O.K. Guys, I've been silent until now, but (with Jason's indulgence I hope), I just want to set a few things straight.. First - I do not, did not, nor ever will, own Branchline Trains. I guess that in

Branchline... make an error? Surely not Doug! :>) OK, I've been watching this one for a while, and laughing occasionally. I'll now throw in my two bits, predicated by the fact that I am no longer at B

Almost certainly off limits, but before the jail door slams... Most of today's rolling stock and locomotive models are limited production, produced to order. Regardless of what our thoughts might be o

And quite durable. Mine have lasted quite well considering.... Bill Schneider About to join a well dressed and stylish Tim in jail..... Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:29 PM To: STMFC@...

True enough Tony, but far better results can be gained by using Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw, both vector graphics programs. Without getting to far into the details for the group (I know you're awa

Clark commented: "because they are written just like Stan talks. He did not included (sic) several of the assembly steps" Sorry Clark, too good to pass up... ! (will duck at Cocoa). Sadly, I have beco

So THAT'S where it went.... ;>) Bill Schneider http://home.comcast.net/~oandw/ Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:21 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re:Shipping models to Cocoa Beach

Just wanted to thank Mike, Jeff and the entire crew of high-paid staff that pulled off another great Prototype Rails meet. Another great mix of clinics, displays and camaraderie! If anybody wants to h

Dean, If you have cars with the earlier blackened wheels. the issue is not wit the wheels but rather the axles. Those wheels used plastic axles, the later (shiny) ones had metal axles. The metal axles

A reefer. Bill Schneider (ducking for cover...) Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 6:06 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] This Car Is... Can anyone identify the car on the photo links below? T

Yep, was for real. From memory, the Waddell Coal Company of Scranton, PA had five cars, all ex-O&W, and at least four of which were painted orange. The cars were two bays of (I believe) the 1905 stand

Not sure about on-line SGL, but photos appear in Bob's "Hard Coal and Coal Cars" book as well as Morning Sun's "O&W in Color" and "Trackside Around Scranton" titles. Bill Sent: Friday, February 26, 20

"Mal, that was intended to needle Bill Schneider..." .... who was trying to ignore it :>) So what's that weird road that you model SGL? Bill Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 8:57 AM To: STMFC@yahoogrou

Now there you go again SGL... Assuming... ;>) As far as I know, all of the O&W cars were scrap fodder by the time of the roads demise, with the possible exception of some of the work equipment and a c

Got home late last night. You know, I go away for a few days and look what happens..... You guys scare me! :>) Despite (or perhaps because of...) my best attempts at skimpy attire and careful coifing

TLT is doing the CP mini-box, and is estimating mid-2011 release. It will be all new tooling. Bill Schneider

As another owner of an operating layout with a mixture of rolling stock types, I can honestly say that the LEAST damaged group of equipment on my layout are resin cars. This is followed by the remaini

I’m off in the EARLY AM to Prototype Rails in Cocoa Beach. I’ve noticed that Mike has very thoughtfully seen that the Cocoa Beach heat wave is ending just in time to minimize any sudden temperature sh

Bill, Most typographic oddities in my e-mails are due to my poor typing skills (!), but in this case I think it does have something to do with your e-mail program formatting. See you in Cocoa, Bill Se