PS - my car did not cost 49.95 less trucks, couplers and decals, either. boB Nicholson _________________________________________________
--- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > Well, I didn't make Scranton, not because I would not have liked to be there, > but circumstances just wouldn't allow it. That being said, I have no X-29 > boxcar to ooze and drool over, and I'm not sure it do me much good if I did. > I'm still trying to assemble a PRS Rock Island Express boxcar with varying > degrees of non-success; the old fingers just aren't as nimble as they once > were. > > However, I didn't let my non-attendance at Scranton go to waste. I took the > old Marx stock car that has been roaming around on SHABBONA for several years > and detailed it. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/965837594/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=41&count=20&dir=asc. > > Since I wanted it to look like it had been around the system a few times, I > did not try to put an exquisite paint job on it, but rather used a cheap > paint brush and acrylic paint to put the two-tone red and white paint job on > it. I have to say, it didn't turn out too bad, and the marker panels and the > excess decals made it look much more prototypical than it really is. I was > impressed with the amount of detail Marx put into this car, obviously made > for the toy market. Maybe we should have contracted them to make cars in S > for us. > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], Jim & Cheryl Martin <themartins@> wrote: > > > > I will add my thanks to John's. Jamie and his team put on a great > > convention > > in a great place. I was happy to meet Bill and Mary Fraley in person and I > > too > > congratulate Bill on his Bernie Thomas award. Congrats also to our Pieter > > Roos > > who made a lot of trips to the podium at the closing banquet to pick up his > > contest model awards. My memory was not in good working order at that > > point but > > I hope to see the list soon on the NASG site. > > > > Cheers all > > Jim Martin > > > > > > > On August 12, 2013 at 1:56 AM JOHN FOLEY <foley60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks > > > Thanks to Jamie and his small crew this years > > > convention > > > was most enjoyable. > > > Everything run smoothly as far as I could see. Also congratulations to my > > > friend Bill Fraley for > > > winning the Bernie Thomas award. Well deserved. > > > Again thanks Jamie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
