Haven't seen BS post S stands for superhole

Just wanted to clarify.I would be 100% in favor of an X23 flat resin kit,for the same reasons others have stated ie.easier kitbashing, and obviously this would eliminate my earlier concern.I have

Alan Welch wrote (quoting R&LE): The metallurgical idea of using the tough manganese steel here is fine, but this method of making the "composite" steel casting is known to suffer from considerable

L R King wrote: My only worry is, if they are done as 1-piece bodies, that those masters (which have been done so carefully by BSR) are as carefully assembled into the master for the 1-piece

Ted Culotta points out I believe Tom Madden was helping too -- I recall him showing me experimental cast resin ladders with extremely fine detail. Several years ago, as I recall! I gather Byron is

Ben Hom wrote: Thanks for pointing this out, Ben. Actually, car classes of many railroad had hyphens, but if what the PRR stenciled on the cars themselves is to be believed (and, of course, what is

Tim sez: No, Tim, he was just stringing you along... Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.signaturepress.com (510)

Regarding PRR Car Classes: Unlike the Harriman system, there are NO DASHES OR HYPHENS in the car class. Ben Hom

David, don't get Byron all wound up again! He needs lots of rest and quiet, so he can finish the X-23. I recommend you browse the freightcars list archives (with search engine). This subject has been

--- LAURANCE ROBERT KING <ab8180@...> wrote: carefully by BSR) Not to steal any of Byron's thunder (Byron: I'm sure that you have plenty left :-) , but Randy Anderson is also part of the

Byron: Regarding your message below: Is the LL car dead-on for the UP flat car? In what ways is the LL underframe wrong for the AAR car? Is your version still available? Dave Soderblom Baltimore

1-2-02 Been reading the posts on the upcoming Westerfield X-23s. My only worry is, if they are done as 1-piece bodies,that those masters (which have been done so carefully by BSR) are as

Cooper Yard is/was the SAL main yard in Charleston, SC. Physically located in North Charleston, just southeast of the Naval Base along Meeting Street. This yard is now used of some tank car storage.

Hi Guys: This appeared in the February, 1917 issue of Railway and Locomotive Engineering. "Making Davis Steel Wheels" (Davis being American Steel Foundries) "Car wheels are subjected not only to

In a message dated 1/2/02 12:25:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, muskoka@... writes: << Any suggestions on how one should shave off a quarter inch or a half inch from a strip of styrene?

In a message dated 12/31/01 10:28:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, rhendrickson@... writes: << It's worth adding, though, that the definition of "rebuilt" doesn't seem to have been very

Byron Rose inquired re: "embalmed fruitcake" - Does anybody have a clue as to what Bill is referring to? He's referring to the surprising number of Class X23 survivors - either that, or he's

Aidrian, You wrote: TCX was Texaco's reporting mark. In 1936, Texaco's cars were transferred to GATX, but the "TCX" reporting marks were retained at least through World War II. SDRX was Sinclair

I have to agree with Ben on this particular series of models especially. I am more interested in the reefer version and the ability to cut the sides to kit bash the plug door version, for example, is

Charlie, You wrote: (snip) Charleston SC was 168 miles from Hamlet NC on Seaboard Air Line's secondary 263 mile long Hamlet-Savannah GA route - SAL's 245 mile main line from Hamlet to Savannah went