I am in possession of 5 HO "Pacific freight Equipment" co. (I bet a lot of you haven't heard of this company, owned by Terry Wegmann) PFE R-30-18 Reefer kits which are too old to still be around in 19

Fellow Listers. To all of you who have responded to my offer to off 5 "PFE" PFE R-30-18s, Thanks! I have sold all 5 to the first respondent. I have talked to Terry Wegmann (remember- he is the mold ma

Andy Carlson

Fellow STMFC Listers; I have talked again to Terry about supplying enough PFE R-30-18 kits to satisfy whatever demand we might have( with not too many, where I would be stuck with unwanted product). S

I have noticed an improvement in the manufacture of Branchlines' already fine 40' boxcar. The carbody underfloor area has had a BIG improvement in the Sprue attachment point- the sprue is so small, ma

I don't see how this would translate to producing new tooling in O scale, since these efforts involve quiescent existing tooling. Anyhow, the deal with "PFE" may well go through, but as of this week,

And for those hundreds of TT scalers out there, A TT 40' Fowler Patent flat injection molded plastic kit is already done, just awaiting painting and lettering. The quality and accuracy will make HO'er

Please note that by the nature of the process, Vacuum forming is essentially laying a thin sheet over a positive pattern. There is the problem, for the detail has to "punch through" this thin sheet to

I have bundled up the orders received from fellow STMFC listers for the Terry Wegmann HO R-30-18 reefers, and I am leaving tomorrow to pick them up. I plan on only getting enough for those who have as

Charlie, This technique you speak of is already in use, and is called blow-molding (look at your 1 gallon milk carton). Problem is, that you need to have a pourous mold face if you want all trapped ai

To those who have ordered your Terry Wegmann R-30-18 reefers from me, please note that I have shipped the first 15 packages to the first 15 payments I have received. Shipped first class USPS rate, exp

As a stocking dealer for Central Valleys new # 8 and # 6 scale appearing Switch Kits, I am a frequent visitor to Jack Parker's operations. On my last trip there, I mentioned to Jack that some modelers

Ted, the Accumate brand of "Proto:HO Accumate scale size couplers are $12.95/ 12 Pairs (that is 24 couplers). Many prototype modelers have voiced preferences for the better appearance of the accumates

Wow! Guys, I had no idea that so many roofs from the central valley stockcar would be desired. I am way over committed, so please, wait for a few weeks for me to get more (Jack will need to run more,

Storey, your 2 pfe R-30-18 reefers went out today by airmail. The extra airmail was $5.30. thanks, and enjoy your modeling. Andy

Besides cutting off the upper door tracks, the modeler needs to narrow the roof right down the centerline 1/8" (0.125"). Jack purposely widened the car to allow more truck pivoting.

Stan Townsend, a name some may not know, but we all can thank for producing the patterns for the forthcoming Sunshine GN series of fixed end high side gondolas, is building a Sunshine 14000 series NP

Andy Carlson

Thanks, this is just what response I was hoping for. Again, THANKS Andy carlson

I wish to thank the academy, my mom............ Oh!, sorry..... As far as I can tell, all pre-war Wood reefers on the NP had an NP radial roof, which the Red Caboose ones obviously lacks. The differen