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Re: Sunshine Kits web page
If I recall, Jim’s daughter helped him put the site together, Jim was not the techie behind the website. If it is not available it is mostly likely because the domain host has not been paid or renewed. Jim may not be aware. Give him some time to be notified and rectify the problem.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of mel perry
has anyone checked the internet archives? :-) mel perry
On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 12:15 PM Chuck Cover <chuck.cover@...> wrote:
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Re: Sunshine Kits web page
mel perry
has anyone checked the internet archives? :-) mel perry
On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 12:15 PM Chuck Cover <chuck.cover@...> wrote: Group,
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Re: Sunshine Kits web page
mopacfirst
Me too, and I was on it late last week.
I bid on a lot of Sunshine kits, so this is my go-to site to see if any particular kit is worth it. I know the site was developed and run by Jim Hayes, but I don't have anything beyond that. Ron Merrick
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Re: Sunshine Kits web page
Jesus Pe�a
Unfortunately, I am also have the same experience as you...I am seeing the “ This Account has been suspended...too bad
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On Monday, February 24, 2020, 12:15 PM, Chuck Cover <chuck.cover@...> wrote:
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Jesus Peña Concord,California
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Re: Sunshine Kits web page
Lawrence Rast
Chuck,
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Yes, I’m receiving the same response. I, too, us the site regularly. I’m curious to hear what response you get. Best, Lawrence Rast Fort Wayne, IN
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Sunshine Kits web page
Chuck Cover
Group,
I have tried several times to connect to the Sunshine kits web page but I am directed to a page that says "This Account has been suspended". I emailed the hosting provider per the page link, but have not heard back yet. I reference the site often researching kits and prototype information. Has anyone else had this experience? Thanks Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM
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Re: IC boxcar mini-kit
radiodial868
Wow, that's not a Mini-Kit anymore, that's a "jack the car body up, take the trucks out from underneath and then lower a new car body on the trucks!". I have that kit in queue after the rabbit hole I went down updating the Red Caboose Northern Pacific 40' wood reefers. Still working on those, pretty much the same thing, replacing everything including the trucks! Nothing original left but the now useless instructions. I could have built 6 resin kits in the time I farted around with these Red Caboose cars (not an exaggeration).
More power to George. I know that feeling of "well that's not right", and off goes another part of the original kit. RJ Dial Mendocino, CA
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IC boxcar mini-kit
Eric Hansmann
George Toman sent photos and techniques to upgrade the RPM Chicagoland IC boxcar mini-kit. It's the latest post on the Resin Car Works blog.
Eric Hansmann
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Bill Welch
I ordered Microscale's #1388 for the GN's wood Boxcars as it has the Monograms i wanted.
Bill Welch
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
radiodial868
What the gnrhs site doesn't mention is that those are"logos", but all weren't on the sides of freight cars. Also, the date (1936) shown for the introduction of the side facing goat herald is not correct for freight cars (1941). RJ Dial
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Ralph W. Brown
Hi Hudson,
An interesting array. It’s too bad they don’t have dates for each of
of them. That would be a big help to the GN uninitiated, like me.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
From: Hudson
Leighton
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2020 12:21 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat:
Great Northern Railway
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Hudson Leighton <hudsonl@...>
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Bill Welch
Hi Todd, given that the photo i have was purchased from one of our valuable venders, I am reluctant to post online as doing so could undermine their business. Hope you understand. the photos R.J. posted do a good job explaining the various GN monogram motifs I am referring to.
Bill Welch
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Bill Welch
Thank you R.J. I just measured the decals I have:
Westerfield is about 46" scale inches or .6205 actual inches. Speedwitch is about 49" scale inches or .6465 actual inches. This Microscale set has three sizes: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-1388&Category_Code=GN The middle size may be what I want. If someone here has this set , perhaps they could measure the middle size? Bill Welch
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
radiodial868
I found even more. I was thinking single sheath, but maybe looking at my collection the truss rods were DS, so maybe this big huge thing?
RJ Dial Mendocino, CA
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
radiodial868
Since I only use "Front Facing Goats", I chuck the "Sides" into a tin. I find 4 sizes in there, with 24" and 34" being the smallest. The 34" are the only small ones with the "Railway". Is that what you are after?
RJ Dial Mendocino, CA
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Re: Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Todd Sullivan
Hi Bill,
It's a little difficult to visualize the herald you are talking about. Any chance you could post the photo of GN 9996? Todd Sullivan.
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Looking for GN Monogram—Side Facing Goat: Great Northern Railway
Bill Welch
I am decaling at Westerfield GN truss rod boxcar w/inset Murphy ends using a Bruce Meyer photo circa 1954 of #9996. It displays the GN Monogram w/the side facing goat with "Great Northern Railway" wrapped around the goat. Neither the Westerfield or Speedwitch decals i have include this version. Hoping someone here may know if this version exists in !/87 scale. I may be mistaken but I think the monogram used on the truss rod boxcar was smaller than the version used on taller 40-foot boxcars. Your help is appreciated.
Thank you, Bill Welch
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Re: Santa Fe Freight Near Victorville - Mystery Loads
ford.donald77 <ford.donald77@...>
That should be not far from Victorville Don Ford Cameron MO
On Sunday, February 23, 2020, 02:04:45 AM CST, Donald Ford <ford.donald77@...> wrote:
the containers look some thing like parts for airplanes or some other kind of ordnance. The Marine supply depot is far for Victorville Don Ford Cameron MO
On Saturday, February 22, 2020, 09:16:11 PM CST, Bruce A. Metcalf <bruce.metcalf@...> wrote:
On 2/21/20 7:53 AM, Claus Schlund \(HGM\) wrote: > It is true the details are not clear enough, but to my eyes it looks > like there are eight per car, arranged 4 long by 2 wide. each of the > eight load items appears to have the wood secured with two dark black bands Aha! Now I know what these look like. I think they are bundles of untreated ties ready to be put into the creosote retorts. I lived in Chattanooga when they still had a creosoting plant. Ties, line poles, and what not were bundled so they would nearly fill the cylindrical tanks. Any number of them would be rolled in on wee four-wheel carts, the end cap bolted on, and the creosote pumped in and out using pressure and vacuum. Stinky, but effective. That's my story and I'm sticking with it! Cheers, / Bruce /
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Re: Santa Fe Freight Near Victorville - Mystery Loads
ford.donald77 <ford.donald77@...>
the containers look some thing like parts for airplanes or some other kind of ordnance. The Marine supply depot is far for Victorville Don Ford Cameron MO
On Saturday, February 22, 2020, 09:16:11 PM CST, Bruce A. Metcalf <bruce.metcalf@...> wrote:
On 2/21/20 7:53 AM, Claus Schlund \(HGM\) wrote: > It is true the details are not clear enough, but to my eyes it looks > like there are eight per car, arranged 4 long by 2 wide. each of the > eight load items appears to have the wood secured with two dark black bands Aha! Now I know what these look like. I think they are bundles of untreated ties ready to be put into the creosote retorts. I lived in Chattanooga when they still had a creosoting plant. Ties, line poles, and what not were bundled so they would nearly fill the cylindrical tanks. Any number of them would be rolled in on wee four-wheel carts, the end cap bolted on, and the creosote pumped in and out using pressure and vacuum. Stinky, but effective. That's my story and I'm sticking with it! Cheers, / Bruce /
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