With such a large crowd (662) it would be statistically meaningful to askevery attendee to give their current age and then compile an (anonymous) agegraph of the distribution of ages. If done every

Good morning everyone I am one of those new faces. In fact, this was my first RPM. I came down on the train from Chicago and stayed with my sister in O’Fallon. I was very impressed with the

Using Tamiya's masking tape I have masked over Archers but I airbrushed glosscoat over them first. I also applied the Archers over a painted surface, not directly to unpainted plastic. Craig

My topic was one that has a fairly narrow appeal—maybe i am wrong—and what impressed me is how many faces I did not recognize listening. The conventional thinking is that our hobby is aging and

Let me add my thanks to all for a job excellently done. It was a terrific event. Lawrence Rast Fort Wayne, Indiana

I didn't visit with a lot of the manufacturers (importers) Sam Clarke of Kadee had some test shots of detail parts that will be very well received. John Golden has the Dick Clark syndrome, he never

I totally agree with TJ's comments. There were two hands on modeling clinics this year as well that was a nice addition. George Toman

Thanks for the answer! Dave Nelson From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of William Hirt Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2018 9:40 AM Dave, The answer is no. The

I have not heard of using wet white paper, but I do have a roll of veryweak adhesive paper from 3M - essentially a roll of Post-It note paper. I useit when the surface is not too irregular (i.e. a

Forgot to say: I plan to mask and spray late this week, maybe Thursday to Saturday.

In general I find Archers are fragile until I gloss-coat or paint over them, but will stand up to handling afterward. I'm about to paint a car with lots of Archers (photos posted in the Shake & Take

On the model RR section of trainorders.com someone asked about masking over Archer rivets. The overwhelming consensus was: don't. Any tape, if pressed down well enough so there's no paint bleed under

Dave, The answer is no. The XM-26 was the last single sheathed car for the subsidiaries. Their next boxcars were part of the XM-32 steel cars in the 1950s. Bill Hirt

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Carmer hardware, when built. https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/22759259106/in/album-72157649155982802/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Hi does anyone know what type of cut levers these cars had ? Thank you Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I'd like to complement the the "Collinsville" group for hosting another outstanding gathering! This event has grown even larger than in past years. John Golden, Lonnie Bathurst, Dan Kohlberg and

I don’t think so. Sunshine offered the XM-28 with CB&Q decals, but not C&S or FW&D decals. I’m in Collinsville away from my references at the moment. Nelson Moyer

Were the CB&Q X-28 design boxcars ever owned by either C&S or FW&D? I know some X-26 cars were but I’ve not been able to find an answer for the X-28. Thanks in advance. Dave Nelson

Thanks Ben!!! Al Kresse