Rich, No offense taken. I actually enjoy the list and the comments from the people on it, although sometimes some folks get fixated on ONE topic. I like to discuss modeling.
Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of richgajnak [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Kinsman updated Sorry Tom, one of those little voices in my head told me to say that. :-) It's been over 20 years since I built a Kinsman kit, but as I remember, the sides, ends, roof and floor are sized and squared pretty well. They do make pretty nice models as is. If I were to build one today, I'd probably just replace the brake detail with Grandt Line parts and the soft wire with brass wire. As long as you don't paint them shocking pink or electric lime green, they blend in pretty well with today's stuff, even with the crude detail of yesteryear. It's mostly a matter of taking your time and test fitting pieces as you go. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], Thomas Baker <bakert@...> wrote: > > Rich, > > Right I know, but in my case--and I may be alone--pitfalls always surface. > One needs to be aware of little tricks and techniques that avoid the > pitfalls. I think it would be instructive to work parallel to someone who is > working on the same project as I. At the end, a photo of the result might be > fun to share on the group list. It may be that most modelers are way past > all this. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > richgajnak > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 3:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Kinsman updated > > > > --- In [email protected], Thomas Baker <bakert@> wrote: > > > > After an exhausting back and forth about Lionel wheels and what will happen > > if its wheels are not scale, how about a discussion on old kits and how to > > update them. By "old," I mean KINSMAN, Scenery Unlimited, Mainline, JC, > > and others, possibly even early AM. I have two KINSMAN seven-panel box > > cars and two cattle cars, one Northeastern and one Ambroid. I think > > they're really the same. I have yet to build them but would like to > > partner over the internet from time to time with another person who wants > > to jump in. Got some ideas for updating the kit? Just an idea. > > > > Tom > It's very easy, Tom. > > Just replace all the wood and metal parts in a Kinsman kit with contemporary > equivalents. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
