On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:20 -0400 "Tim O'Connor" <timoconnor@...> writes: Tim, Be careful of spreading false rumors. As a party to those X-23 ladders, I can assure you that they are not

Is it the colors, or the lettering that he needs help with? ---------- Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Marlborough, Massachusetts

I was talking to Martin Lofton yesterday and he said by surprize, Frank Hodina was sending him patterns to create an early MDT and Illinois Central steel reefer. His information is sketchy on these,

I was in the Train Shop the other day and Vern pulled me aside and offered me a great deal on some resin he just got -- $7/kit. All the old brittle stuff from Elk Grove Village. I told him it wasn't

Al Westerfield's web site would certainly provide plenty of info about early 20th century cars. It's http://users.multipro.com/westerfield/ Get White's _The American Freight Car_ too. Dave Nelson

Good evening: the other day I was surfin' the web and came across a website dealing with "the golden age of railroading" 1870s?-1906. It got me thinking about railroads in the early decades

I second that opinion! It's "El Famous Burrito," and it's about quarter mile up, on the right, N.E. corner of Lee and Algonquin. El Famous is a chain in this area. I think there's one in or

Tim O', who must want something, writes: resin, Direct your applause to Randy Anderson, who made that beautiful master. But I must admit, the technique I came up with to cast those is pretty

"Tim O'Connor" <timoconnor@...> wrote: Gosh, I don't think so. I've always assumed it denoted some equipment feature. ---------------------------------------------------------------

Which probably explains why Bowser dosen't make any NYC cars! Bill Daniels Tucson, AZ "Jeff English" <englij@...> wrote:

Jeff, Yeah, something like that -- "El Famouso Burrito". Tasty, inexpensive, heaping gobs of intestinal lubricants. ;o)

"Benjamin Hom" <bhom3@...> wrote: No, and no thanks, but for those looking for good (and reasonably-priced) Mexican fare, there's a place only a couple of blocks from Des Plaines Hobbies, in

"Tim O'Connor" <timoconnor@...> wrote: Just for the record, there is <no> relation between the Bowser Englishes and moi. So don't complain to

What can I say, Tom? You're the Tiger Woods of resin casting! If anybody else here has seen your X-23 ladders with .008 rungs in cast resin, I'm sure they'll agree with me!

Richard Hendrickson wrote: This weekend I got out the magnifier and went over the shot of UTLX 77251 with more attention to detail. Luckily the angle and sharpness of the print allowed me to make out

I think some of the buyers may be surprised a some of the Westerfield kits. According to the numbers they are the older resin (but depending on when they were bought they may be old or new resin as

say: Martin received "The Clinic" three months before I gave it to Al. Martin has done some vertical castings with detail on both sides, but still using the flat casting technique. On his 10th

say: flow body issue 100%. I too have seen many imperfections on 1-pc bodies from 3 different manufacturers. I think the flat kit is better because it seems more adapted to the serious freight car

Dave Nelson wrote Personally, I have yet to see a perfect 3-D casting from anyone besides Tom Madden... who did it mainly to demonstrate that it could be done. All of my 1-piece castings from