Does anyone know how many TOC C-16s PBL brought in some years back? And aside from RME kits, what other authentic TOC models have been produced in Sn3? Thanks,...
... First, there was no such thing as a TOC C-16 since the designation C-16 was not created until 1923. TOC they were Class 60 engines. (60 = 60K lbs engine...
... Doh! Don't mind me, just my D&RG-centricity showing. Bill also did some Mason Bogies for that matter. And if you're going to include custom runs, Jan...
Hi to all, are any of you attending the Kimberton meet the end of this month? I have a bunch of S scale figures, Sn3 trucks, a plastic boxcar kit (PBL D&RGW...
Jim, Nice synopsis on PBL short comings. I agree completely, with the exception that you didn't mention the Walt Disney wood pilot and the funky metal tread ...
... Lee, The pilot is more or less correct for the late link-and-pin coupler era, but for sure it is wrong if you are modeling after conversion to automatic...
Jim, At the time PBL was peddling the Class 60's, with the "Jimmy Durante" pilot, as an intermediate version. They (PBL) laid an Emu egg! As for the sacrilege...
... No! They don't do that, do they? <G> ... I assure you, neither do I Lee. I will use what ever material/parts suit the need. Regards, -- Jim Eager...
Well, everybody knows you can't put a Kadee coupler in an extending cow-catcher and expect it to mate with any of your equipment. But we are talking...
On 5/6/04 7:56 PM, "Darrell Smith" <devansmith@...> wrote: Darrell, Iıve been looking into doing just that on my On3 South Parkusing Kadee scale HO...
In a message dated 5/6/2004 7:07:09 PM Central Standard Time, ... Thanks for sharing! Bill Martin San Antonio, Texas HOn3 Presque Isle Northern RR [Non-text...
George, Good luck! I suspect you're going to find that if the Kadee is frozen in the (no articulation) pilot pocket, your system might work. If you allow the ...
On 5/6/04 11:31 PM, "Lee Kleidon" <tracktools@...> wrote: Lee, Iım sure it would not be highly recommended for extended operations, but enough to drag a...
Has anyone tried just making the link on the pilot with an L at the end. I tried link and pins with the links as a U shape with a long extension like an h...
... Hmmm, did such an apparatus exist circa 1903-04? I've not seen anything like it in photos. As for the slotted knuckles, I have cut slots in my Kadee...
The other day I saw Andre's vitual RR pics and he had a great looking engine that had a maroon tender and trim with a honey colored cab. well i wondered how to...
Hi guys! do you know when all weather cabs began to be used by the colorado roads? Andy Anderson Patton Springs ISD [Non-text portions of this message have...
One of Baldwin's standard pre-TOC locomotive colors was Lake, presumed to be a deep red-brown. Well, the other night I happened to catch a bit of the Antique...
Lake is a method of making paint, not a paint color. In most cases it refers to a group of pigments which combine organic and metallic components. The name...
Hello All, Please take a look at our web site www.locopainter.com/CN60.html as We have posted pictures of our New Vertical Boiler Shay. The models are now in...
I think there are two types of lakes - one real and one imitation. Genuine lakes are a type of tinted glaze, and applied over a painted color to give a third,...
... Jim, I donıt know if Dan Markoff saved any samples (but Iıll bet he did), but he did find original Baldwin Lake on the Eureka tender and used it to...
