Hi All, I’m new to this list and have found the discussions to be very interesting and informative. Thanks for letting me participate. I’m primarily a CB&Q modeler and my HO scale layout (which

A customer who uses an Apple Mini computer wrote me recently outlining the steps he took to access the information on the mini-CDs that I include in kits. These CDs contain all of the kit

All I can say Doug is that none of the 4 Prototype Modeling gatherings I have spoken at overt the years has ever expected presenters to pay for registration. Bill Welch

Here is one in Glacier Green   http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/gn/gn40259ajs.jpg Rich Christie

Just like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall <S>,.A Premo

Speaking of shows, it just dawned on me that the Naperville (now Lisle) meet is currently scheduled for the same weekend as the Rosemont iHobby Expo (or whatever it's now called). First time in 10(?)

All, I have decided to sell my Overland O Scale PRR F39 TOFC Flatcar http://www.lanestrains.com/O_Scale_F39.jpg The car and jack stands have a pristine glossy coat of Scalecoat PRR Freight car red

The tentative schedule and list of clinics for the New England/Northeast  Prototype Modelers Meet has been posted to our website, www.neprototypemeet.com. This year’s meet is our 9th and we hope

On Wed, 18 May 2011 12:37:25 -0700, Anthony Thompson wrote It certainly makes sense to compensate travel expenses for a desirable clinician who couldn't otherwise afford the trip, but these days

Richard and Group, Thank you for the additional information and suggestions. The reason driving the need for such a car is that I have a D-X Distributor planned for my layout at Gridley. This based

Al Westerfield wrote: Al, I personally agree with you, and as you know, I often volunteer for talks and only rarely receive any kind of compensation. I too have plenty of those "thank you"

Armand Premo wrote: You can (and we know, you will) treat the evidence any way you wish. It's when you generalize about it that I get concerned <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

On Wed, 18 May 2011 13:40:01 -0500, Al and Patricia Westerfield wrote Most of us are in the hobby strictly as a hobby; some are in it as a business - whether part or full time. Those who do both have

A quick check of my disk of JPEG's reveals CP 123456 (box car) L&N 12345 (box car) NP 123456 (log flat) NRLX 12345 (covered hopper) SBD 123456 (box car) Somewhere I have a scan that shows

Tim O'Connor writes: Well...they must be passing through pretty fast or during the night. You mentioned Hmmm. I've been wondering who did produce it. No One, huh? Strange name...I don't recall it.

I am certain this subject has come up before, but I can't locate the emails. GN rebuilt 50' single sheathed, single and double door auto cars with steel sides in the 1950's. The single door cars can

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Steve; There are PRR cars in paint so terrible, the road forced to fix and reweigh the car couldn't read the road name, and had to stencil the reporting

Tony - I couldn't disagree more. Until last year I had given a clinic at the national for about 20 straight years. I never expected anything. I occasionally got a presenter's badge, a certificate

My Sunshine model of an ATSF Bx10 is numbered 123456 from the prototype photo I have. Bill Welch

Steve Lucas wrote: "A Ted Culotta article in RMC a few years back showed a photo of a CPR "Fowler" steel-frame 36' boxcar--CP 123456." From Rich Burg's collection comes a Paul Dunn photo of PRR