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Richard, list, Thanks very much for the kind words! The T28 class had Stephenson valve gear (like the MDC model out of the box), so no need for Walschaerts on my particular

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Doug, You have done a fine job on your 2-6-0, and yes she would look even better with full valve gear. I have done several of these with east coast tenders and can motors but no DCC yet. Too bad the

Nice work Doug ! You're right about that fan trip SP ran quite a few of those . Lots of wild flowers Springtime excursions Your loco might be on 8mm film in Livermore Ca. ? Other fan trips went up to

Hello list, I just (almost) finished my Model Die Casting Harriman 4-6-0. ?I finished and painted the model to represent Southern Pacific T28 2345, which finished out her service life in the San

The Mantua General is a staple of Civil War era modeling. If you join the Civil_War_RRs Yahoo group you can find all kinds of information on improving the performance and detailing of the General.

Many auto parts stores have a wide assortment of O-rings. Take your wheelset and calipers to the store and ask to see a selection. Chuck Peck [yardbirdtrains] <yardbirdtrains@...>

Hey Gang- I need a traction tire for a General, anybody have one they can part with or a solution that migh work to fill in this groove and leave me with a working locomotive?? Thanks in

Thanks much, So best practices on my model locos is to leave it on all the time, unless one wants to manually control it depending on usage. Vic Bitleris Raleigh,

John, list, Short answer is I don't know with certainty. ?I did go through the Keystone index to see if there was information for years earlier than 1929 without success. ? If you're not already a

/When in reverse or when pushing and the tender is the last piece of equipment in the train./ /Don in VA/ /+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/

Hi Doug, So were these marker lights always lit or did they come on only when in reverse? Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC ________________________________ Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 12:36 PM To:

Henry, list, Here's another shot of the rear of a PRR tender, in this case a 130P75. ?The Bowser "13,000 gallon" tender can stand in as an early 130F82a or as a 130P75 with a bit of work. ?This

From the pictures I see they look just like the Kemtron "backup lights", but I really believe they are marker lights, usually red. Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC ________________________________ Sent:

Henry, list, I've changed the subject line to better reflect your query. Some photo links that may help you follow. ?You may need to copy and paste the web addresses to get them to

Doug, Do you know how far back this standard goes? My period of modeling interset is the 1900-1910 period. I have a Gem Pennsy F3c 2-6-0 that I would like to paint. I know this isn't the usual

Yeah Henry, you want another mind messer. Kemtron/PSC sells a "backup light" that came out for their 2-6-0 kit. I was wondering what that heck that was since the tender also had a backup light (Pyle

Just another mind messer ? The placement of rear back up lights , ladders , doghouses [ with or without awnings ?? Darned few rear of tender photos to look at ?? Henry suddenly PRR bigtime steam

Hello list, Don't worry, I'm not trying to turn this into a prototype modeling list. ?Part of the reason I post about my PRR steam engines here is I like making my Bowser kits run well and I've

The PRR painted red on the canvas roofs of wooden cabs, too. There were definite specs concerning the painting of cab roofs. If I remember, they used freight car paint; straight for original work