Bill:
Not sure where you get your info, but Overland's USRA Lt. Mike and USRA 0-8-0
were both built by Ajin in 1985 and 1986 respectively. The OMI USRA Pacific
came form M.S. Models in 1989 - 1990. M.S. also did several Overland Sn3
locomotives as well as the RDG 2-8-0 Camelback in standard
Another other option from the February 1993 issue of that NASG Dispatch. Not
as elegant as Bill's, bit you don't need a lathe either. It's worked for my
Pacific's ever since...
http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/libraryData/improvebrass.pdf
Enjoy Jim
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these days, but hopefully I can still answer a few easy
questions!
Good luck with your search...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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From: Edward Davis
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com ; ss...@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 2:34 PM
Subject: {S-Scale
Bob:
Use pieces of box packaging tape as sticky strips to pick up the small screws,
nuts, etc. Then you can sit at your work bench and tweeze and wheeze to your
hearts content. The method also works great when an over-ripe hole punch
decides to explode. G
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
and which railroads,
and aligned industries, were part of the Dow in years past. Hopefully the
attached link will work for anyone interested...
http://money.cnn.com/interactive/investing/dow-timeline/index.html?iid=Lead
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
.
I tune into a MILW road Yahoo group and a couple of knowledgeable members and
many speculators can talk endlessly about the road's demise--interesting
history to say the least.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 9/10/13 11:46 AM, Jim Kindraka wrote:
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and a couple AHL beer
trucks. For the real scroungers, I threw in an old Locomotive Workslop built
up RS-1 superstructure.
Anyway, hope to exchange some of my junk for some of yours later in the week.
Safe travels to all who are coming, it's the place to be!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
at the Fostoria
interchange to go east on the CSX (originally BO) main.
Jim Kindraka
from the annual railfan trip... Even caught a couple of the CSX 6000
hp units - ES60ac, I think, and an OmniTRAX GP9!
For sheer volume and diversity of trains, Fostoria is hard to beat.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Cross posting from a friend...One of the better jobs in this world!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:30 PM
Subject: Fwd: [IRMlist] MSI Chicago model train guy.
Nice story tonight on WTTW's Chicago Tonight on the guy who manages the
Museum of Science
Did one years ago with Tomar Drum head and a tail light - helpfully the
attachment came through.
It's even a CRIP prototype for you Dave!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, David Engle rirocket@... wrote:
Who among us here has a streamlined observation car equipped
This is for all you hot shots who like to argue about correct paint
schemes...
We'll see who gets it! (GRIN)
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
http://lionelllc.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/ettx909823.jpg
If Rollie Mercier, Bill Oertly or Dick Cataldi are on the egroup, would you
please contact me off-line?
Thanks...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
have some models still equipped with
Kadee #5 couplers from my (very) early days. A couple of the #5's have broken
on heavy trains, but so few I would never consider replacing them 'en masse'.
If one breaks, I upgrade that particular car. If it happens once a year,
that's a lot...
Jim
. There is only so much you can do when designs
and gear rations vary too much. This is a case where I hope I am wrong, but I
am concerned the next generation will bring one-off locomotives that can only
reliable run by, or with, themselves...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Some great photos for those among us with an interest in history; courtesy the
egroup of the NYC System Historical Society... Enjoy
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Grand Central Terminal Turns 100
A century ago, rail travel was at its peak in the U.S., and New York City
built the massive Grand
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Plymouth, WI
is interested. If
you are like me, very interested in prototype history and period photography,
it is a resource worth investigating...
Although I am a sustaining member of the NYCSHS, I have no financial or other
interest in the project.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
http://us2.campaign-archive1
... Seems the builder figured out the
issue 15+ years ago when the model and the truck was originally designed.
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Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
did you want to know? I've lost the message but will
respond to the group if anyone is interested...Feels like we need to lower
the steam pressure anyway and spend some time on the workbench... Mine is a
mess!!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Always seem to forget something! The 2-6-6-2 will run on 30 inch radius
curves.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
institute fines for excessive smoke...
Okay, enough, I'll kick it back to the toy train experts... G
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
... Like fine wine - some things just
take time...
A new purchase and a project complete, hope your Saturday turned out just as
well!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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Plymouth, WI
the little beauty chuffing around the layout
and switching a few cars... The evening also saw an AM Trainmaster set up for
DCC sound with a LokSound decoder, and a straight DCC installation in an AM E
unit. All in all a great evening!
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
and Chuck were getting the latest tank
car from Iron Rail Models in shape. Iron Rail sure makes some nice tank cars!!
Enjoy...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth
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have developed some tuning methods to
minimize that and I'll respond to you about it...
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Jim Kindraka
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value
prior to donating it to the historical society. Thought I would see if anyone
on this forum had experience with appraising such things...
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Plymouth
up and
made something great happen. My hat is off to Andy and his friends - spot on
!!!
2012 Trainfest, November 10 11; WI Expo Center, State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Thank you for making the 40th anniversary of Trainfest a great success! This
year Trainfest broke
this message is primarily for Bob Nicholson, but I posted it to the
group in case anyone else might have an interest.
http://www.grifhold.com/catalog.asp?prodid=669247showprevnext=1
Jim Kindraka
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a Lenz Gold back EMF decoder to play together in a consist of like diesels, the
others having NCE decoders. The Lenz units are good decoders, I've just
reserved them for units that likely will not consist - small steam and diesel
switchers.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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, but a few of us
might actually have an interest in the future of the 12 to the foot gauge
railroading business.
Any feed back should be off-line...
Jim Kindraka
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If I did everything right, four photos of the NKP version of the USRA 0-6-0
that is currently in production by River Raisin Models have been posted.
Contact Dan directly ( http://www.riverraisinmodels.com/ ) for delivery dates
as well as pricing and ordering information.
Jim Kindraka
enjoyable time flipping through my
DLW steam photos and trip slides last night!
Jim Kindraka
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Bob:
Would you please contact me off line as soon as you are able? I have a
non-trains related Fort Madison question for you.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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Enjoy!
Jim Kindraka
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earning their keep. This
one had 4-wheel trucks, but occasionally you will see some 6-wheel jobs.
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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, coupled cars, steam and
diesel... and be better for it. Travel easy Chuck
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
June 30, 2011
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converted from their
fleet of 50' round roof box cars, in my home town of Fort Wayne I might add!
But that is a hacking and whacking project for some other day. The 50' round
roof is sleeping quietly in a box somewhere waiting for that day...
Jim Kindraka
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(no cupola) NYC wood transfer cabooses buried around here that I scratched out
years ago. After looking at your fine work, I'll just keep mine buried!!
Great interlude from all the blather... and some actual real modeling... what
a concept!
Jim Kindraka
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truck movement and stands absolutely vertical when placed on the track.
It takes about 30 minutes a car. So went last Saturday night...
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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in the 20's and
Microscope Sets in the 30's. Both Erector Sets (1913) and Lionel trains
(1901) were pre-1920 so did not appear...
Interesting fodder for people smarter than I...
Jim Kindraka
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, if anyone has one or two pair they are willing to part with, please
contact me off-line.
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this year.
A great way to start the New Year...!
Jim Kindraka
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were
subsequently welded to the interior of the mechanical reefer and left off the
tank!! No more heavy Fire Brewed Stroh's for free in a Kansas siding!
Jim Kindraka
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I hate to be the iconoclast, but I think this whole notion of youth and S scale
is misguided. Model railroading in S scale has never really been a
youth-oriented hobby. Even in AC's day AF trains were not an inexpensive toy
- the 1950 average weekly income for a white male with some college
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Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Disclaimer: Dan Navarre and I chartered River Raisin Models as a business in
1987 and were partners until 2007. I no longer have any business or financial
interest in the company River Raisin Models. Dan is one of my very best
friends, in or out
O.Winston
Link photos. In February the same traveling exhibit moves to Winston-Salem, NC
(Reynolda House).
Just some general interest... sorry, no S Scale or toy train content -
sometimes it's about real trains...
Jim Kindraka
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- haven't had a failure yet with those parts...
Jim Kindraka
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reference material a few weeks ago...
For those of us who felt thoroughly researching a model or subject was as
important as building it, we have lost a great resource - one that will be
missed.
sic transit gloria mundi
Jim Kindraka
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I just added a couple photos to the Kindraka photo file. They also appear in
the New Photos section if you get postings from the Internet. One is the Cryer
Gray War Emergency gondola in mineral red, painted by Jerry Poniatowski, and
lettered (by me) with the Komar decals. The other is an NYC
I have 3 sets of S Scale Greg Komar decals for the War Emergency Composite
Gondola, the car recently done by Cryer Gray...
2 sets - New York Central
1 set - Rock Island
Sets are $8.00 each, postage included. Contact me off line if interested.
Jim K.
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Arden:
You posted some photos of UP Turbine 54 in the egroup photo section. Can you
fill in details on where the model came from... looks good!
Jim K.
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Musings ... The January issue of Trains magazine brought an article titled: 10
Locomotives That Changed Railroading. You can challenge any of their choices,
but instead I thought I would see how S scale fared in offering model
railroaders products for the 10 Locomotives That Changed
Couple items, prices include UPS domestic shipping. Please contact me off
line...
OMI USRA 0-8-0 w/ Standard Tender, unpainted brass. $750.00
RRM DH Baldwin RF16 Sharks, A-A Set #'s 1202 1216.$1399.00 These are
painted in the Santa Fe War Bonnet inspired blue, yellow and silver
Time to start thinking about getting away from burning my fingers and scorching
my workbench with a torch. Anyone have experience with a particular commercial
resistance soldering unit they would like to share or recommend? Note - The
operative words are experience and commercial! I'm
Bob Spaulding can you contact me off list please? I would like to get more
info from you on the Faulhaber motor replacement you did in your Niagara.
Thanks.
Jim Kindraka
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When Don Thompson sold #^%^Trainstuff to Wayne Pier many years ago, Wayne made
a series of resin cast box car kits; and X29, a six-panel AAR composite, a door
and a half version of same and maybe more. Does anyone remember exactly what
those kits were and more important, does anyone have one
The NYCSHS web site announced that Charles M. Smith passed away on October 4th.
He worked for the NYC, PC and CR in motive power prior to retirement and was
one of the founders of the NYC historical socitey. Anyone requesting detailed
info on the NYC would probably have corresponded with
River Raisin Models has added several brass models from a collection to their
list of items for sale. Use the following link and scroll to the bottom of the
page to access the latest list. While you are at the RRM web site, check out
the new SP steam locomotives and Milwaukee Road cabooses
Does anyone know of a good source for different sizes of ball burnishing tools?
Exacto used to make a couple, but the smallest (approx. 1/16th inch diameter
ball) is no longer available and mine is lost. I could really use an
assortment with very small ball ends. Any ideas where they can be
I'm looking for one or two pairs of Symington High Speed trucks. These trucks
were on the GPEX Pfaudler Milk Cars imported by River Raisin Models in 1990.
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Jim K.
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All this coupler piffle led me to look in old boxes. I have the following for
sale as a lot:
2 Packages HO Kadee #23
2 Packages HO Kadee #8
2 Packages HO Kadee #7
3 Packages HO Kadee #5
1 Package HO Kadee #4
1 Package of 12 HO #623 Centering Springs
All are unopened, each containing 2 pairs of
Finally dug out the American Scale Models Ten Wheeler. I have attached a photo
link. The tender was cobbled from something else, the original kit came with
a much smaller one made from epoxy. I think I paid the unheard of price of
$100 for the kit. It actually built up to a sweet little
On the way to Lowell I visited the Michigan History Museum (702 W. Kalamazoo
Street in Lansing, MI). There was a special display of photographs taken by a
professional photographer in the Lansing area from the late 20's to the 50's.
Not a lot of train subjects, but several trolley's. The
Can someone confirm for me the dates of the Indianapolis area S scale show in
Carmel this fall? I have heard they have changed and want to make sure my
hotel reservation is for the correct night!
Jim K.
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I have a few items for sale. I will be flying to Lowell, assuming one or more
airlines don't go bankrupt by then, so thought I would see if these would sell
earlier and save luggage space... Contact me off list if you have an
interest, shipping is included in the price.Jim K.
RRM PRR
The last time I posted some photos to this group, a couple of people asked me
about providing a link to them. I wasn't exactly sure of that process so have
been playing a bit. Is this what is meant??
Jim K.
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Just wanted to pass along the latest news on River Raisin's SP 2-8-2 (six
versions) and 2-10-2 (three versions) steam locomotive project. The builder
recently sent a photo package on the finished production models. Unfortunately
Dan discovered some minor corrections that needed to be made,
I posted some photos of an AM obs with Evergreen styrene simulated corrugated
sides and a JC Models (Chester to some) coach modified as a Rock Island chair
car. Both were built 20 years ago so are badly in need a of a major shopping!
Memphis and Amarillo were cars in Rock Island's Choctaw
Whoops, I thought the photos would post in the New Photos section but they did
not.
They are in the photo album titled Kindraka...
Jim K.
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I've been traveling this weekend so just catching up on this thread. If you
want a correct roof contour, use the old JC Models kits for a core kit. The
roof is wood but correctly contoured for P-S cars. I've successfully covered
those roofs with 0.005 styrene to simulate a better metal roof
The DODX flat cars I was familiar with rode on 6 wheel Buckeye trucks. I
believe they are detailed in an old Mainline Modeler issue, September 1996.
I can remember seeing a lot of these cars at the Warren Avenue tank plant in
the Detroit area 15 or so years back. You could walk up on the
I posted a cross section of Herb Tate's work to the Kindraka album. For
those, like me, who prefer their postings through the egroup's Internet site
(Keeps my email In Box from getting jammed up), you can go to the S-Scale Home
Page and click on New Photos in the Activity within 7 days: line.
One of my favorite quotations is on Consensus: The act of abandoning all
principles, policies, beliefs, values and faiths in search of something in
which no one really believes but to which no one vehemently objects. It is
from Margaret Thatcher's autobiography. I think if you asked any
Hate to break into the session on fine wines, but I have a lettering
question. Working on lettering a Pennsy X31 double door box car, specifically
an X31c in the 62800 series. The prototype photo shows the right hand door
with a stencil Auto Racks about 1/3rd of the way up the door. Under
This past weekend we (the Des Plaines Valley boyz) installed a Loksound decoder
in my SD40-2. All I can say is, ... WAY COOL..! The sound is great and sure
seems spot on for the EMD prime mover. We have some adjustments left, but 50%
on the throttle ran through four transitions with the
Since DCC decoders allow for a lot more independent control of locomotive
lighting, I have a couple questions...
In multiple unit diesel consists, are headlights, reverse lights, running
(classification?) lights and/or number boards routinely lit on training units?
Was there any standard
Several of you have posted the projects you've been working on and I enjoy
hearing and seeing them. Last fall I begin listing all of my almost done
projects (a long list!) and trying to finally complete a few. Many were paint
and lettering, but I thought I would share one very simple one in
Not exactly S scale, but if you are a student of industrial/ architectural
history - with a particular focus on railroads - I would recommend reading
Conquering Gotham - The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels; by Jill
Jonnes.
It's about vision, leadership, engineering, movers/
Well, questions about RR colors are usually dangerous... Just about everyone
has an opinion, and they are all different! But I'll give this a shot anyway...
I want to get a couple baggage cars and a coach painted for NYC. Just
wondering if anyone out there has researched the correct green
Time to dig into another project... I've been detailing and finishing some of
my NYC H10 Mike's. Since the engines were heavily modified throughout their
service lives by the NYC, there are some interesting combinations. If anyone
out there has a brass NYC Hudson 12-wheel tender they would
Just returned from Plymouth's RR station. The Santa Steam Train is in town,
which is big doing's for a town of 8000! The train is pulled by #1003, the
restored SOO Line L-1 2-8-2. It's pulling a private Budd car Notre Dame, the
Wisconsin Southern business/power car and a restored Milwaukee
The River Raisin web site is back up and running. Visit it at:
http://www.riverraisinmodels.com
The In Stock page lists the items from a collection recently purchased.
Jim K.
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Wind's howling, snow, sleet, freezing rain... Well, at least the power is
still on so the modeling bench has lights. Been working on cleaning up years
of half finished paint and lettering projects and I'm actually making some
progress... Someone already chimed in about Model Memories
Don DeWitt sent this to me but meant for it to go to the entire egroup. Those
were great days with some real railroads created from modules from all over the
country...
Jim K.
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Subject: Re: Raleigh's right again, Part Two
For any of you contemplating one of the brass Cryer Gray 52' 6 War Emergency
gondola models...
These cars were first built in 1943 with composite sides owing to war time
steel restrictions. Original owners included ATSF, CNJ, CRIP, DTI, GTW, LV,
NW, NYC, PRR, PM and Reading. The
Dave Engle and Jeff English, would you please contact me off line?
Thanks
Jim Kindraka
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Just visited my favorite hobby shop in Des Plaines and picked up Railroading
in Downtown Chicago, 1958 - 1969; Vols 1 2 by Robert Olmsted. Excellent,
truly excellent photos for modelers of passenger trains! Lots of high angle
and overhead shots of E's, F's, Geep's, PA's, etc. If you are
So what you're telling us, Ed, is we should design layouts that bring us beer.
OK folks, first prize to the best plan!!
regards ... pqr
Let's see, a layout with beer... Well, first you need a brewery, and to bring
malt to that brewery you'll need either covered hopper grain cars or
The River Raisin web site has been updated. There are now photos posted of all
six SP Harriman Mikes planned as well as the three SP F5 2-10-2's. Also a
couple of Shark photos and the latest on the Milwaukee Road ribbed side
cabooses. You can print the order forms for the SP 2-8-2 and 2-10-2
River Raisin has completed over 30 projects and 70 physically different models,
all in S Scale. Our models have a reputation of quality and value that speaks
for itself.
Jim Kindraka
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Been living under a bit of a rock lately so it took longer then I would have
wished to get the DCC conversion instructions done for the Sharks. Dan has
them and will soon be mailing them to those who purchased the models. BTW, I
have been using TCS (Train Control Systems) decoders in models
purchased up front for your support. The Milwaukee Road
ribbed side cabooses should be delivered in the early summer.
Jim Kindraka
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With help from global shipping companies and certainly a little luck, Dan
should have the pilot models for the two Milwaukee Road Ribbed Side cabooses
in-hand for the Spring Spree this coming Friday. One will have hirail wheels,
the other scale... If you are going to the Spree, check them out
Just wanted to make sure credit was given to Doug Evans for the model and photo
the Bill Lane posted on the egroup home page. Doug sent it around to a group
of us and I thought it was pretty neat so I passed it along to Bill. Doug's
explanation with the photo:
Here's an American Models
I put together a page of items for sale, excess baggage so to speak. The list
contains Downs tank cars, SHS, PRS and brass. If you have a serious interest
(This is not a 'fire sale'!), contact me off line for the list.
Jim K.
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Model Photos just
in...
Enjoy...
Jim Kindraka
River Raisin Models
http://www.riverraisinmodels.com
P.S. I heard the ARS show was well attended, did any of you who were there get
a total attendance number? I know it has been down of late, falling from a
high of 22000+ in 2001 to about 18000
To Gary Chudzinski:
Just noticed on the news wire that Rob has been hired as the Cleveland Browns
Offensive Coordinator. Congratulations Gary, I'm sure you're proud of all
Rob's achievements. I'm sure too you'll be making a few trips to Cleveland
next fall!! G
For the uninitiated, Rob is
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