Good afternoon: Is there a problem in getting models from Sunshine Models? I've heard it mentioned on other lists that it takes a very loonnggg time to receive models or catalogs from this company. Is

To communicate with me, please start using the following email address in place of any old ones you may have for me. ted_culotta@... Sorry for the wasted bandwidth. Regards, Ted Culotta

3-5-01 This is a revision of a note I sent to John Nerich's NYB&W website. The discussion by Richard Hendrikson about the need for UTLX tank cars prompts me to repeat it: Why couldn't one of the detai

All, For a variety of reasons, I was unable to attend either of Sunshine Models' seminars here in California. There was one in Southern California on the 4th, and one in Northern California on the 11t

I recently purchased an Overland brass model of an "ACF single dome, insulated, low pressure, 8000 gal, tankcar (product # OM-3133). It has a standard dome, dome walkway with handrails (think athearn)

List, I have questions to ask about a certain MDC tank car kit, though I've a good idea what the answer will be. I just received several M.D. McCarter prints of UTLX tank cars that appear to have been

Byron Rose wrote Well, I just want it known for the record that it was an assembled and painted Tichy PFE reefer that rekindled my long dormant interest in fine scale modeling about 11-12 years ago. A

Since it appears that there are no 1940's era photos of these in anybody's possession, here is an easier question. Does anyone know whether these cars were black, box car red, or both and if both, at

Thank you Richard, I would very much like it if you could scan the 72017 for me. When I said my photos of these cars were in-consist I meant in-consist. Like a going away shot of a train with a stock

3-19-01 At the risk of being further shot down by Mr. Rose, I would like to elaborate on my UTLX concept. I am not talking about a complete kit for a UTLX type car. Rather an UNDERFRAME made in such a

Greetings all, Looking for photos of the following - JPEGs would be great as they'll be used for my clinic at Pittsburgh (now expanded to two hours including clones and rebuilt cars due to a cancellat

Don Valentine of "New England Rail Service" is offering at least one freight parts set under "The Standard Car Company" label. The set is to modify an Accurail single sheathed wood end/wood door car i

Guys, What happened to the use of "pounce wheels" (sp?) to make rivet strips and patterns. I take it that's not state of the art anymore? Decals are a nice idea, but I can't see that working when you

Before everybody sends me emails titled "You're Velcome" please read on. The recent conversation about tank car underframes and kits got something moving in the old grey matter and I decided to dig up

B - Sorry about misspelling your name. (Not that this is an excuse, but you should see the imaginative ways my last name is spelled. But as tis said, a Rose by any other name . . .) I agree with you a

At the RPI club, we used to wince when Todd Sullivan explained how he created lines of rivets by slicing them off other plastic models and glued them on, one at a time. We would joke about making rive

Does anybody on the list have access to any information on the Harding's Creamery of Omaha/kansas City/Des Moines or their leased URTX reefers #11600-11619? Specifically I am interested in the colors

Dear friends, Grandt Line lists the following rivets in their 1/4" scale section. How would these compare to properly-scaled HO rivets? Has anyone tried these? I didn't see any rivets in their HO scal

On the 5th of January 1950 M&StL-IC time freight #94 was delayed 15 min. at Chaska MN for the emergency set out RDG 7321 (hot box) which was carrying a load of steel billets. I have purchased and asse

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