I can bring some models. I have the water tower for McDoel yard together. I can also bring some F's. I have a Sunshine Models GN plywood side box car finished...
Chad, And I'm going to bring a paltry end wall of a large building that I do not have to model. Wow! Don't bring so much that we won't have time to see it ...
Ugggggh. You guys are killing me! I have no time to model lately. I got to see if I can swing a trip down this weekend just to see you cool stuff! Oh yeah,...
Chad & gang, This stuff sounds great. It reminds me of how much I don't have done compared to what I want to do. Sometime this year I plan to build the McDoel...
Rob, You might try a technique that I used on my Monon depot. Find strip styrene the correct width for one course of masonry. You'll need to estimate from a...
Mike, Great looking model. Thanks for the tip! Rob ... _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is Hot. *Terms....
Rob, You dont have to make enough to go blind. Make a small panel with correct size pieces of styrene. Press it in clay and cast the rest or have someone make...
Mont, Having been born in '58, this is a stretch. I remember when my Dad worked the 3 to 11 yard job, they went to the bean plant, box board and Lilly. They...
Chad, Etal. I have a valmap of McDoel I can send you if you would like. First printing was in 1915 if memory serves. G3 ... George I. Carpenter III Lifetime...
George, I have been going off of the 1953 inspection tour book. I also have the blue print from the arcives dated 3-5-24. Thanks for the offer, though. Chad ...
In a message dated 5/1/2007 7:47:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chadboas@... writes: George, I have been going off of the 1953 inspection tour book. I...
You must have a large workbench, Chad! Funny, but my workbench has two F-3 A's right now that I'm converting from phase II's to phase I's. Since I already...
My bench is 3' x 16' and anyone who has seen it can tell you it is full of stuff, I mean unfinished projects. When I paint Black and Gold, I always do the...
Mike, This technique belongs in one of the magazines. Your station would make a nice article. The history of this station would also be of interest and a ...
Mark, Thanks a million for this info. I'm pretty sure I need to run two "transfer runs," one on each shifts that had a second switcher. I'm just not sure ...
Thanks for the tips, Chad. Maybe I should use a Scalecoat bottle since my F's are 3/16ths scale <g>. I got away with painting the gold first on the first 4 I...
Mont, 2 runs per shift is probably not unlikely. I know that when I worked there, there was a job that switched the yard and one that went to Purina-box...
Chad and I differ here on techniques. I air brush the gold on first and allow lots of time to dry. My gold is solvent based Floquil bright gold/bright silver...
Thanks for the tips, Mont. I've sprayed the black on already, so I'll get to try Chad's technique. I previously painted 4 locos by masking over the gold; the...
Roger, Keep in mind that the solvent based paint that I use, when applied to bare plastic will usually attack the plastic slightly giving it some holding ...
Mont, It's refreshing that someone with your skill and experience realizes that there is more than one right way to do things. Seems like these days everyone...
Roger, Don't forget that you can place the plastic model under a low intensity incandescent light bulb, or make a heat box. Just don't let things get so hot...
The Mafia met at Linden Saturday afternoon. Chad Boas displayed a really nice steel water tower adapted from a Tichy kit. He also had F units in various...
Yep, Chad. The door-mounted light was the headlight. The upper light the marslight. Athearn Genesis did it right. /Tim. ... From: Chad Boas To:...
Tim T. Swan
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May 7, 2007 7:41 pm
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I will be modeling them around the mid 50's. Before the renumbering into the 100, 200 and 300's. Also before the grab irons were painted yellow and the grab...
Fortunately the sun was out all day today and it got quite warm. Ideal conditions for drying paint. I'm on to masking for the next colors. Hopefully, we are...
Chad, That is what I'm doing except I'll probably cheat a little with the yellow grabs on freight units. I think the F's are at their best when loaded up with...
I'm shocked. SHOCKED!!! I guess this means it's okay now for me to bring my expensive brass bay-window-cupola caboose back out of exile and start running it...
Tim T. Swan
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May 8, 2007 8:08 pm
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Naw Tim, I'm still sure that 1948 is the time to model, the only TRUE time period to model for the Monon modeler ;>) Everything is so cool and...
Glad I got it right, Mike (well almost). I've settled on '47-'49, so I can have a couple SW-1's. Didn't I see DS-50 on your layout? <g>. And how could...
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