Well, OK, I'll confess to underestimating (and stereotyping) Mrs. Larrabee. But to me, this is an academic problem; Connie has never worried about how much I do or don't spend. It is also an

the "full IE seems others. The <Full size> view is only available to the person posting the photo, and the List Owner & moderator. Only the thumbnail is available to everyone else. Tom

for some strange reason only the poster is allowed to view full size in the photo directory, hence my request. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Jerry Dziedzic wrote: It's a 600KB file. Click on the thumbnail, and then click on the "full size" flag which appears just above the photo at the top right. Jerry, The full size flag doesn't show

One aspect the Naperville show has is an abundance of hobby shops available should the available dealers not have what one "needs". I'm not sure what is available around Cocoa Beech. The timing for

Isn't there a slight problem with Menzies (and Youngstown doors on brass box cars) i.e. you shouldn't see the shapes of the tackboards and door rollers etc. from the inside? Scott Pitzer ===========

very It's a 600KB file. Click on the thumbnail, and then click on the "full size" flag which appears just above the photo at the top right. You'll probably want to file save and use Photo Editor

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Oh, c'mon, Richard. They are flat cars. Little about them matters except their underframe. The SP underframe after F-50-5 is NOT a Harriman underframe. First,

Not true. I call them Harriman-design flat cars because they were, in fact, designed in the Harriman era. It's true that both RRs continued to build cars of this design for years after the Harriman

.... I've debated Cocoa seriously, as Jeff, Jeff, don't be naive. I KNOW your wife is smarter than that; Connie would have your chain yanked tight in five seconds. And I'll bet Schuyler's is, too; I

the weather DOES impact the desire, and the wife and discretionary income in locations not subject to immediate What immediate review? She's on the beach, you're in the hotel. By the time she

Even better,the Holiday Inn shuttle will pick up guests who arrive via the Metra. Richard Hendrickson

One must also remember that the vast majority of the people in the similar segments of the hobby are actually modelers because that is all that they do. Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 100

Youngstown doors are corrugated on the back. You are correct about Menzies. Sunshine also offers them in their Southern/ITC double sheathed auto car kits with interiors. Superiors are flat.

I am planning a project using a Red Caboose 1937 AAR car and their peel and stick interior to model a car with an open door. Then I realized that all plastic doors I know of are molded with flat

Cabs are usually available at the Metra station

<2 questions. Can anyone supply the date for the Naperville show? And how far is the hotel from the Metra station?> Thursday October 27 through Saturday October 29. According to my Delorme Street

Given the number of after-market manufacturers for the rest of the modeling industry, I have assumed that the market is much bigger... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Jerry can you repost it to the files Section of STMPH. The photo is very small. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Richard Hendrickson mentions (in part): As I do, both the S.O. and the F. N. I've debated Cocoa seriously, as the weather DOES impact the desire, and the wife and kid enjoy the beach. But I kind of