Tim, Short answer - yes. All of these schemes are based on photos and are correct for GARX built meat reefers. Longer answer - the red Swift car should have a straight side sill and (according to Pat

Armand, A complete listing of the first release schemes is on our web site at http://www.rapidotrains.com/reefer2.html, and yes, it does include both URTX and GARX plain schemes. Bill Sent: Friday, Ju

"I have to say that the painted models look far better than the first batch we saw a while ago. Pierre Oliver" I’d have to agree with that...! The images of the "first batch" were in fact the very fir

Nelson, You didn’t actually ask that, did you? “MMR” vs. “MD”.... I suspect that most on this list can make the distinction. If you can’t, contact me off list... Bill Schneider Sent: Thursday, July 14

Tim, Glad to have you take the lead on this one, I’m just too busy these days. Let me know how you make out. ;>) Bill Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 4:33 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC

I’m all for it... Good luck Tim! ;>) Seriously, In a “previous life” I had talked to China about this very possibility (not sure WHAT I was thinking....), even going so far as to send a couple of kits

Clear your cache and try again. Worked for me... Bill Schneider Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:52 PM To: STMFC@... Cc: Anthony Thompson Subject: Re: [STMFC] My reweigh article in RMC Hi

Some of you on this list know me as more than just a name on an e-mail. Those who do know that I enjoy hand laying track, scratch building structures and building freight car kits, both plastic and re

There are a number of photos of this truck in the Diver collection, including http://www.flickr.com/photos/cornelluniversitylibrary/3739524144/in/set-72157621743681242/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/co

Craig Zeni commented: “Oh, and the only assembly on the Atlas car is the underframe, trucks and couplers assembled to the underframe, running board, door and door tracks on the body. Everything else i

Not much... How much is a cell phone kiosk start up? Bill Schneider Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:48 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: B&O wagontop On Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:36:

Wow... Jeez Dave, I’ve been humbled... I can only hope to aspire to such great heights... Thanks pal! See guys – this is EXACTLY what I’ve been trying to avoid! ;>) Bill Ah come on Bill, look at this:

Tim O’, seeing the light, commented: "But don't you just KNOW that people would gripe that their freshly painted and decaled model just fell apart? :-)" Yep. Bound ta' happen... ;>) Bill Schneider

Thanks for pointing that out Bryan. Of course, the entire Rapido line is indeed available undecorated http://www.rapidotrains.com/schemes_ho/undec.html and http://www.rapidotrains.com/schemes_n/undec.

Thanks for acknowledging that... ! Frankly there are two forces at work here. The first that has long been discussed is of course the overall slow down in kit sales. It has almost come to the point th

Andy asks... “But really guys, if you're in this strictly for the money why not just open up a cell phone kiosk at the mall instead of manufacturing trains?" There are days....! and "In spite of pleas

Oh heck Armand... and I had you down for two Rapido reefers too.... ;>) If you honestly consider todays RTR offerings as “Toy Trains” then I might suggest that you’re not looking close enough. RTR or

I know I’m going to regret this.... ;>) It’s not a strange thing at all to say Andy. Here’s some of the issues with some rough numbers. The Chinese factories are very good at designing clamshell packa

Armand, As long as you’re checking meat reefer I, for one, will forgive you... ;>) Bill Schneider Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:50 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Oh Boy Gentlemen

The Canadians have sent their air here to Connecticut Chuck! Bill In Higganum,. Ct at a balmy 8 degrees above. That’s 12 degrees WARMER than it was this morning when I got up to frozen car door locks.