards, Ted

Guyz, Competitors? Two different avenues to be sure. Now, if Bill & Ted were to present a joint venture, that would be sold out before it hit the street !! Hmmmmmm? Fred Freitas

Garth Groff wrote Phillistines!! Infidels! That's a good idea Garth, I'd forgotten about the Front Range body. Must have been a pain cutting off the ends and revising the sill... But I have a builder

Hmmmm... I have seen the decals (excellent) and the book (equally so) but as for the rest, well, not to be too skeptical but Ted is from the land of "vaporware"... Tim "survivor of 3 dot-com

I'll let Ted do the talking for this "conglomerate." I DO doubt that there are many small companies that will offer as many products as Speedwitch.... books, journals, decals, resin kits, detail parts

Jeff, Having been privileged to view Speedwitch's new Connecticut headquarters first hand I must tell you that Branchline is already making contingency plans on how best to deal with this major new

anyone have e mail address for the above? I would like to contact them. eric