Following Mont's idea to make this the year for passenger cars, I got out my RPO kits with the brass sides that were released several years ago. I had already...
Hi All, I have been working on the RPO kit with brass sides. I have posted pictures at the Monon Projects site under the RPO and Baggage file. I am using a...
Chad, Nice looking work as always. While looking at your RPO, I was looking at your Lafayette coal dock. Also very nice. I noticed something though, the small...
Would anyone be willing to guesstimate the deminsions of the depot at Midland? I have not seen plans for it but it looks similar to other depots. Could someone...
Thanks Mark, I was planning on putting the cables in, just haven't got that far yet. I was in a hurry to take it to Naperville and just tacked the roof on. ...
Mark, Is there any plans in the arcives? Most of the windows in other depots were 32" x 60". It looks very simmiler to the depots at Jordon, Patricksburg,...
Bob, I just cut the ends off, just to the outside edge of the inset coupler pocket. Its about 3 and a half scale feet from the ends. Chad Bob Sobotka...
I have looked through the I&L files and the only one I found was for cutting the depot at Clay City in half and making it a freight station. Could you scan and...
RPO # 19 seames to be camera shy. Is there any pictures of it with the big baggage door to the left? I cant find any. Chad ... Be a better friend, newshound,...
Chad, Does it have any outstanding feature that sets it apart from the others. I have RPO pix that dont show a number. How detailed of a photo do you need ? mb...
Chad, does this help? mb ... From: Chad Boas To: MONON ; MONON ; mononproject@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:36 PM Subject: [mononproject] RPO...
Thanks, Mark # 19 is the only one to keep all of its vents as compared to the builders photo. It even has a new vent of a different style. Now, to figure out...
This was posted on the Steam Freight Car Yahoo Group: WrightTRAK Railroad Models is now accepting preorders for their new HO scale International Car Company...
...And we can thank Mike Albert for getting this project started .....Good job , Mike and thanks for getting the ball rolling with WrightTRAK.. the Society...
All, The society will have them. I talked to Gary Wright last week and he said we will be gettin the first 50 Monon cabooses. These are the "Car Kit" for the...
I'm good for two of them. But should I preorder from Wright or wait to buy them at the Convention? Any advice? Also, while I'm happy with the early CIL...
Tim T. Swan
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Mar 13, 2008 4:40 am
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Tim, These are kits. So you can paint them however you like. They are resin one piece bodies with a roof and coupla. They come with photo etched detail parts. ...
All. I have ordered 50 cabooses from Wright Trak for the Society and they said we will get the first 50 kits. This is not a limited run and if we need more I...
Chad, We are back from N. Falls, western PA and eastern OH. I have a pretty decent file on #19 which you are welcome to next time we get together. By the way,...
Mont, I got a picture of # 19 sitting with 2 baggages in the back lot at Lafayette. Not nuch between the 3 RPO's that are the same. Now I am trying to figure...
Who is the moderator for this group ? Monon MP 44.8 (Lowell ) Susdorf L.M. #13 Chesterton, IN U.S.A. It's a good day when the Sox win and the Cubs lose ! ...
Lowell, That would be me: Mike Aufderheide Lowell Susdorf <lowsus1@...> wrote: Who is the moderator for this group ? Monon MP 44.8 (Lowell ) Susdorf...
Chad, Sorry I'm not much help on the RPO's. I do seem to recall that doing 19 from the Society kit may be a bit of a long shot. We had to go with the most...
I started my Sunshine WFEX truss rod reefer kit Saturday. I know, this is the year of the passenger train for me, but I'm doing all of my passenger work at...