Greeting,s I made the trip up to the West Kootenay,s and measured some of the orginal tie,s laid by the Kaslo & Slocan on there wye which had tie,s but had...
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Rick Blanchard
bdesign@...
Jul 2, 2000 6:24 pm
Ken, Thanks for the info. I don't think I'd ever seen any good data on early tie spacing and sizing. Great! Cheers, Rick...
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ken clark
fcdesa@...
Jul 3, 2000 10:20 pm
Rick I was going to compile a general list of tie size,s and forward it to the group, but N.J.Pull has been there and done that, Check out Slim Rail,s under...
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Rick Blanchard
bdesign@...
Jul 4, 2000 5:12 pm
Ken, I have had a web site called SLIM RAILS since 1996 and don't remember a list called "Ties and Rails". Any more specific info on where exactly you were...
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fcdesa@...
Jul 4, 2000 8:28 pm
Rick One of the earilest sites I booked marked was SLIM RAILS and I am still exploring it ,My site is dated 1998?. The Ties and Rails are in the Resources...
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Unitcoaltrain@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:02 am
What I considered the greatest ties was shown in, IIRC, the Rainbow Route. The ties were very much rough hewn, still partly round, with the ends cut with an...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 5, 2000 2:30 am
... <snip: tie shape> ... Know exactly what you're talking about. There's a nice pic on page 67, as well as other pages therein. ... AND, it's a tie that none...
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Unitcoaltrain@...
Jul 5, 2000 4:42 am
This is one tie that would definately be a toughie to model. I guess you could buy slightly larger rectangualr stock and hand shape each one. A good project...
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rsegner@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:27 am
I have posted a picture of a car purchased at one of the conventions in Colorado some years ago. I do not know who scratch built this car and a companion one....
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Fred Voelcker
fred1945@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:36 am
I have a custom built On30 4-4-0 up for sale. I will post photos in the files section, Folder labeled On30_4-4-0. Please contact me off list if interested? ...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:56 am
... Neat little car. ... I'm familiar with that pic, it's been published several times. Unfortunately, I have not seen any other views of such a car in my ...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:57 am
Hi Phread: Tthat's a neat little engine you've bashed there. Lemmee' guess... Marginal shortline. "Modernized" as best the line could afford over the years. ...
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James S. Brown
brown1706@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:00 am
Hi Russ - if you have 'Scenic Line of the World' (originally published as 'Colorado Rail Annual 1970') by the Colorado Railroad Museum, there is a picture on...
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Fred Voelcker
fred1945@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:18 am
Andre, I didn't build it,...it is a Jeff Saxton On30 "original". Interested? Make me an offer I can't refuse?? Phread ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:23 am
... I know him. It's been a while, but I corresponded with him about some things. Nice guy. Very knowledgable, and obviously a good modeler. ... My main intent...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:24 am
Jimbo: Yep. Same pic. It's also up at a website. That sucker gets around. Andre...
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rsegner@...
Jul 6, 2000 11:37 pm
Thanks for the help....
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dshowa@...
Jul 9, 2000 7:36 pm
Hi, Everyone! Missed the launch of the list because of project deadlines and then a long vacation, but I've just read all the previous posts and am caught up...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 9, 2000 8:35 pm
... Now ain't that just like a woman... show up late. (ONLY kidding Denise!) Glad to have you aboard. Only problem fella's... this is another NON Colo...
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Mike Conder
vulture@...
Jul 9, 2000 9:22 pm
... At least she knows the difference between East Coast NG and good NG! 8^) Mike Conder...
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ufffam@...
Jul 9, 2000 10:34 pm
In a message dated 7/9/00 4:25:11 PM EST, vulture@... writes: << difference between East Coast NG and good NG! 8^) Mike Conder >> By GOOD you mean...
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Mike Conder
vulture@...
Jul 9, 2000 11:10 pm
... Well, by "good" I mean anything west of Denver .... even Nevada, and close to Nevada. Mountain & desert country. The California Coast, well, I suppose ...
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fcdesa@...
Jul 10, 2000 3:04 am
Mike Just to see if I have the right idea of a "GOOD" N.G.. I suppose ir would have 4% grade's, small motive power, short train's haul lumber , and...
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Mike Conder
vulture@...
Jul 10, 2000 3:43 am
... No joke, sounds like you've got it about right. It's north of the California Coast & west of Denver, right? So is the WP&Y. And a lot of logging lines,...
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Denise Showalter
dshowa@...
Jul 10, 2000 5:30 am
... Well, Andre, I wouldn't know about other women -- but I can confirm that I'm late more often than not. ;) ... Aw, Andre... you're just jealous 'cause...
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Denise Showalter
dshowa@...
Jul 10, 2000 5:33 am
... Tee hee! ;) Denise...
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hatch@...
Jul 10, 2000 5:53 am
... C&C, NCNG, ... And what exactly is wrong with the NPC? Steve (picking up the G****) Hatch...
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Andre Ming
laming@...
Jul 10, 2000 7:29 am
Hi Groupies... Yeah, yeah, I know it's late here (2:25 AM)... but couldn't sleep. So thought I might put the time to some use. So, a question: Anybody here...
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fcdesa@...
Jul 10, 2000 12:18 pm
Andre I believe the Scenery Unlimited model,s were based on the D&RG car,s, but for something non Colorado how about some 27" outside braced Kaslo & Slocan...
