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Schuyler Larrabee
Oooooo-kay. I deleted the link to the SCL modeler pages, and NOW I'd like to look. Could somebody
send it to me or post it on the list again, please?
TIA
SGL
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send it to me or post it on the list again, please?
TIA
SGL
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of ed_mines
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:09 AM
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Subject: [STMFC] praise for Mike Brock
Mike that locomotive in SCL modeler is terrific. And it's plastic.
Could you think of some venue where you can explain what you did? The
traditional modeling magazines are apparently persona non grata.
Freight car content - Mr. Brock rules the steam era freight car
discussion group.
Ed
Clark Cooper
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On Feb 9, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Schuyler Larrabee wrote:
Oooooo-kay. I deleted the link to the SCL modeler pages, and NOW I'd like to look. Could somebody
send it to me or post it on the list again, please?
TIA
SGL-----Original Message-----Behalf Of ed_mines
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] OnSent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:09 AMThe
To: STMFC@...
Subject: [STMFC] praise for Mike Brock
Mike that locomotive in SCL modeler is terrific. And it's plastic.
Could you think of some venue where you can explain what you did?traditional modeling magazines are apparently persona non grata.
Freight car content - Mr. Brock rules the steam era freight car
discussion group.
Ed
Lawrence Rast
Ed,
The caption on Mike's lovely loco states: "Mike's model was featured
in the February 2004 issue of Railmodel
Journal, 'Superdetailing the Genesis USRA 'Light' 4-6-2 Pacific as ACL
Class P-5-A.'" That might be a starting place.
Oh, and I bet there are steam era freight cars behind that loco in the
picture. :)
Best,
Lawrence Rast
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The caption on Mike's lovely loco states: "Mike's model was featured
in the February 2004 issue of Railmodel
Journal, 'Superdetailing the Genesis USRA 'Light' 4-6-2 Pacific as ACL
Class P-5-A.'" That might be a starting place.
Oh, and I bet there are steam era freight cars behind that loco in the
picture. :)
Best,
Lawrence Rast
On Feb 8, 2008 11:09 PM, ed_mines <ed_mines@...> wrote:
Mike that locomotive in SCL modeler is terrific. And it's plastic.
Could you think of some venue where you can explain what you did? The
traditional modeling magazines are apparently persona non grata.
Freight car content - Mr. Brock rules the steam era freight car
discussion group.
Ed
Mike Brock <brockm@...>
Lawrence Rast and others have commented positively on the ACL 4-6-2 shown in the outstanding Seaboard-Coastline Modeler headed by Generalissimo and STMFC member John Golden.
I have to question, however, the brass colored pilot wheels. Surely by now these would have been covered by something more appropriate...some shade of black, no doubt. I don't recall these having a whitish color either, so, while I'll check the in service photos that I have, I'm pretty certain that blackish it should be. And, I seem to recall noting this before ...perhaps each year when I placed it on a display table at Prototype Rails. Interestingly, I seem to recall questions about the number of spokes and the tender trucks but never a comment about the color [ shudder...color again ].
Anyhow, don't worry about this being out of scope. Some time ago those in charge of the STMFC [ well...me with able assistance from Assistant Jeff Aley and support from several much more knowledgeable guru's ] decided that discussions about the steam locos that pull our frt cars were as in scope as the contents of our cars and/or the plants they serve. I mean, if we can talk about bananas every 3 months or so, surely we can talk about brass wheels on an ACL Pacific. All of this is, of course, subject to the discretion of the group's management [ uh...Jeff and me ]. And, for those curious, the ACL P5a Pacific were dual purpose engines used in frt service as well as passenger.
Hmmm. Those brass colored wheels are really bothersome.
Mike Brock
I have to question, however, the brass colored pilot wheels. Surely by now these would have been covered by something more appropriate...some shade of black, no doubt. I don't recall these having a whitish color either, so, while I'll check the in service photos that I have, I'm pretty certain that blackish it should be. And, I seem to recall noting this before ...perhaps each year when I placed it on a display table at Prototype Rails. Interestingly, I seem to recall questions about the number of spokes and the tender trucks but never a comment about the color [ shudder...color again ].
Anyhow, don't worry about this being out of scope. Some time ago those in charge of the STMFC [ well...me with able assistance from Assistant Jeff Aley and support from several much more knowledgeable guru's ] decided that discussions about the steam locos that pull our frt cars were as in scope as the contents of our cars and/or the plants they serve. I mean, if we can talk about bananas every 3 months or so, surely we can talk about brass wheels on an ACL Pacific. All of this is, of course, subject to the discretion of the group's management [ uh...Jeff and me ]. And, for those curious, the ACL P5a Pacific were dual purpose engines used in frt service as well as passenger.
Hmmm. Those brass colored wheels are really bothersome.
Mike Brock
Jon Miller <atsf@...>
I don't recall these having a whitish color either<While brass is a no-no I have may photos that show whitish wheels (usually just one) on engines and sometimes cars. Looks like whitewash and was use to magna flux (check for cracks in the wheels). They didn't bother to wash it off so it would turn the color of all other wheels in a short period.
Well it's sorta of an excuse!
Jon Miller
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Monk Alan <Alan.Monk@...>
Mike, what are the details of the wheels please - diameter/number of
spokes please. Oh... and axle diameter.
I've got plenty of steel-tyred UK wagon wheels which look a very close
match.
More than happy to send a couple sets of the closest matching ones
across the pond to you.
Cheers,
Alan
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spokes please. Oh... and axle diameter.
I've got plenty of steel-tyred UK wagon wheels which look a very close
match.
More than happy to send a couple sets of the closest matching ones
across the pond to you.
Cheers,
Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Brock
Sent: 09 February 2008 17:46
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] praise for Mike Brock
Lawrence Rast and others have commented positively on the ACL
4-6-2 shown in
the outstanding Seaboard-Coastline Modeler headed by
Generalissimo and STMFC
member John Golden.
I have to question, however, the brass colored pilot wheels.
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From: Mike Brock
Sent: 09 February 2008 17:46
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] praise for Mike Brock
Lawrence Rast and others have commented positively on the ACL
4-6-2 shown in
the outstanding Seaboard-Coastline Modeler headed by
Generalissimo and STMFC
member John Golden.
I have to question, however, the brass colored pilot wheels.
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