I model the GN in the fifties, including the Speas Vinegar plant in Wenatchee. Speas had cars that appear to be the same as the SBIX cars except the color seems to be quite different. The photos I hav

In addition to the Kelvin rating there is also a CRI, Color Rendition Index, which gives you an idea of the accuracy of the color in question. CRI’s for bulbs with a value of 90 or less will almost al

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No, you are not. We are having one of our periodic Zoom meetings tonight and that will be number one on our agenda. We have had a very good response to the convention. We had blocked a significant num

Andy, I am not sure you are aware, or even that it will work for you, but the Chicagoland RPM equivalent is on for this year. It will be in Indianapolis, May 18 -May 21. It is part of Indy Junction 20

Wow, really great. Just like always. Scott Kremer

Thanks, yours look great as well. These were two of the cars I finished for my MMR. They are scratch built. I did two with the same number, one loaded, one empty. Each car has about 500 parts and 1300

I just completed two Great Northern hog fuel cars. Forty foot cars made from old flat cars. AB brakes as well. What I am curious about is that they too had the top of the ends painted white, exactly l

Great job, as always. Scott Kremer

Get them involved in operations, which requires little to nothing, and you have a reasonable chance that they will come back to the hobby later in life. Get the ones who are involved in making plastic

Someone else can verify but I beleive Ted Culotta's went for about $500. It seems a lot, and it is, but I know some who have done this car and it can be 100 hours of work. That makes the price less th

It does help, thanks. Because there are a number of photos of the tanks, etc and none of them show piping at the top of the tank I am going to assume that the piping is at ground or floor level and en

I was at all of your presentations at the Naperville RPM meet, including the one on the pickle/vinegar industry. You do an outstanding job. I have your very good book on the subject. In fact after a n

I could be wrong but if you check page118 of David Leider’s great book on the pickle/vinegar industry you will find an in service photo of that car. Scott Kremer

Very nice work and the photos are great as well. Scott Kremer

Do you have any information as to when coiled steel was first moved in quantity? By coiled steel I mean the type of coils we see today. I could find no information on the internet on the history of th

Ted is right. My wife and I chased a Little Joe for a long way West from Missoula in 1973. I recorder them. There was virtually no sound, except for the bell and whistle, a little hum if you got close

I installed a tsunami as I recall that was a rather generic electric. The truth is that all I really wanted was the bell and the whistle for operating sessions. I will tell you that if you have the PF

They have a beautiful space, much larger than before. They just announced that the move is complete. They expect that this move and location will be of great benefit. Scott Kremer

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