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mike brock <brockm@...>
And...to add an official thank you to Al and Patricia Westerfield from the STMFC...thanks for all the good stuff over the yrs. Like most on the STMFC, I have quite a few of their little beauties running around. I can still recall a comment by the late Lou Ullian. He noted that, before Westerfield cars were added to my train consists, he would look at the locomotives. "Now...", he said, "I look at the cars as well".
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Al and Patricia Westerfield <westerfield@...>
Thanks for all the kind words from you STMFC members. I started the business because there were few freight cars in the era I modeled to put on my layout. I haven't had a layout in 25 years - no time. I hope to have some time starting in April. - Al Westerfield
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From: mike brock To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:40 AM Subject: [STMFC] Thanks, Al and Patricia And...to add an official thank you to Al and Patricia Westerfield from the STMFC...thanks for all the good stuff over the yrs. Like most on the STMFC, I have quite a few of their little beauties running around. I can still recall a comment by the late Lou Ullian. He noted that, before Westerfield cars were added to my train consists, he would look at the locomotives. "Now...", he said, "I look at the cars as well". Mike Brock STMFC Owner |
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RDG2124 <RDG2124@...>
Bottom line. What would period modeling be if it were not for the bounty of Westerfield models?
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Larry Wolohon
I remember the first time I saw Al's display @ the NMRA's trainshow in Washington in 1982. Al had a table in the trainshow, displaying some photos of some really neat freight cars. Al had a survey to fill out, probably to verify that there would be some interest in building these freight cars. In the spring of 1983, if I recall properly, there in my local hobby shop was the first Westerfield model that I ever saw, a PRR XL boxcar. This car was different than any freight car that I had ever built, with resin sides & the great instructions & the prototype history of these models, which was very lacking in those days.
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I have enjoyed building his models through the years, I think his freight cars were the best. They always fit like they should, his instructions were always very good plus not to mention the prototype history of his models. I will miss Al & Patricia not being @ the National Train Shows. Thanks & have fun building the IRT, Larry Wolohon I have to finish my 50' GN single sheathed auto box, by Westerfeild. ----- Original Message -----
From: "Al and Patricia Westerfield" <westerfield@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2011 11:36:30 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Thanks, Al and Patriciae Thanks for all the kind words from you STMFC members. I started the business because there were few freight cars in the era I modeled to put on my layout. I haven't had a layout in 25 years - no time. I hope to have some time starting in April. - Al Westerfield ----- Original Message ----- From: mike brock To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:40 AM Subject: [STMFC] Thanks, Al and Patricia And...to add an official thank you to Al and Patricia Westerfield from the STMFC...thanks for all the good stuff over the yrs. Like most on the STMFC, I have quite a few of their little beauties running around. I can still recall a comment by the late Lou Ullian. He noted that, before Westerfield cars were added to my train consists, he would look at the locomotives. "Now...", he said, "I look at the cars as well". Mike Brock STMFC Owner [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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water.kresse@...
I would hope Al will stay tuned into the STMFC List and continue to share his vast prototype expertise.
Will the ORERs and photo CDs still be available? Al Kresse Romeo, Michigan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Al elevated this hobby to a whole new outlook when he launched his business 25 years ago. All we had were plastic shake the box kits of a prototype that were painted in various roadnames whether that road bought the car or not. Protypes models were Ambroid or Quality Craft wood kits. Models were still toy like with operating ice hatches and doors.
Al created a new interest in this hobby beyond the locomotive. We learned about the classes of freight cars on the ATSF, B&O and others. I recently took all the kit's instructions from models I'd built and put them in a binder for future reference - they are still fun to read after 25 years! Thankfully I have a stash of Westerfield kits socked away for future additions to the layout and can continue to enjoy building them. Al and Patricia - wishing all the best with retirement and your future elevated RR. Charlie Duckworth |
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Jack Mullen
I want to add my thanks for your contribution to prototype and period modeling. Your efforts are one of the forces that made it possible for prototype modeling to be more than a tiny fringe interest.
I'm in O scale, and although I haven't had occasion to do one of your kits, you have helped transform the hobby for us all. I wish you many years to enjoy modeling as a hobby again, during a well-deserved retirement. |
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MDelvec952
Been reading the accolades, which to me seem an understatement. I look at Al Westerfield as the Les Paul of freight car modeling. He as a chemist created the field and the market, and he's done it for so long that most modelers who came after thought it's always been there. And he's been so good at it, and so focused -- tiny and careful detailing and thorough prototype research, often offering every version. And how about the photo and data collections on disc that he makes available, and his customer service and dedication to quality at a high volume. What other resin kitmaker could keep up with Walthers Catalog orders? He built a fine business and inspired others to do the same. There was learning along the way -- anyone shatter an early resin kit? The crash of Bob Mohowski's Erie Fowler boxcar still echos through the halls of the Carstens Publications hilltop office outside of Newton, NJ. It's hard to imagine where critical modeling would be had Al not been involv
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ed -- I'm thinking it all would be tinplate. While it is hoped that someone continues Al's business, I can't imagine anyone going forward doing such a complete and consistent job. Al has often talked about his dream of modeling the IRT, and he told me a long time ago that once you're model railroading for a living you'll never model railroad for pleasure. I'm very glad that these notes of appreciation are not for his funeral, that he gets to hear and read our thoughts. And I'm glad that he'll finally get to built a model railroad for pleasure. Happy Retirement Al and Patricia. Your lives have positively touched more people than you'll ever know. Thanks are not enough ....Mike Del Vecchio In a message dated 01/02/11 16:52:39 Eastern Standard Time, jack.f.mullen@... writes:
I want to add my thanks for your contribution to prototype and period modeling. Your efforts are one of the forces that made it possible for prototype modeling to be more than a tiny fringe interest. I'm in O scale, and although I haven't had occasion to do one of your kits, you have helped transform the hobby for us all. I wish you many years to enjoy modeling as a hobby again, during a well-deserved retirement. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Dennis Williams
I want to thank the Westerfields for many interesting kits. I have built many and still enjoy them all.
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Dennis/Owner www.resinbuilders4u.com --- On Sun, 1/2/11, MDelvec952 <MDelvec952@...> wrote:
From: MDelvec952 <MDelvec952@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Thanks, Al and Patricia To: stmfc@... Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 5:12 PM Been reading the accolades, which to me seem an understatement. I look at Al Westerfield as the Les Paul of freight car modeling. He as a chemist created the field and the market, and he's done it for so long that most modelers who came after thought it's always been there. And he's been so good at it, and so focused -- tiny and careful detailing and thorough prototype research, often offering every version. And how about the photo and data collections on disc that he makes available, and his customer service and dedication to quality at a high volume. What other resin kitmaker could keep up with Walthers Catalog orders? He built a fine business and inspired others to do the same. There was learning along the way -- anyone shatter an early resin kit? The crash of Bob Mohowski's Erie Fowler boxcar still echos through the halls of the Carstens Publications hilltop office outside of Newton, NJ. It's hard to imagine where critical modeling would be had Al not been involv ed -- I'm thinking it all would be tinplate. While it is hoped that someone continues Al's business, I can't imagine anyone going forward doing such a complete and consistent job. Al has often talked about his dream of modeling the IRT, and he told me a long time ago that once you're model railroading for a living you'll never model railroad for pleasure. I'm very glad that these notes of appreciation are not for his funeral, that he gets to hear and read our thoughts. And I'm glad that he'll finally get to built a model railroad for pleasure. Happy Retirement Al and Patricia. Your lives have positively touched more people than you'll ever know. Thanks are not enough ....Mike Del Vecchio In a message dated 01/02/11 16:52:39 Eastern Standard Time, jack.f.mullen@... writes: I want to add my thanks for your contribution to prototype and period modeling. Your efforts are one of the forces that made it possible for prototype modeling to be more than a tiny fringe interest. I'm in O scale, and although I haven't had occasion to do one of your kits, you have helped transform the hobby for us all. I wish you many years to enjoy modeling as a hobby again, during a well-deserved retirement. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Tony Higgins
I have a dozen or so Westerfield kits, about half of them finished. I have always been impressed with the level of detailed documentation included with them and Al's accessibility to promptly answer questions on some point of assembly or availability of a model. I always felt when ordering a Westerfield model I was getting much more than an accurate kit, I was getting a fully researched contextual history -complete with an attrition table! Westerfield set the bar very high. They are leaving a void that will be hard to fill.
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Tony Higgins --- In STMFC@..., "mike brock" <brockm@...> wrote:
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