Howard, It has been some time since I have been around, what sort of progress have you made on your endeavor. I have some experience with these...
The paint I have used for years is either Scalecoat I or II, NYC Dark Grey. Both formulas come out the same shade and both are bakeable (30...
Jess, Welcome to the Trainboard and congratulations for staying on topic! RWL
I would not expect Athearn to do anything about re-tooling their old models. Since the majority of Athearn models have been produced in much...
Princeyjo, I apologize for the delay in reply, but I don't believe I can be much help to you, I have some information, very little! The Chicagoan...
Princeyjo, I will attempt to answer your question, I have some passenger consist lists for some of the trains. I am not sure whether the...
Gary, You are correct about the nomenclature of the P motors. The P1a was the CUT motor with pantographs and the P2a and P2b were the motors after...
Gary, I will be more than happy to give you information on the models, I hope you are not going to paint them blue? It will be later tonight, I...
Gary, Considering your desire for the P2a are you modeling the Cleveland area? The MEW model is a nice model but not as detailed as the Overland...
462, I do not know why you want to take a perfectly good piece of brass representing NYC motive power and paint it blue? The piece you speak of...
Fitz, Thank you for the welcome, but I have already been welcomed about a year ago. I signed on April of last year, I do not know why I was...
Railfan, You do model the NYC or are you freelancing a new paint scheme? RWL
Hank, In response to your question about my grandfather, his name was Clarence F. Gardner and as far as I know he is not mentioned in the Lou...
Fitz is correct if you are interested you will read. I have a particular interest in the references to Chatham because of my summers spent there...
462, There have been several models of the NYC electrics made in both "HO" and "O", in brass only. Model Engineering Works (MEW) made models of...
I first saw this at the Atlanta convention and asked if the metal framework could be used as a common ground, and it can. Certainly cuts down on...
The FP 7 is the old Atlas offering, ER is famous for unearthing old molds and selling them with a somewhat improved drive. The old tooling...
You can find some top 3/4 views in Stauffer's "NYC Steam Power Volume 1". They are not quite what you are looking for, but you can deternmine...
