Bill I thought you would like that. I also want a FGMR version. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@...: bwelch@...: Mon, 5 May 2008 18:54:20 +0000Subject: [STMFC] PRR R7 type reefer Did

I ment to say FGEX version. Charles Slater To: STMFC@...: prrinvt@...: Tue, 6 May 2008 01:13:41 -0700Subject: RE: [STMFC] PRR R7 type reefer guyz,Don't forget the Mathison ca

Andy it was Sunshine Models that made the Sk-Z kit 69.5 and Sk-4 kit 69.6 and not Westerfield. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@...: asperandeo@...: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:31:04 -0500Su

If detailed instructions are needed for these kits, these kits are too difficult for you to build. The construction of these kits has not changed over the years. You can take the instructions from a b

Now you know why Al does not produce anywhere the number of different kits that Martin does. If you want 2 or 3 kits a year we could spend a lot of OUR TIME writing instructions. Charlie Slater To: ST

Instruction videos are great, but Al does not make one for each kit produced. He did one which is a general instruction for all kits. Quit complaining and go build those kits that are piling up. Charl

Andy the Rr-47 class cars were built new in 1951 by the West Wichita shops and did have a diagonal panel roof. The Rr-49 class cars were rebuilt in 1950 from Rr-5 class wood cars some of which had alr

Yes the Rr-47 class cars were built with Diagonal Panel roofs. Did you not get my earlier E-Mail, if not I can send it to you again. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@...: aslmmiller@...

I am building a per production kit for Sunshine Models of the T&P 81000-81425 series rebuilt box car for the instruction sheet and display at Naperville, and I don't have any painting instructions for

Rick the Bx-50 and Bx-53 class cars were riveted 12 panel cars. Also the Bx-51,60, 62 and 63 classes were also 12 panel riveted cars. The Bx-48's were also riveted except for that group of 10 cars you

Martin Lofton called me a little while ago amd asked me to post a message on the STMFC list for him since he does not have access to the internet. Because of the ice and snow storm in the mid-west and

Eric I don't have any N scale kits or cars. Charlie Slater To: SANTAFE@...; STMFC@... From: ehiser@... Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:04:41 -0700 Subject: [STMFC] Photos needed

Joe to answer your question on the early "Super C" trains a good book reference is Joe McMillan's "Route Of The Warbonnets" as there are many pictures of that train from the test runs to the end of th

Peter, all the Santa Fe covered hoppers in these classes had four seam caps on the roof. Intermountain is supposed to be making the ribed roof and hopefully will be out soon. The only classes of Santa

The 1000-1004 were the four Rr-31's the Santa Fe converted to mechanical reefers as an experiment in Sept 1955 The 2000-2188 are the Rr-56 class built in 1955 by Santa Fe The 3150-3179 are the Rr-54 c

The cars assigned to San Bernardino were for engine sand and usually went to Oceanside, Ca. for loading. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@... From: mikefrommontana@... Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009

Ill fitting parts is usually not Martin's falt, many times it can be traced back to the pattern maker not engineerg it correctly or taking a short cut by using a part from another kit and modifing it

I just checked and I do have that kit and my floor is about .040" short, and I will just shim the ends when I assemble it. Charlie Slater ______________________________________________________________

Martin usually doesn't sell the decals from the new kits for about a year. When a decal runs out sometimes it means the end of production for that kit because of the minimum order required to have the

I built the piolet model for Martin, and he only sent the Youngstown doors. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@... From: heninger@... Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:43:10 +0000 Subject: [ST