Here is my 3rd conversion of a flyer caboose. Waiting for decales.
Paul Vaughn?
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Re: Detroit's Michigan Central Station (
Jamie,
Having never seen that bridge, I can
understand why the Erector thing might be a stretch.? However,
being a problem solver photographer...I would think either a thin
sheet of textured shower door material laid over some black/or
medium blue plexiglass would make for a great base for said
bridge!? The textured glass to mimic a light to moderate chop on
the water while the black plex would do for dark water and it's
reflective capacity too.? With a transparent blue, so wisps of
airbrush work could be fair at duplicating deep water, without
making it look like your going to poison the folks downstream!?
Talk about realism!
Obviously the weight of those materials
would be a bit much to hoist into place unless it's a permanent
location.? I was thinking of the ancient scene from the AF Boy's
club where, If I'm not mistaken, the boys temporarily install an
Erector bridge just as they began to start the program.?
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Bob,
One small problem.
(Photo stolen from the internet.)
Jamie Bothwell
Making a bridge like that happen in a typical large
room might require going back to our Erector set daze.? I
always wanted to build one of those large structures, but
my set was too small and money too scarce.?
I think using some of the structural steel available at
the typical Home 'Depot, one could build one quite
nicely.? Then maybe even better is laminating and
overlapping strips of thin wood.? My hometown gym built in
the mid 50's is still standing despite some heavy snow
loads.? Beams (arched) are probably 20 x 36" spaced 16'
with a 80' span!? Similarly the South Dakota state highway
system built several laminated highway bridges in a very
scenic area in the Black Hills.? A miniature bridge like
this would give our civil engineer types some needed
practice!
BTW, that's a great area to vacation & visit a live
2-6-6-2 running out of Hill City, not far from that area!?
Which reminds me, I haven't visited in too many
years--seems that was planned but Covid and the postponed
NASG convention wouldn't let that happen!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
I calculated the Rockville bridge in HO
scale to over 28'.? ?No doubt somebody will prove me
wrong.
Andrew Parker
On Friday, June 7, 2024 at 07:27:26 AM PDT,
Jerry Poniatowski <poniaj37@...>
wrote:
On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM, Gaylord
Gill wrote:
OK, one S scale tidbit:? If you
want to create an accurately-scaled model of
this station in S, it would be over 3 1/2' tall.
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Re: Detroit's Michigan Central Station (
Bob, One small problem. (Photo stolen from the internet.) Jamie Bothwell
Making a bridge like that happen in a
typical large room might require going back to our Erector set
daze.? I always wanted to build one of those large structures, but
my set was too small and money too scarce.?
I think using some of the structural
steel available at the typical Home 'Depot, one could build one
quite nicely.? Then maybe even better is laminating and
overlapping strips of thin wood.? My hometown gym built in the mid
50's is still standing despite some heavy snow loads.? Beams
(arched) are probably 20 x 36" spaced 16' with a 80' span!?
Similarly the South Dakota state highway system built several
laminated highway bridges in a very scenic area in the Black
Hills.? A miniature bridge like this would give our civil engineer
types some needed practice!
BTW, that's a great area to vacation
& visit a live 2-6-6-2 running out of Hill City, not far from
that area!? Which reminds me, I haven't visited in too many
years--seems that was planned but Covid and the postponed NASG
convention wouldn't let that happen!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
I calculated the Rockville
bridge in HO scale to over 28'.? ?No doubt somebody will prove
me wrong.
Andrew Parker
On Friday, June
7, 2024 at 07:27:26 AM PDT, Jerry Poniatowski
<poniaj37@...> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM, Gaylord Gill
wrote:
OK, one S scale tidbit:? If you want to
create an accurately-scaled model of this station in
S, it would be over 3 1/2'
tall.
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Re: Detroit's Michigan Central Station (
Making a bridge like that happen in a
typical large room might require going back to our Erector set
daze.? I always wanted to build one of those large structures, but
my set was too small and money too scarce.?
I think using some of the structural
steel available at the typical Home 'Depot, one could build one
quite nicely.? Then maybe even better is laminating and
overlapping strips of thin wood.? My hometown gym built in the mid
50's is still standing despite some heavy snow loads.? Beams
(arched) are probably 20 x 36" spaced 16' with a 80' span!?
Similarly the South Dakota state highway system built several
laminated highway bridges in a very scenic area in the Black
Hills.? A miniature bridge like this would give our civil engineer
types some needed practice!
BTW, that's a great area to vacation
& visit a live 2-6-6-2 running out of Hill City, not far from
that area!? Which reminds me, I haven't visited in too many
years--seems that was planned but Covid and the postponed NASG
convention wouldn't let that happen!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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Show quoted text
I calculated the Rockville
bridge in HO scale to over 28'.? ?No doubt somebody will prove
me wrong.
Andrew Parker
On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM, Gaylord Gill
wrote:
OK, one S scale tidbit:? If you want to
create an accurately-scaled model of this station in
S, it would be over 3 1/2'
tall.
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Clinic(s) For the Convention
Hi All,
I am sorry to drop this on you last moment but due to unfortunate circumstances, we are in need of one more clinician for the upcoming 2024 NASG Convention which is being held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this year.? The dates of the convention are Wednesday July 17 through to Saturday July 20.? The timeslot is Saturday morning at 10 am or could be negotiated.? ?If you are willing to share your hobby ideas, give a tour of your layout, demonstrate certain skills or methods,? or any other model railway or prototype topic that interests you, we would welcome a 45 minute presentation.? If you need any help writing it up or converting your ideas to a PowerPoint presentation, we have people that can help.
Please contact me directly and not through the list.
Thanks for your consideration.
cheers,
Andy Malette
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Room Share at Harrisburg NASG Convention
Looking to share a hotel room there, Wednesday through Saturday nights.
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Bud,
I'm glad I could lend some assistance.
I saw a GE hopper in the Cleveland plant once. We had done a couple of projects for GE and I saw the hopper on a siding adjacent to the plant.
Corning has a fleet of nondescript hoppers also. I did a project in Harrodsburg, KY and NS would deliver a handful of hoppers every week.
Mike
On Sun, Jun 9, 2024, 7:50?PM Bud Rindfleisch via <BlackDiamondRR= [email protected]> wrote: Mike Lytle, ? Thanks much for those GE hopper photos, I like both versions and Protocraft sells both. I doubt they’d make only a couple sets in S so I will order the O scale sets and I have an HO friend locally who makes decals. I’m thinking he could make them only for my use so as not to get into copy issues.? ? ?Bud Rindfleisch
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Mike Lytle, ? Thanks much for those GE hopper photos, I like both versions and Protocraft sells both. I doubt they’d make only a couple sets in S so I will order the O scale sets and I have an HO friend locally who makes decals. I’m thinking he could make them only for my use so as not to get into copy issues. ? ? ?Bud Rindfleisch
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Re: Detroit's Michigan Central Station
Hi all- ?we are getting to watch the MCS concert on NBC tonight.? Wow, ?they’re doing it up right and lots of infomercials about Detroit and the center.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 4:16?PM Chris Fauxturkey via <skogkatt007= [email protected]> wrote: What I wouldn't give to see that! All those early products, most if not all kit built.
On Friday, June 7, 2024 at 01:05:02 PM EDT, Jeffrey Madden < nasgdispatch@...> wrote:
There was an O scale layout in the building way back in the 1930s or 1940s.? ?Detroit Union bunch.? Jeff Madden On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 9:57?AM Brian Jackson via <jackson-standard= [email protected]> wrote: I look forward to seeing it someday. It's my understanding that Ford was entreated to intervene at the 11th hour--the condition of the building had deteriorated to such an extent restoration was close to becoming unfeasible.?
Brian Jackson
Springfield, IL
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Re: Lightening strikes twice
And again,? thank you to Bill for a great day together.
Andrew
That is a great photograph.? I call it S scale porn.? ?Thank you to Ed Loizeau for selling me some of his amazing collection.? ?Perhaps he might find an errant leaf spring?? I'll pay the postage.
Andrew Parker
My RS11 with my friend Andrew's (in front) RS11 today ? Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! ? See my layout progress at:
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join!??
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
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Re: Lightening strikes twice
That is a great photograph.? I call it S scale porn.? ?Thank you to Ed Loizeau for selling me some of his amazing collection.? ?Perhaps he might find an errant leaf spring?? I'll pay the postage.
Andrew Parker
My RS11 with my friend Andrew's (in front) RS11 today ? Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! ? See my layout progress at:
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join!??
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
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Bud: You want Enhroning set ST-159? It has the same ILDX reporting mark as the hopper you are trying to do. Not sure if data is appropriate though but I have hopper data sets. I only have 1 available set I could sell.
Bill Morris
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Bud: Enhorning made these for tank cars but not for the covered hoppers wanted. You might see if that O scale decal place shown by other members will reproduce them also in S Scale. I know they once stated they sold only O scale but I seem to recall that they have since reconsidered and may now be offering some of their sets in S Scale.
I would try that first. I may have one or 2 sets of these for the S Scale Tank cars as offered by Enhorning. I can also supply a data set which should work for the covered hopper So you could use the logos and my data set to make this work. I will check my old Enhorning sets and see if I have that tank car set.
Bill Morris
NEPrototypes
PO Box 4-4-2
Rutland, MA 01543-0442 USA
TEL: 508-886-4848 Before 7PM EASTERN TIME ONLY please
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White Rock trestle and T&NO caboose
I often don't realize that many/most have never
seen my layout during it's evolution.? As I mentioned yesterday
along with the Detroit station rebirth,? the Great Plains
Northern was supposed to transport large marble type rocks but
they didn't make it.? The crew mentioned strong winds, while the
road-master was thinking excessive speed on the curve!? The
engineer once claimed to be the third cousin of Casey Jones, so
that might explain it!? No major trackage was disturbed so it
might have just been a loose load--yeah, that'll sound good on
the report!
Anyway, I make a quickie of the trestle with the
rocks now embedded in the ground for several years now!? The end
of a local freight crew using a T&NO (SP) caboose are used
to the height and the still sharp rocks below!?
BTW another caboose of the run but with just the
SP lettering is for sale at the BBB too!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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In my cleanup effort I gathered some SHS couplers
that I can part with.? Shown in the photo are 6 pair of the
standard couplers and 2 pair of the coupler attachments used on
their F unit.? Anybody with $22.00 plus shipping can claim these
treasures!
Bob Werre
BBB
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Re: Lightening strikes twice
Hmm.. the wreck of the Penn Central?
What? Are my eyes deceiving me? A die hard Pennsy guy showing off New York Central power? What is this modeling world coming to??????
Gary Chudzinski
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Re: Lightening strikes twice
What? Are my eyes deceiving me? A die hard Pennsy guy showing off New York Central power? What is this modeling world coming to??????
Gary Chudzinski
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Please find following some additional information and another image
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I hope the attached image?is what you are looking for.?
On Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 5:20?PM Bud Rindfleisch via <BlackDiamondRR= [email protected]> wrote: Hello all,
? ? Anyone know of a source for "GE Lamps" covered hopper decals? This is a black car with white and some red lettering. I've contacted K4 but they don't list these. Also need a decent photo of a prototype GE Lamps car. Hoping to paint and letter one of the forthcoming ACF cars from Mike Fyten.
? ? Bud Rindfleisch
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My RS11 with my friend Andrew's (in front) RS11 today ? Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! ? See my layout progress at:
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join!??
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
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Bob Werre
Bill Lane
