Morgan writes: Okay gize> Okay, Okay, I have been following this thread and I guess I will throw in my 2¢ worth... I use the very technical term for this color as it was found in other

rhendrickson@... writes: Kinda catchy, I like it! AYE! Greg Martin

I good for two sets. Jay Bingham Pacific Plaisades, CA

STMFC@... wrote: If you have a consistent group of paint chips you can tell if, for example a given Mineral Brown is redder than the same shade on a different railroad. This will help get

Oh, Lord, here we go again. Another round on paint mixing when most of us have long ago accepted the fact that with all the changes in the paint and chemical industries over the past fifty years we

Gene Green wreites: Works for me, Gene. All in favor say aye. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

RE: [STMFC] Cabin Painting InstructionsOkay gize Now you got my interest. How about going to craft stores and looking for: Testor's little 1/4 oz bottles at 99¢. I found some for 88¢ at a local

blair kooistra wrote: Blair, Don't lose any sleep over it, but there were N&W Hoppers proceeding over Sherman Hill according to a couple of wheel reports which I have. 1) On September 16th, 1941,

Hi All, I am in need of 2 sets of O Scale PRR gondola circle keystone decals. I am doing a G26. I would prefer Middle Division if possible, but will settle for Champ. Please reply to

I'm good for a set or two as well. Mark Ryan Red Wing, MN

blair kooistra wrote: Nah. By 1965 most of 'em were financially moribund and probably had no idea where their cars were or what they were doing. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Bruce Smith bravely wrote: Oh, sure, Bruce. These directions usually say something like "40 lbs. best quality iron oxide" or "1 bag standard copper verdigris" etc. etc. Lotsa luck. I'm not so

Blair: While it may not have come through in his message, I think Richard was trying to impart some humor to the whole N&W hoppers/Sherman Hill debate. Our list moderator seems to like this specific

At 03:09 PM 5/14/2004, Richard Hendrickson wrote: <big snip> >Amen to all that, Garrett. Why modelers persist in seeking the holy grail - i.e. the same EXACT color as the prototype - in spite of all

My apologies for offending anyone on the list or wasting bandwidth. Since the cars were built prior to 1960, I thought it might be more germane to this list than others. I will refrain from any

Then what is the fuss about then? Nope, not a word, and Paint comes from "batch tickets", no matter whom is making it. You even list the "batch ticket" above. If you are not interested in

Al FXerguson writes: Personally, I can't used any Sinclair decals; Southern California was one of the few areas in the US where Sinclair tank cars never (we,, hardly ever) turned up. However, I have

Maybe so, but your evidence is from 1965, several years past the era this list is supposed to address. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520

Garrett Rea, responding to Bruce Smith, writes: Amen to all that, Garrett. Why modelers persist in seeking the holy grail - i.e. the same EXACT color as the prototype - in spite of all

My friend Marc Entze was doing a bit of research the other day on sugar beet movements off our favorite railroad, the Walla Walla Valley, to sugar factories at Toppenish and Moses Lake (Scalley),