Andy, Byron's method makes perfect sense for HO, since the "radius" of a 1" rivet is imperceptible without magnifying glasses. In Tom Madden's clinic on SLA "rapid prototyping" he described how his

I would think that would cut into Bob's overhead and also be a security concern (for Bob). There are obvious ways to correct both issues, but this *is* Martin's show, so I'm not sure that there would

Steve missed the Accurail reefer (BREX/etc), the Terry Wegmann reefers (PFE), and Overland brass SFRD reefers (several 50 foot cars) as well. And of course bunches of resin reefers that would have

Steve, I just perused the referenced refer portion of your great site again when you reminded me of it. You might want to add the Tichy reefer to your list of prototype models. Yeah, I know, Its PFE

This was my second meet and I had a great time and as always learned a lot. I concur that the small rooms opening on Friday night as they did in 2004 made for a nicer vendor venue. One question... At

This talk of oversize rivets requiring drilling holes reminds me of a technique that Byron Rose (remember the RPA?) uses. He simply drills a #79 hole where a rivet is desired, than inserts from the

http://users2.ev1.net/~jssand/SFHMS/Sand/SFRD/Index.htm ______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477,

They are You S scale guys have all the luck. As far as HO is concerned, I personally don't see any use for the Tichy rivets except for bridges. The .025 rivets would scale out to 2 3/16" in diameter,

Can someone point me in the direction of an online reference to refrigerator cars and also information as to what regions they'd be likely to have been seen? Is there a Yahoo e-mail group dedicated

Dave Hussey wrote: Railshops, is a brand new venture from Chris Zygmont. <snip> ============================================ Thank you for the details, David. And thanks for posting all the

From January 12 through the end of February, the University of Miami will host an exhibit that will center on the history of the Cuba Railroad Company. The showing will be at the Bacardi Gallery of

I wrote: "If Stan wrote an article on this model, it hasn't hit the streets yet." Belay my last! Here's the article you're looking for: "Pullman-Standard 40 and 50-foot box cars from Red Caboose

Brian Dick asked: "Many years ago Stan Rydaowicw [sic] did an article on kitbashing a Chicago Great Western fifty foot PS-O boxcar, which I have lost track of. I was able to get the car ends from

Since Tim O'Connor mentioned 50 foot P-S cars, I thought I'd use that an opening to ask for help. Many years ago Stan Rydaowicw did an article on kitbashing a Chicago Great Western fifty foot PS-O

John Golden wrote: John, it's NOT "required" at all, as Martin will tell you, though of course it is very welcome. Not every presentation lends itself to a handout. When I have done talks which

List, Here, as promised, is a photo history of the Soo Line "sawtooth" boxcars. Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFPH/files/Soo_%22Sawtooth%22_Primer/ There was no good place to put a roster,

Thanks Tim - I hadn't thought of CDS. And the good thing about CDS transfers is that I can put my hands on them in the local hobby shop and do that measuring! I can feel a trip coming .... Rob

This boxcar has now moved from Ajo, Arizona, to Tucson, Arizona. It is originally a WP boxcar and I have posted photos of this car to the "other group" website. I only have a copy of the 1943 ORER

John Golden wrote: [snip] One of the pre-meet mailings to clinicians had a section where you could note if there were any times when you couldn't (or didn't want to) present. I marked "not Thursday

Tyler Turpin asked: "I am making the HO scale Bachman[n] bobber kit in HO scale accurate to the prototype. Need a manufacturer name and part number that will best model the window shades on the non