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GN 2527
Rich, Great model. In case people don't know ... it was not unheard of for a car to have two different trucks under it. Didn't happen "often" and, perhaps, was temporary ... but it did happen. Of cour
Rich, Great model. In case people don't know ... it was not unheard of for a car to have two different trucks under it. Didn't happen "often" and, perhaps, was temporary ... but it did happen. Of cour
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GN 2527
Steve Hile, Yes, Rich did a great job with the background/drop ... the depth of field in the second picture definitely helps make that transition more acceptable. Isn't it amazing that our eyes have s
Steve Hile, Yes, Rich did a great job with the background/drop ... the depth of field in the second picture definitely helps make that transition more acceptable. Isn't it amazing that our eyes have s
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Car designs and the USRA
Hi, I don't know if it is true - or simply a persistent and often repeated rumor - but I've heard many times from many different sources (model RRs) that one of the reasons for the GN doing double-she
Hi, I don't know if it is true - or simply a persistent and often repeated rumor - but I've heard many times from many different sources (model RRs) that one of the reasons for the GN doing double-she
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Colors by Freight Car Type by Railroad
Charles, There is one "this is how it worked" relative to paint ... before ... color film. And that is that many (dare I say "most"?) RRs mixed their own "box car red", a batch at a time, in the paint
Charles, There is one "this is how it worked" relative to paint ... before ... color film. And that is that many (dare I say "most"?) RRs mixed their own "box car red", a batch at a time, in the paint
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Jim Betz
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Should we be mfgr bashing?
Rob Kirkham, For -many- people in this hobby - if the paint says "CPR" then it looks like a CPR car. They simply can't see/don't know the difference. I said "many" but I should have said "most". Soooo
Rob Kirkham, For -many- people in this hobby - if the paint says "CPR" then it looks like a CPR car. They simply can't see/don't know the difference. I said "many" but I should have said "most". Soooo
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Jim Betz
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Should we be mfgr bashing?
Guys, I did not say "don't criticize" ... I said: "Should we be pointing out the inaccuracies of the releases? Of course we should! I'm just saying that we should do so - without the editorializing an
Guys, I did not say "don't criticize" ... I said: "Should we be pointing out the inaccuracies of the releases? Of course we should! I'm just saying that we should do so - without the editorializing an
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Should we be mfgr bashing?
Guys, Here's the thing (from where I stand) ... Our priorities - primarily prototypical accuracy - are ... let's face it ... out there on the outer fringe of the modeling community. The mfgrs are, for
Guys, Here's the thing (from where I stand) ... Our priorities - primarily prototypical accuracy - are ... let's face it ... out there on the outer fringe of the modeling community. The mfgrs are, for
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Jim Betz
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Murphy Ends
Hi, Everyone is saying "innie/concave". Take another look and especially at the upper edge of the tack board ... seems to argue for convex? - Jim in the PNW
Hi, Everyone is saying "innie/concave". Take another look and especially at the upper edge of the tack board ... seems to argue for convex? - Jim in the PNW
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Jim Betz
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Viking roofs
Dave Smith/anyone ... I have a USB CD/DVD drive. Works fine for my laptop on the rare occasions I need it. Also works on a desktop. Does not seem to be platform specific (drivers available for either
Dave Smith/anyone ... I have a USB CD/DVD drive. Works fine for my laptop on the rare occasions I need it. Also works on a desktop. Does not seem to be platform specific (drivers available for either
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Trust Plates - was Re: Another Needed Detail
Trust Plates ... I model the GN in the decade after WW-II. So I can use trust plates for my GN and other - cars. I would prefer that they be simple decals on a rectangle of styrene glued to the upper
Trust Plates ... I model the GN in the decade after WW-II. So I can use trust plates for my GN and other - cars. I would prefer that they be simple decals on a rectangle of styrene glued to the upper
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How did they ... ?
Merry Christmas - ALL, I was reading Lester Breuer's excellent blog and came across a model of a gon with a lumber load. The load was "3 groups tall" with each group being 'about the height of the sid
Merry Christmas - ALL, I was reading Lester Breuer's excellent blog and came across a model of a gon with a lumber load. The load was "3 groups tall" with each group being 'about the height of the sid
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Canning - was Re: Baggage cars in freight trains
Doug/all, Yes, there were can plants distributed all over the U.S. They took in steel (or other) and put out cans and the lids to go on them. There was one in Seattle (Continental Can) and another in
Doug/all, Yes, there were can plants distributed all over the U.S. They took in steel (or other) and put out cans and the lids to go on them. There was one in Seattle (Continental Can) and another in
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D&RG 4-6-0 #234
Clarence, Some of those early models had comes that you attached yourself using a nut on a screw imbedded in the dome thru a hole in the boiler. If this is one of those the builder may have placed the
Clarence, Some of those early models had comes that you attached yourself using a nut on a screw imbedded in the dome thru a hole in the boiler. If this is one of those the builder may have placed the
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NYC 1916-design steel automobile box car
Eric, Nice job! I'm surprised how 'dense' the information is on this '24 car. I've always associated such verbose lettering with later cars - and yet here we have an early car (I model the late 40's)
Eric, Nice job! I'm surprised how 'dense' the information is on this '24 car. I've always associated such verbose lettering with later cars - and yet here we have an early car (I model the late 40's)
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Jim Betz
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Photo: NYC Cincinnati Freight Yard (1954)
Phil, Is that "murk" or simply "fog"? Perhaps a humidifier? I model the PNW so I could certainly use fog - more than occasionally - of course if I lay it in heavy enough that you can't see the far end
Phil, Is that "murk" or simply "fog"? Perhaps a humidifier? I model the PNW so I could certainly use fog - more than occasionally - of course if I lay it in heavy enough that you can't see the far end
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Seeking A Tool
Hi, For the small holes we are wanting to counter sink ... wouldn't it be nice if (WIBNI) we had a tool that was based on an abrasive technology rather than cutting. I'm thinking that a diamond coated
Hi, For the small holes we are wanting to counter sink ... wouldn't it be nice if (WIBNI) we had a tool that was based on an abrasive technology rather than cutting. I'm thinking that a diamond coated
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Foot Marks - Re: RTR Intermountain War Emergency Nickel Plate boxcar
Hi, Let's not forget than as the years pass - there is a lot less need/occurence of anyone going up on the top of the cars. Back in the days when the brakemen went on top to help control the trains it
Hi, Let's not forget than as the years pass - there is a lot less need/occurence of anyone going up on the top of the cars. Back in the days when the brakemen went on top to help control the trains it
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RTR Intermountain War Emergency Nickel Plate boxcar
Chuck (Cover) and all, I agree. My personal approach is to have variations - this car has this much weathering, that one another amount. This car has toe marks - that one has mud streaks from rain. Th
Chuck (Cover) and all, I agree. My personal approach is to have variations - this car has this much weathering, that one another amount. This car has toe marks - that one has mud streaks from rain. Th
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Terminology
Charlie/all, Magazine was a common term for a "large clip of ammo" such as the round ones that were used for Tommy Guns. Magazine was also used for "the place where you store ammunition". Both of thes
Charlie/all, Magazine was a common term for a "large clip of ammo" such as the round ones that were used for Tommy Guns. Magazine was also used for "the place where you store ammunition". Both of thes
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Jim Betz
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Paint Colors - was Re: SFRD
... and a different number series - so I'm thinking it was painted a different base color. And appears to be much cleaner - as in probably painted more recently than the car in the middle? - Jim in th
... and a different number series - so I'm thinking it was painted a different base color. And appears to be much cleaner - as in probably painted more recently than the car in the middle? - Jim in th
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