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Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
Thanks, Jerry...your review has relieved most of my reservations about purchasing these. Great looking model, btw. The ones I get will become FEC (Florida East Coast) units in a 1957-appropriate
By John Degnan · #175819 ·
Mopac Eagle
This is for the Mopac guys in S scale. I just received the stainless Eagle etchings and the MP buzzsaw logo decal and the T&P diamond logo decal to go on the etching. These are forPA,E and rear of the
By Mike Swederska · #175818 ·
Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
John, I have assembled and painted four of those BL-2 kits and personally have found the shells themselves to be very well done.? The fine details in the original kits were brass, such as the fans,
By Jerry Poniatowski · #175817 ·
Re: SMMW ribbed boxcar
Great link, Jamie. Ben Trousdale
By Ben · #175816 ·
Re: SMMW ribbed boxcar
Just for fun, I went searching on Google Maps for the boxcar. If you're interested, here it is. MILW Boxcar
By Jamie Bothwell · #175815 ·
Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
By Tom Lennon · #175814 ·
Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
Since my posting, I have managed to locate at least two BL-2 kits that I will likely purchase. But once I received them and review them, depending on the quality of the shells, I may still choose to
By John Degnan · #175813 ·
Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
A lot of Hodgson's patterns were HO models (like the RDC, Athearn's HO models were the pattern.)? There was a chemical process (which I don't understand) that he used to expand the mold to S Scale.
By Rich Gajnak · #175812 ·
Re: BTS BL-2 (X2)
In the near term, preserving scratchbuilt patterns and casting copies in resin will be viable for small runs. It would be valuable to locate and preserve these and other patterns from the past 20+
By Mark Charles · #175811 ·
Re: SMMW ribbed boxcar
You are correct Jace. -- Nick Kinnear Plainview, MN
By Nick Kinnear · #175810 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
Peter, I saw the 100% increase in the number of visits to the website between December and January and the 50% increase in the number of unique visitors...if I'm reading the data correctly.? ?That's
By Brooks Stover · #175809 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
All aboard Mike! Please take look at the playlists when you have a moment. Austin [email protected]> wrote:
By Austin Birkey <aftrainfun@...> · #175808 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
Wow! Thanks. [email protected]> wrote:
By Austin Birkey <aftrainfun@...> · #175807 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
The NASG, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) "Educational" non-profit corporation, so it is able to accept donations, and for U.S. residents, the donation may even be tax-deductible. Contact a member of the NASG BOT
By Peter Vanvliet · #175806 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
HI Austin, I just subscribed to your channel and clicked on the bell. I am not a flyer guy but just an all around S guy. So I will enjoy your videos when you post them. Thanks for the channel. -- Mike
By Mike Swederska · #175805 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
GREAT NEWS!!! So, with that said, I have a suggestion... With all of these advertising campaigns going on... would it be possible for the NASG to run a RAFFLE to go along with it? I'm talking about a
By John Degnan · #175804 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
Thank you, Austin. Mighty kind words! And, conversely, I visit your YouTube channel routinely, and when I see you feature a specific car or engine, I make a link to your YouTube video for that car or
By Peter Vanvliet · #175803 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
Rich..not sure if the following is helpful or not as I do not have a good way of measuring the following... But I get comment probably once or twice a month from some one saying they are new to the
By Austin Birkey <aftrainfun@...> · #175802 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
While it's great the NASG website is getting a lot of new interest, the real-world proof will be how many of those folks get into S, be they coming from other scales or newbies. Rich G(ajnak)
By Rich Gajnak · #175801 ·
Re: NASG Web page news
Peter...I mentioned using the website to solve a wiring issue I had not previously encountered nor did I have in my references. I'll be putting a YouTube together on this project and will include not
By Austin Birkey <aftrainfun@...> · #175800 ·