Arved and all, I will send a message out today at about 5:00 PM Pacific Time, 8:00 Eastern. The mail will explain this year's kit and you'll be reminded that the kit is for those that will actually bu

Tim, Yes we discussed this over on FACEBOOK and I posted some photos of a UP car that I had taken myself long after the date of this list showing the decking flush even after years of service. The dec

Tim writes in part in a response to a post by Bill Welch:

Dave Evans writes in part:

Sorry guys I just got through my mail and discovered it was resolved. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean

Was this ever resolved? I was away over most of the weekend and it occurred to me that I know of that car it was a 50-ton car built for Carnegie_Illinois Steel Corp. CISX 500 or at least I believe tha

Just a really big reminder it is count down to Cocoa Beach... Thanksgiving weekend is the SHAKE N TAKE sign up so please hold your horses until then. Please don't email Mike Brock direct or me asking

Arved, Solvaset is all I use since my last plastic bottle of Champ Decal set dried up because the plastic bottle cracked. If you feel that is going to be too strong then simply apply it with a damp pa

Jim Hunter please sign your post. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean

Fenton, Try this color and the paint Gunze Paints Mr. Hobby/Mr. Color #7 Brown (the same guys that make MR. Surfacer ). It is likely what you are looking for if you are looking for a true Iron Oxide R

Pierre Oliver Wrote: "To: STMFC Sent: Sat, Nov 8, 2014 3:13 pm Subject: Re: [STMFC] Great Northern Omaha Orange Well here's the thing for me with Tru-Color paints. They currently list over 100 railroa

Schuyler, Other than the Grandt Line I don't know anyone who makes separate clevis'. Here is the Grandt Line brake rod with clevis: http://www.grandtline.com/products/images/5000's/detail%20parts/5184

When I was in high school and in my drafting class we had a Coke machine with the 10 oz. bottles of Coke. We would check the bottoms to see who could get the further est from Garden Grove, CA. I had f

All, I checked the DT&I ends from the SHAKE N TAKE clinic and they are too narrow and too short. The height would be and easy fix if you're like me and don't mind fiddling; however, you need two ends

I need to edit and crop them first. I somehow picked up a light flare on a couple as well. Greg Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean

Fenton, David and all, My car is now finished as I mentioned and I shot the photos over the weekend between clouds. I have sent one member a teaser shot this evening and I can send anyone an embedded

tom, I am not sure either way. I can check them this weekend and get back to the list. Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean

John, Please contact me of list at" tgregmrtn@... This is not the appropriate place to discuss this. Thanks, Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Ma

Hey Gize, I have had some interest privately that leads me to ask if there is enough interest in doing another run of the UP S-40-10 Stock car conversion kit once again. I have had some conversion wit

Jared, Take a look at this. I can't be certain but it sure takes on this configuration. There were of course other models than this 40,000 lbs capacity low mast version (generally used for coil steel