, there is no telling what might happen next.
endquote
I took the above advice and got mine.
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lot of data
including hisd e-mail address. Anybody got it? - or Doug, are you there?
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Hobbies. They also went thru a period when they could not get metal wheelsets,
substituted plastic.
Hoquat (Jeff Wilson) is a good source for lots of S stuff. I had some Viking
roofs once; I think I whoesaled them off to Hoquat. Check with him.
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to those who
got the bum one.
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Lionel O27 and MTH Railking for items that can be adapted to S.
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out of them.
I think Lionel's Burlington (sic) Hi-Cube Box Car 6-9628 would be one of
the, It's actually marked Burlington Northern.
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into a physical object in 1/64 scale. I haven't gotten very far in my
spare-time research into this 3D printing business.
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When Mr Berendtsen discontinued his Iron Rail Models production he sold
remaining tank car inventory to Hoquat. I have no idea how much remains.
Wanna buy a Dow chemical tank car? I forget what it carries, can look if
you're interested.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
trouble with it post their complaints under the
subject Triple Unit 1939 Daylight Diner-
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
.
for the convention is found at http://www.ncr2013.ncr-nmra.org/ .
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
A friend wants to buy one
#6 Shinohara code 100 right hand curved turnout in code 100
Contact him directly, Charles Riker at rikerchar...@yahoo.com
Tom Hawley
reliably thru AM switches.
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TOFC and double-stack container cars and modern diesels. Fortunately I visited
the layout once and have my own pictures of Bob's modern trains.
Maybe there's another article in Texas Bob's files that would make us
modernistas proud.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
I got my 2014 Great Model Railroads calendars by Kalmbach, and I see Brooks
Stover's BCG is June's picture.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
fans attending the event
will have an opportunity to meet and ask M.T.H. Representatives questions about
the M.T.H. product line, company direction and future plans as well as see
product demonstrations . . . . . . .
That just about covers it, doesn't it?
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
some of his models. Time will only tell.
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and back. As we were leaving the SSM yard I noted an articulated
passenger car parked on a siding. Whom they got it from and whether it ever
saw service on the AC I do not know.
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article on Bob Hogan's SP
layout.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
adjacent rings. Yet, if the atomic structure is changed, there is another
crystalline form of pure carbon, diamond, that is one of the hardest solids
known.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
cabooses.
The IR caboose itself came in 3 paint schemes and was a good starting point for
S scale ATSF and BN cabooses. The Chessie-painted version ws pure foobie, as
far as I could learn.
Both caboose bodies are still around and can be found.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
putting
in complete Ace wheelsets. It's been a while. I had mine functional but
sold it to Dan Kirlin.
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- Original Message -
From: Ed
. . . . . . . But it is an interesting story to be sure. Tom Hawley visited
the Enhornings (brothers?) in their later years. He can probably add a bit
to this story.. . . . . . . .
I think others have pretty well covered the subject, but yes, I
reasonably close. A three-dimensional model that attempts
to accurately represent something in the real world is no more a toy than
is a two-dimensional representation, a painting.
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. If anybody finds prototype photos
of any of those heritage cylindrical covered hoppers, let us know.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
for Canada
and for SASKATCHEWAN see
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/srchThumbs.aspx?srch=sknxsearch=Search
By the way, the lifesaver has a unique story. As I recall, only one car
and only painted one side.
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- Original Message -
From: Alex Binkley
. . . . . . Not sure which style of hopper CN painted in the Lifesaver
scheme but there was only one and it didn't last all that long.. . . . . . .
.
Read about it at
http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cn370708o=cn
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sometimes referred to as a Fourney. Here's
some reading on that
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forney_locomotive
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the covered ones, but has to narrow them. He needs to photograph
them and write it up for either the Dispatch or??
I've done that too. It works, makes a short but nice contemporary autorack (if
not viewed too closely).
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often than not. AM had, still has I hope, metal
replacements.
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as the angle of the worm.
It's not. Don't see how that could work.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
Here's what AM says. I cannot personally confirm it.
Low switcher speed units are available for 2-60 mph speeds, and standard AC
units are shipped with normal speed gearing of 100 mph.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
. Overhead wire is the way to go. And a modern rotary
dumper too.
See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unhXEQQk8G8
(if you haven't seen that one yet. It's been going around.)
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(half speed) worm optional.
I think if I had an AM loco dedicated to switching a yard, be it a Baldwin
switcher, GP9 or RS3. I'd want the low speed worm.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
clockwise, the
other counter-clockwise, that he should have used.
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Anybody know the Lionel part number for the scale wheels for the SD70ACe ? I
can't make any sense out their web site.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
Sabbe
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
ditch light control, in DCC
mode?
tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan USA
, if somebody finds a car at the
end of the show when we're packing up with a KD on one end and an AM dummy
at the other end, that's my car.
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And since we're on the subject of rail and track, here's something on the
availability of scale tie plates that some may not be aware of.
http://monstermodelworks.com/index.php?ain_page=product_infocPath=21products_id=108
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
To: Ed L
cc: everybody else
If you're getting the NS version of the SD70ACe, as I just got today, you're
probably getting loco number 1011. Here are some pictures of the real one.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=153518
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan USA
on the subject.
http://www.emdiesels.com/emdweb/products/sd70ace.jsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD70_series
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
No Traction tires (as expected).
Easily installed KD802s. On my model they were about 0.010 too high -- not
a big deal. It is easily correctable
to shows occasionally.
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bins or tanks.
(The sandhouse stove made this a warm place for railroaders to gather and talk,
and sandhouse became a railroad term for gossip.) Andy Sperandeo in
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/13/t/94466.aspx
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
Two messages have made reference to Division 5 of the NMRA.
I presume that's Division 5 of the MID-Central Region of the NMRA.
http://www.mcr5.org/NMRA/index.html
The NMRA is divided into regions, which are divided into divisions.
Tom Hawley, member, Division 5 of the NORTH-Central Region
it aside and let it age.
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gone in less than a second.
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. I think it's just sunlight. Rail grinding would have confused hoi
poloi.
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More information is found at
http://a2trainshow.com/
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.. . . . .
I added Cinch-Jones connectors to my stock that I sold at trains shows, and did
occasionally sell a few. I think my source still has them.
tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
- Original Message -
From: Bill Rigsby
. . . . . . . . but WE are not S guagers.. . . . . . . . . .
Absolutely true. Whether we be S gaugers or not is just a matter of
definition, doesn't really matter. But we certainly are not S guagers.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
. Each of
the three has its strong peak points. One strong point of the IR caboose
is that it comes painted ATSF.
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wheels confusion , you wasted your time.
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that grade once shot a length of rail out from under
it.
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of real
track technology. It is strange they didn't show rail anchors.
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down wheel flanges, I think I'd try to get the
wheelsets out of the truck somehow to keep the filings out of the gears.
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, Fords Chevies might be loaded in the same autorack.
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sent from my Dick Tracy wrist radio.
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See also
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44486065@N07/5154381295
Tom Hawley
railroading serves only as a medium to preserve the memory of the PRR,
NYC, other manifestations of the industrial revolution, worthy though that
preservation may be, it is not going to attract enough followers to make it
economically viable.
Let's move forward.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
demand of sufficient quantity.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
with the brake wheel. The one exception I know of is the
Evan RBL (DPH/SSA).
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
Here's an answer to Brian's question about trailers on flat cars, thru the
Modelintermodal Yahoo Group.
Tom Hawley
- Original Message -
From: Paul Brezicki
To: modelintermo...@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:50 AM
Subject: [modelintermodal] Re: TOFC Question
Tom
- or at least more - of what they have.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
- Original Message -
From: ggill64 [Gaylord Gill]
Brian, send an email to Tom Hawley at Michigan Models: t.haw...@comcast.net He
has the SMMW 44-tonners in stock.
Good idea.
By the way, I trust everyone realizes the SMMW product is a kit. I like to
think (dream) we're
put me in your
dungeon too.
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Just some spare-time viewing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=2eAk2rWjGrE
tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
Sunday
via the ferry is still on.
I have downsized Michigan Models considerably, but I will still be selling
AM track, Tomalco Track, SMMW kits, Dow Chemical tank cars (a special run by
Iron Rail Models), some intermodal stuff, and maybe some odds ends that
didn't get wholsaled to Hoquat.
Tom
setting up to take
pictures. I trust they're still in the can somewere and that we'll see them
some day.
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- Original Message -
From: Richard Karnes
I strongly object to Brother Lambert's continual posting about the joys of
hirail model railroading on this S SCALE e-list. Lambert has made his points
over and over again, and I have had it.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I think
. . . . . . . . .
Mr Sebastian was at the NASG convention in Chattanooga, showed parts, and
said he was making good progress. I can't imagine him investing as much as
he has into this loco and then giving up.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
2. Inclined to build kits
3. Still using over-size flanges maybe over-sze couplers too.
??
We can't say there are none, but I suspect the number is very small.
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From: bbbogart56
. . . . . . . . . . So those of you out there that have NKP kits that you
do not want to build drop me a line.. . . . . . . .
I'm sure I have some No Known Prototype kits here somewhere. Let me dig.
tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
Allegheny
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
- Original Message -
You talking about one of these? (See attachment)
If we're talking about loading gauge clearance, see
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr497125.jpg
and
http://www.borail.org/BO-No-CE-15.aspx
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
John Degnan
Lionel to
ALLOW someone to make scale wheels that would replace highrail wheels on
their diesel loco wheelsets? Without their permission it can't be done?
If we didn't have MTH also talking about an SD70, that possibility would
merit serious consideration. NWSL could probably do it.
Tom
?
Prompted by the above I made enquiry. I got this response, to which I
responded that I will cancel my order with Charles Ro
Tom,
I do apologize we will not be making any scale wheels.
Thank you
Lionel
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
just a clear
plastic floor, affix one of the offending ACE trucks, and roll it thru the
frog guardrail area while watching carefully.
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gone.
We always enjoyed being invited to Jack's little get-togethers in his
basement the Saturday night of the Berea Carnival train show. Beer,
pizza, stories . . .
My condolences to all family and all hobby survivors.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
. The same would be true of our NASG directory.
BUT; identity theft is now a common occurrence in our computerized world..
It takes more than your name and address to steal identity.
The cancelling of the directory is an over-reaction to fear-mongering.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
Here's a little more information on trucks, extracted from messages on the
MFCL. Some of it it may be beyon the practical limits of S modelling, but it's
still good to know. -- Tom Hawley -- Lansing MI
Truck sizes
WheelJournal
Nominal Size Bearing Size Wheel Diameter Wheelbase
40
available
separately. Not including them with every item might help them keep costs
down.
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they are doing has little or no interest for the scale modleler?
Apparently Mr Hoffman disappoints you by failing to speak a discouraging word
to Lionel.
It's a matter of attitude. I have SD70s covered hoppers on order thru
Charles Ro.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
Charles Ro are
taking advance orders, and Lionel certainly communicates with them.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
.
.
Once upon a time Omnicon sold kits that contained Enhorning / Wabash Valley
shells with improved detail and paint by Tom Lennon, and parts, mostly NWSL I
think, to make a drive unit.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such
character
, scale highrail, SMMW kits, and
maybe some intermodal stuff.
Tom Hawley
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and have not
received 1 thing yet.
I get e-mails from MTH regularly. I'll forward one to you.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
Brer Ming speaks of running AM loco 52, a C420 ALCo. If you want to see what
he's talking about, see
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=17979
tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
or overhead
wire and run strictly GG1s other electric locos.
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...@mth-railking.com or ri...@mth-railking.com
.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. -Anatole
France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
- Original Message -
From: scaler164
. . . . . .As far as hostilities are concerned... I have suspended them
permanently, Tom. We may have all been blind (and confused, and lost, etc.) men
at the convention, but I'm not so much anymore thanks to the convention. It's
easy to have
.
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- Original Message -
From: Don Thompson
Too funny...but, maybe what we need...
We visited this place in the course of an NMRA regional convention a few
years back.
http://www.steeldynamics.com/products/rail/
They had one.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
too far compared to the side of a loco or car
is 1¾ inch. Some of you must have very accute sense of proportion.
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own modelling needs don't require precise accuracy for
specific cars, though that would be nice if easily obtainable. I'd just like
to see something under those cars to make them a little more realistic than
they are with absolutely nothing down there.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
O wad
flextrack. But a person probably could use
this method and put down tie plates and spike every one of them.
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determine that it
would be impossible to simply replace the highrail drivers with drivers of an
RP25 profile? Obviously there's be a lot of disassembly reassembly work, but
still . . .
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant
, and they do offer helpful information to serious
inquiries. . . . . . . . . .
Modernistas will find the same thing on the MFCL (Modern Freight Car [Yahoo]
List). A lot of it is about the accuracy or - more often - inaccuracy of
various HO models, but some of it can be edifying.
Tom
of wheelset profiles and turnout dimensions, and pay particular attention to
the dimension called check-gauge. Note how the check-gauge of the wheelsets
interacts with the check-gauge of the turnout at the frog.
Or just forget AM highrail track and FastTrack, and go with scale track.
Tom Hawley
Fast Track
on some of its freight cars.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
together.)
. . . . I also missed, much to my regret, seeing and speaking with Andy
[Malette]. . . . . . . ,
I talked to the Perfesser briefly. He had some kind of nerve problem in his
right arm that has curtailed his piano playing. Hope he gets relief.
Tom Hawley
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