Re: Unique Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward 4-8-8-2 for sale
I already have a precedence for this in the "How To" section of the NASG web site, under the "Scratchbuilding" area: https://www.nasg.org/HowTo/Scratchbuilding/index.php (see its "Examples"
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Peter Vanvliet
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Future A F production
I am by far not an expert on injection molding but I have wondered if Lionel is still using 1950s era molds, or is somehow they recreated them because the molds were worn out. Another spitball guess
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Bill Lane
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Re: The Monon Thoroughbred
VERY cool! Bill Winans ---------------------
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William Winans
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Re: Tired of AF Talk?
Of course, at first glance it looked like Side Rod O Phobia -- the fear of steam locomotives... Bill Winans --------------------------
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William Winans
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Re: The Monon Thoroughbred
Forgot the underbody shot of #58. Bob Hogan knows what details to include. I haven't a clue! Roger Nulton
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Roger Nulton
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The Monon Thoroughbred
Here's the Monon's "Thoroughbred" Dining-Parlor Observation car #58. Built and painted by Bob Hogan, painted and decaled by me. The five cars are finally finished. Now I need to detail and paint the
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Roger Nulton
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Tired of AF Talk?
https://wordsmith.org/words/siderodromophobia.html Ben Trousdale
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Ben
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Re: A F Tank Car Question
John Degnan Gale Minard offers a copy service for NASG members John Mann
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jjmannmmr
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Re: A F Tank Car Question
The Seaboard tank reads 8000 gal, and the waste oil looks to read 6450 gals but someone may have a better photo. [email protected]> wrote:
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Rick Naylor
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Re: A F Tank Car Question
PDFs of the Dispatch together with an author and subject index are at https://www.nasg.org/About/Dispatch.php#backissues Jim
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jim@...
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Re: A F Tank Car Question
Thanks Peter. If you happen to know which edition(s) of the S Gaugian had that series, please let me know. Perhaps someone here has the issue(s) and would be willing to scan and share it...? John D
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John Degnan
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Re: A F Tank Car Question
Hi John; I think they are much too large for an 8000 gal. car. There was a series in S Gaugian on prototypes for AF models. As I recall the author thought it was a 10,000 gal, but about 20% oversized
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Pieter Roos
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Re: Unique Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward 4-8-8-2 for sale
John...Thanks For The response. I had not ment to start a thread on Jesse Bennett locomotives, but I do find all of the responses interesting. I believe it's important to remember where the works of
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adguytrains
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Re: It's Official: No More Flyer
Andrew.........I, for one, will miss you and all the future purchases we might have transacted.? I have operated on only one Z scale layout, but I must admit it is a totally new perspective on
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Ed Loizeaux
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Re: A F demise
I said I bought them over a dozen years ago, not that that was when they were built. In fact, from the commercial parts used, they were built around forty years ago, if not even older. Jace Kahn
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JGG KahnSr
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A F Tank Car Question
Speaking of the AF Tank Car... Does anyone here have any idea what prototype this model may have been based on? Or what TYPE and CAPACITY of car it is supposed to represent? It never occurred to me
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John Degnan
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Re: Dumb Curiousity
REgarding;?--??I know there are potential issues with putting die A into injection molding machine B,? Yes there are potential issues, but In general there are few issues with running a mold in a
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Ted Larson
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Re: A F demise
The workmanship on your tanks looks good but I don't think the time lines, line up. Bob Werre
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Bob Werre
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Re: A F demise
Browsing old Heralds and other journals, apparently the Setsers (Seltzers?) did quite a bit of business repainting AF bodies. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that I bought a pair of much-rebuilt tank
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JGG KahnSr
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Re: Springfield Train Show
If memory serves, that was about the original list price. At Bristol NASG (three years ago?) someone had a Flying Yankee for around $800, as I recall, apparently with no takers. I'd have grabbed it,
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JGG KahnSr
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