Greetings from Scotia, NY. I have just joined. For many years I have been scratch and kit building HO scale Maine two-foot rolling equipment and get pretty nutty about prototype accuracy. I run a smal

--- Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote: Got it! Actually I've built some HOn30 kits that were cast by Westerfield for other producers. I'm no novice to resin kits or scratchbuilding. I just need t

Thank you to all who responded to my questions. I have started collecting the correct resources. I have also done some digging in the archives and read several similar threads. Sorry to the folks that

wrote: Thank you for the information. That explains why SOCONY could be the largest supplier of fuel in Maine and why I've never found a photo of a tank car lettered for SOCONY other than the 2 B&SR c

That is a spell checker in the wrong hands! I am both a poor typist and even worse proof reader. Will do. Since I will likely end up replacing the grabs this would be the way to go. So it's not enough

I've searched the archives and found enough info to rule out the ACY and Muncie Ball lettered Proto 2000 Mather cars. However, I've not found anything that rules out the PH&D car as something that cou

Jim, I don't know about them all. The Muncie and ACY cars may be correct for some periods. I want to backdate some one 1929 and the ACY and Muncie versions are not right for '29. -Jim Pasquill

wrote: Thanks for the reply. This information at least allows plausibility to simply replacing the brakes and data, at least until such time as pictures surface. For my purposes that's good enough. Ho

wrote: Thank you again. I should have written beige and not tan. The reference is from a 1991 article in RMC that I must have but have not yet found the right box. I'm finding the RPI site to be usefu

I've started a Tichy USRA SS boxcar kit. The instructions were printed in 82 and state that Walthers sells correct lettering sets for several owners of these cars. They are no longer available. Are th

Anyone know if the Steam Shack is operating? I've tried to order but no response after 10 days. -Jim Pasquill

but Ben, I may be a baby boomer who should be more comfortable using a phone than I am with email and could have just as easily called. However, as someone that runs several businesses I have to ask w

Thank you for the information. Given the limited fleet that I plan to assemble a PRR car might be more suitable. I recalled that wrong. Somehow I thought that the NYC got 10,000 not 1,000. Thank you f

Ah ha, that might keep me from looking at modeling related emails for a while too. I'll take Ben's advice and call. Thanks. --Jim Pasquill

Thanks. Actually I've been a subscriber to RMC since 1969 and have all the issues going back to 53. However, it's only recently that I've paid much attention to this facet of the hobby. "At least the

way, and someone else wrote: To those who complain about rivet counting, I have a response that's sorta become a standard: "Of course I count the rivets. I have to make them myself, so why would I wan

Tim, I am sorry but I don't understand where you are coming from this comment. How did commenting on how unfair it is for some modelers to label as elitist or worse those modelers who try harder to be

It's not anyone that disagrees with Tony Koester that was being reffered to with contempt. It was anyone that would inappropriately label somone who does try to do better as elitist or whatever else.

Tim, My experience of about 40 years in this hobby is that the people that know the most, the craftsman/historian types have been the most helpful. I'm sorry that your experience seems to been otherwi

OK, I thought I was being very, very civil and just conversing. Apologies to all if it didn't come across that way. I truly never expected that sharing of a difference of opinion was generating anger.