Yes. That's the outfit. At least I know my memory is still good. ;-) Better photos would go a long way toward facilitating purchasing decisions. Regards, Rob Bob Webber wrote: -- Rob

It's unfortunate that the photos are so poorly done as to make any judgement of the efficacy of the kits moot. a case where a web page almost hurts more than helps. Bob Webber

Here is B.C. Models! http://home.sprynet.com/~bcmodels/ - Steve Busch Duncan, SC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Four or five years ago, I corresponded with the proprietor of a business that produced and sold many products geared toward the Circa 1900 modeler. In his line were a number of early truck designs.

I have some nicely detailed rigid frame 5-ft wb archbars that I believe came off an old AHM car. Something similar is available from IHC. They're well detailed and cheap! Walt Lankenau

thanks Walt, eric

thanks Dick but it is jack Burgess who is looking for 5' WB trucks. eric

Foreseen IL was on IC's original "Land Grant" line between Cairo and Galena. By 1950, the line between Centralia and Freeport (12.5 miles north of Foreseen) had been reduced to secondary status. At

SGL, I worked in a couple of photo labs in my younger years. The last step of print processing was just a water rinse. I have washed prints in the kitchen sink a time or two to get get pop or

Eric: I have a pair of Central Valley 5' WB arch bar trucks still in their original package which includes George Hooks infamous dress-snap bolster. They are yours for the asking. Dick Bale

In addition to the stereo lithographic methode here is the same in metal. Perhaps just what Märklin (and Kadee, Sergent) needs: http://www.conceptlaser.de/ Manfred

Look for the old Centgtral Valley archbars. These are the only 5 footers that I know of. Howard R Garner modeling 1905 in Minn and Iowa

If you can find some of the old Central Valley arch bar trucks, they are 5' WB and sprung. Will check if I have any and will contact you off list. Marcelo Lordeiro

Thanks, I already am familiar with Stan Mailer's book.

Stan Mailer's GB&W book has three pictures of this engine: two on p 149 and one on p 177. All are post rebuilding though. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla. Bay in

Does anyone know of a source for an image of Green Bay & Western's steam locomotive #11? I'm especially interested in an image from before it was rebuilt in Green Bay in 1901. The locomotive was

I have some Tennessee Central train sheets for trains #81/84 Nashville- Monterrey from 1955 that show a Pere Marquete flatcar (16750) loaded with "trailers". Cannot say if that was TOFC (or Tote to

I'm interested in this question well, as a model I am working on could use shorter wheelbase trucks than the Kadee trucks - which are about 5' 6" or 8" (?) wheel base. I'm looking for 5'2", but 5'0"

Folks, I want to model some of these cars. Has anyone out there built one of these? I was told that they had radial roofs. Not sure what one of them looks like. Anyway I would like to know if these

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@o...> wrote: <snip> > I'm not aware of any drawings of the Type 11, but the Type 11 design > was essentially the same as that of the