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Re: Adding some color to the fright car roster UP #57068
Thanks for the nice comments Mark and everyone
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Fenton
On Apr 11, 2020, at 9:06 AM, Srrfan1401 <srrfan1401@...> wrote:
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Re: Adding some color to the fright car roster UP #57068
Mark, you will have to wait for Kadee to open back up after the virus subsided. Then call them and ask for Sam and he will sell you some. They are excellent and come in one piece, wheel and stem altogether
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Fenton
On Apr 11, 2020, at 2:54 AM, mvlandsw <mvlandsw@...> wrote:
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Re: C&O 9827
Paul Doggett
Rich
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Very nicely done it looks great. Paul Doggett. England 🏴
On 11 Apr 2020, at 01:02, O Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@...> wrote:
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Re: Adding some color to the fright car roster UP #57068
Mark Vinski
Nice job on the car Fenton. Where did you get the Kadee brake wheel? I can't find it on their site. I wonder if making that part means a flatcar model is in the works.
Mark Vinski
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Re: C&O 9827
Schuyler Larrabee
NICE!
Schuyler
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Remiarz
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 7:57 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io; ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] C&O 9827
Last month I asked for information on the C&O 1930 40' automobile boxcars. Thank you to everyone that responded. The information provided was very helpful. I just completed the car today.
This is a F&C one-piece body kit. I added TMW Buckeye trucks, Red Caboose 7 rung ladders, DA tackboards, DA roping rings, HiTech Details air hoses and brackets, DA coupler cut levers, Yarmouth cut lever brackets and brake levers, with Grandt Line turnbuckles and DA chain used on the brake gear. I used TruColor TCP-219 C&O Freight Car Red paint with Speedwitch decals. Since the car was repainted only 10 months before the date I model, a light coat of weathering was applied using Pan Pastel Raw Umber and Neutral Grey Extra Dark.
Sincerely, Rich Remiarz Vadnais Heights, MN
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Re: Poorly Secured Load?
mel perry
looks like the load did shift, look at the end blocking mel perry
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020, 7:55 PM Charlie Vlk <cvlk@...> wrote:
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
Ralph W. Brown
Hi Don,
That “flat top” would be the USS Intrepid (CV-11), the battleship USS
Massachusetts (BB-59) is in Fall River, MA, and the USS Albacore (AGSS-569) is
in Portsmouth, NH. I’m sure there are others as well. Unfortunately
the USS Skipjack (SSN-585), “the first, the fastest and the finest nuclear
powered teardrop hull” was decommissioned and “recycled” in the 1990s
after more than 30 years in front line service.
I was assigned Skipjack in my youth. The State Pier in New London,
CT, was our homeport back then (1963-‘64). I used to cut through the CV
yard going to and from the train station. The CV still had one or more
wood cabooses in the yard. I like to be able to find the slides I shot at
the time. I even managed to get an interior shot that took from an end
platform with the camera up against a somewhat grungy window in the door.
The result was a bit dark, but still pretty good under the circumstances.
There probably were other cars I should have photographed, but just couldn’t get
past my fascination with those cabooses. I don’t recall when I last saw
it, but I love to find it and the numerous other railroad photographs, mostly
slides, I’ve taken over the years.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
From: Donald B. Valentine via groups.io
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 7:13 PM
To: main@realstmfc.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Hooker Chemical, Tacoma What a shame to cut up the
Liberty Ships. I gather there was no interest on the Left Coast to restore one
as has been done on the East Coast with the John W.
Brown out of Baltimore on which crusies are offered or
even just tours such as on the DDE USS Slater in
Albany, NY or the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, LA. IIRC there is also a WW II flat top in NYC.
Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
John Barry
The Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien is home ported in San Francisco. The Victory Ship SS Red Oak Victory is across the bay in Richmond, and the SS Lane Victory is in San Pedro. The Gulf coast can also claim a preserved Victory ship in the form of SS American Victory in Tampa. All of these would have carried cargo transloaded from Steam era freight cars. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736
On Friday, April 10, 2020, 07:30:31 PM EDT, Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:
Really Don?
Try the S,S, Jeremiah O'Brien 😉 https://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org
There is one on each coast. Indeed each of these ships struggles, because they are now approaching 80 years old, and a ship build in 7 days was never designed to last that long. Not to mention ANY ship requires significant ongoing investment (def of "boat"
- "a hole into the water into which you pour money")
So no, no east/west bias to be seen here.
Regards,
Bruce
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Donald B. Valentine via groups.io <riverman_vt@...>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:13 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io <main@realstmfc.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
What a shame to cut up the Liberty Ships. I gather there was no interest on the Left Coast to restore one
as has been done on the East Coast with the John W. Brown out of Baltimore on which crusies are offered or
even just tours such as on the DDE USS Slater in Albany, NY or the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, LA. IIRC there
is also a WW II flat top in NYC.
Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Poorly Secured Load?
Charlie Vlk
All-
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Looks like the photos were taken on the CB&Q (FTs in the background of one of the photos) likely in conjunction with damage claim. Not the band shifting causing wearing off of the paint and maybe some pressure on the end blocking. Charlie Vlk
On Apr 10, 2020, at 1:20 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:
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Re: C&O 9827
Rich,
VERY nicely done. Thanks for sharing. Stay well. - Jim Betz
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Re: AFE building NP car from LV Car
william darnaby
Some 40 years ago at an NMRA regional convention clinic Tony Koester remarked that “there is a prototype for everything but I reserve the right to laugh”. For some reason that has stuck with me.
Bill Darnaby
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Benjamin Hom
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 3:08 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io; main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] AFE building NP car from LV Car
Tony Thompson wrote: "There certainly is a prototype for a lot of odd things, but hardly 'anything.' And I will repeat my own personal mantra, that it's wise to model the typical and the commonplace, and restrain your modeler's joy in modeling the weird, the rare, and the one-off. That is, of course, if you are seeking to model reality."
"Modeling all of the exceptions does not make an exceptional layout." - John Nehrich
Ben Hom
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
I have toured the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. Great history lesson about the role and importance of the Liberty Ships and a lot fun.
For steam era freight car interests, the O’Brien is birthed within sight of the State Belt Railroad of San Francisco. Also a must for history buffs.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bruce Smith
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:30 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
Really Don?
Try the S,S, Jeremiah O'Brien 😉 https://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org
There is one on each coast. Indeed each of these ships struggles, because they are now approaching 80 years old, and a ship build in 7 days was never designed to last that long. Not to mention ANY ship requires significant ongoing investment (def of "boat" - "a hole into the water into which you pour money")
So no, no east/west bias to be seen here.
Regards, Bruce
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Donald B. Valentine via groups.io <riverman_vt@...>
What a shame to cut up the Liberty Ships. I gather there was no interest on the Left Coast to restore one as has been done on the East Coast with the John W. Brown out of Baltimore on which crusies are offered or even just tours such as on the DDE USS Slater in Albany, NY or the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, LA. IIRC there is also a WW II flat top in NYC.
Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: C&O 9827
Eric Hansmann
Nice work on that car, Rich! Thanks for sharing.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Remiarz
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:57 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io; ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] C&O 9827
Last month I asked for information on the C&O 1930 40' automobile boxcars. Thank you to everyone that responded. The information provided was very helpful. I just completed the car today.
This is a F&C one-piece body kit. I added TMW Buckeye trucks, Red Caboose 7 rung ladders, DA tackboards, DA roping rings, HiTech Details air hoses and brackets, DA coupler cut levers, Yarmouth cut lever brackets and brake levers, with Grandt Line turnbuckles and DA chain used on the brake gear. I used TruColor TCP-219 C&O Freight Car Red paint with Speedwitch decals. Since the car was repainted only 10 months before the date I model, a light coat of weathering was applied using Pan Pastel Raw Umber and Neutral Grey Extra Dark.
Sincerely, Rich Remiarz Vadnais Heights, MN
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
maynard stowe
Don,
There is a Liberty Ship in San Francisco and a Victory Ship---a more modern successor to the Liberty Ship --in Richmond and may be more on the coast. Maynard Stowe
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Re: C&O 9827
Nicely done Good finish on the model Fenton
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 7:57 PM Richard Remiarz <rremiarz@...> wrote:
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C&O 9827
Richard Remiarz
Last month I asked for information on the C&O 1930 40' automobile boxcars. Thank you to everyone that responded. The information provided was very helpful. I just completed the car today.
This is a F&C one-piece body kit. I added TMW Buckeye trucks, Red Caboose 7 rung ladders, DA tackboards, DA roping rings, HiTech Details air hoses and brackets, DA coupler cut levers, Yarmouth cut lever brackets and brake levers, with Grandt Line turnbuckles
and DA chain used on the brake gear. I used TruColor TCP-219 C&O Freight Car Red paint with Speedwitch decals. Since the car was repainted only 10 months before the date I model, a light coat of weathering was applied using Pan Pastel Raw Umber and Neutral
Grey Extra Dark.
Sincerely,
Rich Remiarz
Vadnais Heights, MN
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
Really Don?
Try the S,S, Jeremiah O'Brien 😉 https://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org
There is one on each coast. Indeed each of these ships struggles, because they are now approaching 80 years old, and a ship build in 7 days was never designed to last that long. Not to mention ANY ship requires significant ongoing investment (def of "boat"
- "a hole into the water into which you pour money")
So no, no east/west bias to be seen here.
Regards,
Bruce
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Donald B. Valentine via groups.io <riverman_vt@...>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 6:13 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io <main@realstmfc.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
What a shame to cut up the Liberty Ships. I gather there was no interest on the Left Coast to restore one
as has been done on the East Coast with the John W. Brown out of Baltimore on which crusies are offered or
even just tours such as on the DDE USS Slater in Albany, NY or the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, LA. IIRC there
is also a WW II flat top in NYC.
Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Hooker Chemical, Tacoma
Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
What a shame to cut up the Liberty Ships. I gather there was no interest on the Left Coast to restore one as has been done on the East Coast with the John W. Brown out of Baltimore on which crusies are offered or even just tours such as on the DDE USS Slater in Albany, NY or the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge, LA. IIRC there is also a WW II flat top in NYC. Cordially, Don Valentine
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Re: Erie RR track scale abbreviations
Jack Mullen
On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 01:09 PM, lrkdbn wrote:
What would be some Erie track scale abbreviations ca.1930?One of the great resources in the group's files is a spreadsheet of many reweigh scale codes. You can find it titled "Station & reweigh symbols.xls" , or this link should the you there: https://realstmfc.groups.io/g/main/files/Station%20&%20Reweigh%20Symbols.xls Jack Mullen
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Re: Rapido HO cars for sale
Nelson Moyer
Rapido announced a third run of their meat reefers, and they're taking orders for four packs with new paint schemes. The red Swift scheme is in this run.
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Nelson Moyer
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Ted Schnepf Sent: Friday, April 10, 2020 5:07 PM To: STMFC <main@realstmfc.groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] Rapido HO cars for sale Hello, All this meat train talk had me check stock and can offer two Rapido 37' meet reefers. There is one Dugdale and one Wimp packing. Also from Rapido is the NP 40' double sheathed boxcar, with radial roof. Four car numbers to choose from. Pre War version. Contact me offf list for any of these cars. Rails Unlimited Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353
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