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Intermountain PFE Reefer Issue
Agreed for the mineral red and brown roofs and ends, but not so much for the light oxide roofs. If I can find proper decals to piece together the end lettering, I’ll repaint the roof and ends of those
Agreed for the mineral red and brown roofs and ends, but not so much for the light oxide roofs. If I can find proper decals to piece together the end lettering, I’ll repaint the roof and ends of those
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Truck Color
Thanks, Fred. I’ll start a spreadsheet to document responses. Hopefully, yours won’t be the only one. Nelson Moyer
Thanks, Fred. I’ll start a spreadsheet to document responses. Hopefully, yours won’t be the only one. Nelson Moyer
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Truck Color
About ten years ago I built a large number of assorted boxcars, hoppers, gondolas, and flat cars for many roads, all from Branchline, Intermountain, Red Caboose, and P2K kits. At the time, I was cluel
About ten years ago I built a large number of assorted boxcars, hoppers, gondolas, and flat cars for many roads, all from Branchline, Intermountain, Red Caboose, and P2K kits. At the time, I was cluel
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Intermountain PFE Reefer Issue
Reminds me of the BLI Rock Island E6, which was also purple. Yuk! Nelson Moyer
Reminds me of the BLI Rock Island E6, which was also purple. Yuk! Nelson Moyer
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Intermountain PFE Reefer Issue
I hate preordering because we’re buying pigs in pokes, in the most recent case, multi-colored pigs in pokes. I pre-ordered twelve steel and wood PFE reefers. The first six have arrived over the past t
I hate preordering because we’re buying pigs in pokes, in the most recent case, multi-colored pigs in pokes. I pre-ordered twelve steel and wood PFE reefers. The first six have arrived over the past t
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Wedge Plow Blades
Not even close. Nelson Moyer
Not even close. Nelson Moyer
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Nelson Moyer
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Wedge Plow Blades
Thanks, but the blade would take a lot of surgery, and after that, the compound curves still wouldn’t look quite right. Nelson Moyer
Thanks, but the blade would take a lot of surgery, and after that, the compound curves still wouldn’t look quite right. Nelson Moyer
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Nelson Moyer
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Wedge Plow Blades
Getting the compound parabolic curve right would be a challenge. Much easier for a person skilled with SketchUp to import photos and create a drawing suitable for 3D printing. The blades were mounted
Getting the compound parabolic curve right would be a challenge. Much easier for a person skilled with SketchUp to import photos and create a drawing suitable for 3D printing. The blades were mounted
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Wedge Plow Blades
GN had identical blades as far as I can determine. Maybe the GN faithful will confirm that assertion? Nelson Moyer
GN had identical blades as far as I can determine. Maybe the GN faithful will confirm that assertion? Nelson Moyer
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Wedge Plow Blades
The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one of
The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one of
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HO Scale Wedge Plow Blade
The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one of
The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I’d like to model one of
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Type Of Trucks?
Here’s my guess: ATSF 141702 has National Type B-2 trucks. You can use Kadee or Walthers, maybe others? ATSF 144028 looks like AAR Double Truss trucks best represented by TMW-107. Nelson Moyer
Here’s my guess: ATSF 141702 has National Type B-2 trucks. You can use Kadee or Walthers, maybe others? ATSF 144028 looks like AAR Double Truss trucks best represented by TMW-107. Nelson Moyer
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Precision Scale retainer valve
Bill makes a valid point about drilling on the sprue, and that’s the way I do it as well. I use a #79 bit for the wire, and there is a molded dimple on the retainer valve to help you start the bit. Bi
Bill makes a valid point about drilling on the sprue, and that’s the way I do it as well. I use a #79 bit for the wire, and there is a molded dimple on the retainer valve to help you start the bit. Bi
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Precision Scale retainer valve
I recommend plastic as they are easier to drill for 0.008 in. wire pipe. Nelson Moyer
I recommend plastic as they are easier to drill for 0.008 in. wire pipe. Nelson Moyer
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
Dan, you are right, a few wipes of lacquer thinner won’t remove the insulation, however, you are also wrong, soaking wire in lacquer thinner for several hours does soften the insulation, and then it i
Dan, you are right, a few wipes of lacquer thinner won’t remove the insulation, however, you are also wrong, soaking wire in lacquer thinner for several hours does soften the insulation, and then it i
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
That works, but you can remove the lacquer insulation from magnet wire with a few wipes of lacquer thinner and do the same thing. The large array of wire diameters available as magnet wire give you mo
That works, but you can remove the lacquer insulation from magnet wire with a few wipes of lacquer thinner and do the same thing. The large array of wire diameters available as magnet wire give you mo
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
Never mind. I figured out that I need to use the Permanent Ling to This Book URL. It’s now working. Nelson Moyer
Never mind. I figured out that I need to use the Permanent Ling to This Book URL. It’s now working. Nelson Moyer
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
I downloaded and installed the download helper program, and when I enter the book URL, I get an invalid URL message. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102184919?type%5B%5D=all&lookfor%5B%5D=Rules%
I downloaded and installed the download helper program, and when I enter the book URL, I get an invalid URL message. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102184919?type%5B%5D=all&lookfor%5B%5D=Rules%
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
I love it. Every time we get a definitive answer to a question, new material surfaces to disprove it. I guess I’ll keep my steel strap aka chart tape. Nelson Moyer
I love it. Every time we get a definitive answer to a question, new material surfaces to disprove it. I guess I’ll keep my steel strap aka chart tape. Nelson Moyer
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Suggestions For Wire Load Ties
Oh well, just one more incongruence on my railroad. Nelson Moyer
Oh well, just one more incongruence on my railroad. Nelson Moyer
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