I'd have to agree. The large hall vending room was too much like a GATS show, and I didn't spend much time in there. Didn't spend any time looking at photos, it was just too crunched. Andy

I am making the HO scale Bachman 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 cupola windows.Some

Hey Clark, All, I thought Naperville was good. This was only my second time, but I really learned a lot and enjoyed meeting everyone. Business first. I've used Ted Culotta's Southern and Seaboard HO

Jeff English wrote: I agree also. I heard the speculation in the hallways that Martin had restricted the time and space of the vendors so as to maximize exposure of his own model sales, relative

and accessibility look Losing harder I agree with you, Dave. I was only able to spend a grand total of about 15 minutes in the sales room before I had to run off, and then later realized I had missed

I agree with Dave insofar as the photo collections go -- I hope next year there is a separate room (or rooms) open Thu-Fri-Sat for photo vendors, who are a very valuable part of the whole meet! I

I felt the new vendor hall with the feeding frenzy, narrow aisles, and shorter hours than past years lost a lot of the charm and accessibility of years past. As others have mentioned it was a lot

of Internet wonder if things up drooling over overwhelming there any Railshops, is a brand new venture from Chris Zygmont. The Carbon Black car is the first project. Jimmy Booth of PBL/Hi-Tech Details

Gregg and Brian; Thanks for the info on the Athearn gons. I guess that I was a bit frustrated with the Yahoo search engine and didn't go through the messages well enough. Thanks again...this is a

Thanks, Tim O'Connor, Unfortunately, due to a continuing changing web site we no longer have as much information about the PS-1 box cars posted as we use to. There are a number of features

Ron, I spoke with a good friend of Brian Leppert tonight and here is the latest on the Dalman two level trucks. Brian is experiencing some production equipment problems that MAY take up to two or

I have some knowledge of his business, but even at that it is a scrape in the barrel. I've helped him move his collections at a few shows in and out of the van to and from his tables, and helped him

Because the gentleman asked about the Accumate, Andy. If he uses the Accumate PROTO:HO, he will get the benefits of a scale size coupler head WITHOUT the exposed knuckle spring, that is positioned to

Exactly Tony! And they have to turn around and write books to pay for their habit. No thanks! It's cheaper to buy the books! :-)

Peter, Don't have your answer but, I've used Tichy rivets quite often. They are available in .025, .030, .035 and I think .020. Even used the .020 as "carriage bolts" on a Sn3 flat car deck

Matt, The first cars came in June 1947 for Lehigh Valley. Others receiving PS-1s in 1947 were CGW, MEC, BM, ATSF, NH, and KCS. There's been numerous articles and many photos published in RMJ over

Does any one know how to contact Brian Leppert Ron Christensen <thompsonmarytony@s...> wrote: was showing model, Casting and is www.signaturepress.com

Tim O'C wrote: . . . since I can never remember what I've already bought, Gosh, Tim, some people make and carry a list of the Bob's stuff they already have . . . Tony Thompson

Dennis, if Bob's entire McCoid and other collections were available with a simple mouse click, I'd go broke in no time at all... It's better that I only see him 3 or 4 times a year and am limited to

Ed, I would not presume to tell Bob how to run his business, but I think his inventory problem is a lot more complex than you have imagined -- I'm sure he has well over 100,000 images and often sells