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fallen flags site
There are very are one or two pre-1960 shots in the FF NP collection. There is one really nice Alba Bloss color shot ca. late 1950s of NP 30603, a 50-ft single sheathed auto box, rebuilt to single doo
There are very are one or two pre-1960 shots in the FF NP collection. There is one really nice Alba Bloss color shot ca. late 1950s of NP 30603, a 50-ft single sheathed auto box, rebuilt to single doo
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Weather Freight Cars
stock cars be painted/weathered? Lou, I asked this some years ago on another list with regard to NP's wooden-side stock cars, and Matt Herson sent a couple of scans of rare interior photos that I beli
stock cars be painted/weathered? Lou, I asked this some years ago on another list with regard to NP's wooden-side stock cars, and Matt Herson sent a couple of scans of rare interior photos that I beli
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Jack Delano color photos
--- In STMFC@..., Rob Kirkham <rdkirkham@...> wrote: .... I should try the fist paint coat, > perhaps lightened or otherwise pushed toward a more faded colour, and then > another coat to i
--- In STMFC@..., Rob Kirkham <rdkirkham@...> wrote: .... I should try the fist paint coat, > perhaps lightened or otherwise pushed toward a more faded colour, and then > another coat to i
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NP 1937 AAR rebuild dates
Frank, Matt may be right, but I think you can probably get a ballpark answer this way: very few cars in his series were rebuilt in 1955; nearly all were rebuilt by 1970. If you assume there was a roug
Frank, Matt may be right, but I think you can probably get a ballpark answer this way: very few cars in his series were rebuilt in 1955; nearly all were rebuilt by 1970. If you assume there was a roug
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Vintage mining and freight car films
Tonight while looking for something else entirely, I stumbled on a couple of links to free web-watchable archived movies--rare footage of 1920s western mining operations. There is plenty of freight ca
Tonight while looking for something else entirely, I stumbled on a couple of links to free web-watchable archived movies--rare footage of 1920s western mining operations. There is plenty of freight ca
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ATSF Waycar #2166
BTW, the NP was a rigidly-left-hand-ladder western road. But I doubt they ever copped to catching that affectation from the Pennsy.... (oops!) ... ? Chris Frissell Polson,MT wrote:
BTW, the NP was a rigidly-left-hand-ladder western road. But I doubt they ever copped to catching that affectation from the Pennsy.... (oops!) ... ? Chris Frissell Polson,MT wrote:
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ATSF Waycar #2166
Well it mostly works for NP. I forgot to mention that PRR probationary exemption... Chris Frissell Polson, MT
Well it mostly works for NP. I forgot to mention that PRR probationary exemption... Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Gloss coat for decalling
If you airbrush Future, I suggest you try shooting it at very low air pressure, I like 12-15 psi, as with most acrylic paints. Then it goes on wet and self-levels nicely. If you shoot it at higher air
If you airbrush Future, I suggest you try shooting it at very low air pressure, I like 12-15 psi, as with most acrylic paints. Then it goes on wet and self-levels nicely. If you shoot it at higher air
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Gloss coat for decalling
Oops, I forgot to turn that into a question...yikes. Chris Frissell Polson, MT
Oops, I forgot to turn that into a question...yikes. Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Gloss coat for decalling
Tim and Mont: I have made my share of mistakes with Future, and had some satisfying successes. In between those two outcomes, I've found you can repair a botched Future job by swabbing local overthick
Tim and Mont: I have made my share of mistakes with Future, and had some satisfying successes. In between those two outcomes, I've found you can repair a botched Future job by swabbing local overthick
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PRR Boxcars (ad hominem)
I've actually found that on this list questions, even putatively dumb ones, are well respected, for the most part. It's answers, or factual statements, that are subject to gunplay. So, there's a simpl
I've actually found that on this list questions, even putatively dumb ones, are well respected, for the most part. It's answers, or factual statements, that are subject to gunplay. So, there's a simpl
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SFRD Reefer Sunshine kit trade?
I have one of the new Sunshine resin kits #74.6 for an SFRD ice reefer rebuild RR-35,36,39,40, with Apex running board and decals for Texas Chief/Ship & travel post-1947 repaint. Turns out I need Suns
I have one of the new Sunshine resin kits #74.6 for an SFRD ice reefer rebuild RR-35,36,39,40, with Apex running board and decals for Texas Chief/Ship & travel post-1947 repaint. Turns out I need Suns
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Proto-West 70ton flat car kits
There were a few reports posted on this list a while back of slow delivery in response to orders of these resin kits for 70-ton AAR-design 52ft 6in flat cars. http://www.protowestmodels.com/ProtoWest_
There were a few reports posted on this list a while back of slow delivery in response to orders of these resin kits for 70-ton AAR-design 52ft 6in flat cars. http://www.protowestmodels.com/ProtoWest_
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Is what we're doing REAL history??
exception to it. History is not just a person's We Railroad Enthusiasts are retrieving and preserving History". Do we occasionally get things wrong? well... there are errors in source data. Sometimes
exception to it. History is not just a person's We Railroad Enthusiasts are retrieving and preserving History". Do we occasionally get things wrong? well... there are errors in source data. Sometimes
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Is what we're doing REAL history??
little else. It's like reading a condensation of Railway Age. - Al Westerfield > Yup...so "REAL HISTORY" is more than just trolling up a few facts and lining them up in chronological order. It involve
little else. It's like reading a condensation of Railway Age. - Al Westerfield > Yup...so "REAL HISTORY" is more than just trolling up a few facts and lining them up in chronological order. It involve
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GN 12 panel take 3
Hey, I am just relieved to find out I am not the only one confused by this conversation! I'm in good company this time...;-) Chris Frissell Polson, MT (*sitting here wondering there the GN-built SP&S
Hey, I am just relieved to find out I am not the only one confused by this conversation! I'm in good company this time...;-) Chris Frissell Polson, MT (*sitting here wondering there the GN-built SP&S
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Overhang diagonal panel roofs, was Des Plaines Hobbies Viking...
--- In STMFC@..., timboconnor@... wrote: ... Branchline makes the earlier version ZU eave (aka overhanging) > diagonal panel roof, but for a more refined version of that roof, buy one of t
--- In STMFC@..., timboconnor@... wrote: ... Branchline makes the earlier version ZU eave (aka overhanging) > diagonal panel roof, but for a more refined version of that roof, buy one of t
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Hide Loading stencils
Thanks Al, and Clark and Roger for the suggestions. John Gilles on another list identified this same stencil on a Champ set BRH-31 for GN boxcars. In the event we undertake custom printing of these, I
Thanks Al, and Clark and Roger for the suggestions. John Gilles on another list identified this same stencil on a Champ set BRH-31 for GN boxcars. In the event we undertake custom printing of these, I
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Hide Loading stencils
NP boxcars relegated to hide service received a simple stencil: HIDE LOADING ONLY in white, plain block letters about 5 inches in height. This stencil appears to be lacking from NP decal sets, and Ric
NP boxcars relegated to hide service received a simple stencil: HIDE LOADING ONLY in white, plain block letters about 5 inches in height. This stencil appears to be lacking from NP decal sets, and Ric
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Wright Trak FGE Reefer
--- In STMFC@..., "Jim & Lisa Hayes" <jimandlisa97225@...> wrote: .... I haven't > found anything for FGE except the small photos of the model on the website > www.wrighttrak.com <http://w
--- In STMFC@..., "Jim & Lisa Hayes" <jimandlisa97225@...> wrote: .... I haven't > found anything for FGE except the small photos of the model on the website > www.wrighttrak.com <http://w
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