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New Decals announced 9 messages
Begin forwarded message: From: maskisland@... Date: August 7, 2020 at 10:26:13 PM EDT To: STMFC@... Subject: New Decals announced Mask Island Decals Inc. is pleased to announce three new decal sets re
Begin forwarded message: From: maskisland@... Date: August 7, 2020 at 10:26:13 PM EDT To: STMFC@... Subject: New Decals announced Mask Island Decals Inc. is pleased to announce three new decal sets re
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By hubert mask
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Photo: Brick Factory With Boxcars (Undated) 2 messages
Photo: Brick Factory With Boxcars (Undated) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25058/m1/1/?q=factory Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Lo
Photo: Brick Factory With Boxcars (Undated) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25058/m1/1/?q=factory Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Lo
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By Bob Chaparro
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looking for a source for Youngstown early post war (wide seam panels) corrugated 7' opening doors for 10'6" double door boxcar project 8 messages
I am hoping someone can help me with a project I am working on. The car is a 1945 DD boxcar, 10'6" height cars with 14' door opening (two 7' doors) that were of the interim improved youngstown design
I am hoping someone can help me with a project I am working on. The car is a 1945 DD boxcar, 10'6" height cars with 14' door opening (two 7' doors) that were of the interim improved youngstown design
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By Brent Greer
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Rock Island 40' PS-1 boxcar again
A couple weeks ago, a photo of a Rock Island 40' PS-1 boxcar was posted, I missed whether the doors were 6' or 7', can anyone confirm or repost the pic? At least I think it was a PS-1, I know it was a
A couple weeks ago, a photo of a Rock Island 40' PS-1 boxcar was posted, I missed whether the doors were 6' or 7', can anyone confirm or repost the pic? At least I think it was a PS-1, I know it was a
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By Bud Rindfleisch
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Photo: Loading Oil (Undated - Early 1900s?) 5 messages
Photo: Loading Oil (Undated - Early 1900s?) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1593835/?q=loading Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. I
Photo: Loading Oil (Undated - Early 1900s?) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1593835/?q=loading Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. I
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By Bob Chaparro
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Photo: Rock Island Boxcar 20060 (1945) 3 messages
Photo: Rock Island Boxcar 20060 (1945) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc543259/m1/1/?q=box%20car Photo can be enlarged quite a bit.
Photo: Rock Island Boxcar 20060 (1945) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc543259/m1/1/?q=box%20car Photo can be enlarged quite a bit.
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By Bob Chaparro
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DT&I Postwar AAR Boxcar – Front Range Upgrade #2 5 messages
Continuing to clean out the three-decade stash of unbuilt styrene undec kits. Front Range kit #4070 features 10-panel riveted sides, 8-foot door, diagonal panel roof, and R-3-4 ends; a prototype near-
Continuing to clean out the three-decade stash of unbuilt styrene undec kits. Front Range kit #4070 features 10-panel riveted sides, 8-foot door, diagonal panel roof, and R-3-4 ends; a prototype near-
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By Bob Chapman
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Photo: SOO Boxcar 40388 (Circa 1930)
Photo: SOO Boxcar 40388 (Circa 1930) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1120289/?q=freight%20house Photo can be enlarged quite a bit.
Photo: SOO Boxcar 40388 (Circa 1930) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1120289/?q=freight%20house Photo can be enlarged quite a bit.
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By Bob Chaparro
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Broadway Limited 6.000 gallon tank cars 15 messages
I never realized that they came in such dazzling colors: https://www.broadway-limited.com/6000gallontankcar.aspx Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
I never realized that they came in such dazzling colors: https://www.broadway-limited.com/6000gallontankcar.aspx Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
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By gary laakso
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Sunshine Kits 2 messages
Hi Guys - Our local hobby shop acquired an estate from a very good modeler here in Madison. Among the items available are the Sunshine kits listed below. There is little local interest, so I thought I
Hi Guys - Our local hobby shop acquired an estate from a very good modeler here in Madison. Among the items available are the Sunshine kits listed below. There is little local interest, so I thought I
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By Ken Soroos
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PFE wood ice reefer underframes 21 messages
In case anyone missed the link to my SmugMug site in Steve Hile's thread about correcting PFE brake gear placement, I have put a lot of photos, drawings, summaries and explanations in captions in this
In case anyone missed the link to my SmugMug site in Steve Hile's thread about correcting PFE brake gear placement, I have put a lot of photos, drawings, summaries and explanations in captions in this
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By Dick Harley
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Freight car progress 13 messages
I've summarized a few recent projects in my latest blog post. Most are freight cars, except for a cool model of a 1918 truck. Here's the direct link. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/08/05/work
I've summarized a few recent projects in my latest blog post. Most are freight cars, except for a cool model of a 1918 truck. Here's the direct link. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/08/05/work
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By Eric Hansmann
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Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000 6 messages
Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000 A photo from the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society archives: https://sfrhms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RR-41-A2004-0017-Temple-Railroad-Heri
Photo: SFRD Stainless Steel Reefer 13000 A photo from the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society archives: https://sfrhms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RR-41-A2004-0017-Temple-Railroad-Heri
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By Bob Chaparro
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Block of cars 6 messages
Anyone know when the term ”Block”, describing a set of cars headed to the same location, came into general use? Or whether that concept is in use outside of North America? Similar question regarding l
Anyone know when the term ”Block”, describing a set of cars headed to the same location, came into general use? Or whether that concept is in use outside of North America? Similar question regarding l
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By Dave Nelson
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Photo: String Of Boxcars (Undated - 1900?) 4 messages
Photo: String Of Boxcars (Undated - 1900?) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1029453/m1/1/?q=depot Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Loc
Photo: String Of Boxcars (Undated - 1900?) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1029453/m1/1/?q=depot Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Loc
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By Bob Chaparro
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Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947) 6 messages
Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11869/m1/1/?q=freight%20yard Photo can be enlarged quit
Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11869/m1/1/?q=freight%20yard Photo can be enlarged quit
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By Bob Chaparro
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Broadway Limited 6.000 gallon tank cars
Gary; Maybe not so dazzling in real life, but my Hooker model is garish. I plan to knock that down considerably. The less primary colored ones appear less bright. Elden Gatwood
Gary; Maybe not so dazzling in real life, but my Hooker model is garish. I plan to knock that down considerably. The less primary colored ones appear less bright. Elden Gatwood
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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Photo: NYC Boxcar 177331 (1950)
Photo: NYC Boxcar 177331 (1950) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1242734/m1/1/?q=warehouse Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Built 1945.
Photo: NYC Boxcar 177331 (1950) A photo from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1242734/m1/1/?q=warehouse Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Built 1945.
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By Bob Chaparro
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matching trucks on CPR auto boxcars
I'm looking for advice on HO scale trucks that were used on these cars after the arch bar trucks would have been replaced/updated. This is for the Yarmouth Model Works kit #109 (link). I model 1946, a
I'm looking for advice on HO scale trucks that were used on these cars after the arch bar trucks would have been replaced/updated. This is for the Yarmouth Model Works kit #109 (link). I model 1946, a
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By Robert kirkham
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Block of cars 2 messages
Dave; “Block” is definitely a railroad term, and refers to a string of cars destined to an intermediate or final destination from which the block may be broken up or re-classified, like the following:
Dave; “Block” is definitely a railroad term, and refers to a string of cars destined to an intermediate or final destination from which the block may be broken up or re-classified, like the following:
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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