Tony, You obviously have a different dictionary than I do. According to www.m-w.com (Merriam-Webster), a RELEVANT definition for "standard" is: "2 a : regularly and widely used, available, or

Jeff Aley wrote: I wouldn't quibble in any way with Jeff's preferred message, though I have a faint suspicion that resistance is futile. But just in passing, let me add, based on my own eastern

To which Chuck Hladik adds: AMEN!!!!!!!!! But I still want my 57 T-Bird back. I once owned a '67 Shelby GT-350, a truly great car in its day but I'm glad I'm not driving it today; my '04 Subaru

Tony, Right message, wrong spin. What you MEANT to say was that there's no way that those running boards will survive a CONNECTICUT winter, and that therefore, Ted should STAY in

Right on Richard..... I own a mid-60's Mustang. I drive it on pretty days for short trips. Its not the most comfortable thing in the world for this middle-aged man to park his butt in for a long drive

In a message dated 4/8/2005 5:30:21 PM Central Standard Time, rhendrickson@... writes: Guys, > > Here's a shot of Southern Pacific's East Yard in San Antonio: > >

I've stayed out of this discussion as it seems to me relatively pointless; the manufacturers are going to produce whatever they think they can sell for a modest profit (and no one in the model

Yes, if you're willing to fix all the shortcomings of the C&BT kit – and that's assuming you have, or can find, a C&BT kit. Richard Hendrickson

Well in Akron we have Glen's Train Shop at 587 Grant St. Which is near the University of Akron. Then there's The Whistle Stop Hobby Shop at 2146 Front St. in downtown Cuyahoga Falls they had

Tony Thompson writes- Tony has that dead right! I recall so clearly the hobby shops in that era (c. 1959-65) that advertised proudly: "NO PLASTICS!". Of course, none of these are still

Steve Fuchs wrote: They are beautiful moldings but pretty thick. Max. depth should be 3/4-inch (scale). Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave.,

All, Today's mail brought the new Central of Georgia RR resin ventilated boxcar kit put out by the Central of Georgia Historical Society/Smoky Mountain Modelworks. When ordering the kit, I thought

I may have missed some of this discussion but Kadee offer their roofwalk with the and grabs for around $4-5 for two sets. These are pretty nice and that would cure the expansion problem if your car

Jim Scott wrote: Gosh, Jim, some of us did do that. It made us a little scornful of plastic kits, too. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave.,

I have 3 remaining R-30-21 HO PFE reefers produced in injected molded styrene by Terry Wegmann's Pacific Freight Enterprises operation. This car is a variant of the earlier R-30-18 Terry made and

Good Afternoon, Just a short note to let everyone know that that the Westerfield's will be at the Timonium Train Show next weekend, April 16th-17th. I spoke with Patricia this afternoon and she

Tony, Being serious, I am with Ted, I have put down metal roof walks with Cyanopoxy on my resin kits and had no problems. Most of the walks have been down a year or more. I will, however, quickly

Come on guys, we all started with this type of "easy" kit. Yes we all prefer the more detailed kit now. Don't forget the newbies coming into the hobby. If the "easy" kits disappear and all that are

Richard, AMEN!!!!!!!!! But I still want my 57 T-Bird back. Chuck Hladik

Matt, Good luck in your new opportunity. We all know what Intermountain has done in the past, what is being done now, and what Intermountain is capable of. Many of us a very happy with what has