Solar ovens will work for paint drying even if it is cold out. Just need a sunny location out of the wind. Thick cardboard box lined with aluminum foil and a cover of thick glass, and you're in busine

Bill, I am using an Elegoo Mars, and have had no problems with it so far. It can handle the rivets, but not sure if it can fit in the entire tender. The print volume is 4.7 x 2.6 x 6.1 high. You can p

Bill, Resin printers would have no problem with rivets. The filament printers can handle it if the rivets aren't too small. I can do tests if it helps. Rick

Ed, For details, see the Quick Pic Book on the 30' Short Reefers. Lots of close up pics of the hardware and I shot the interior of the ice bunker on one of the 40 ft cars. The bunkers should be the sa

Drew, That "good luck to your new club" is to you and your other 'youts' in cahoots. Rick

Dave, Interesting that the famed La Mesa Club in Balboa Park's Model Railroad Museum was started for just the same reason! Now their finely researched and detailed version of the Tehachapi Loop, compl

One more item unearthed. I think it is from the Gazette article. Rick

Follow up: text file was from January 2010. Rick

Here is a text file I had buried on my hard drive. I have lost the author or when it was that I got it. ==== 30' rail: 16 ties, 22.5" center to center 33' rail: 18 ties, 22" center to center 39' rail:

Way cool! Rick

John, I contributed photos, as did Mike Conder and Cameron Turner. Tim Mulina is the driving force behind the Quick Pic books and does the research and actual creation of the books. All credit should

Ed, The Quick Pic book on OY has a lot of detailed photos of the interior. If there are any of them that you would like an original photo of, let me know - I took all of those photos. Think I did OM t

Helps to change the subject so searches can find the topics. Jerry Day is working on a new book on the plows and rotaries. Not sure how far from the D&RGW he will go, but I bet he has tons of stuff pe

Earl, I shot the interiors for a Quick Pic book on OY in 2005 and at that time it had a lot of what I assumed was asbestos insulation on much of the piping. Has this been removed? I hear C&TS is think

I have been looking for a better photo of the Shavano drumhead but still have not found anything clearer than the photo you shared. Anyone have a better version, or at least what was on it? I thought

Excellent work! Rick

Kent, Thanks for all the info. Very helpful. I'm working on the SP transfer trestle in Owenyo, and will look at the PCRR (thanks Curtis) for a boxcar and a tank car, the F&CC boxcar, Thielson trucks,

Kent, Looks great, and thanks for the info on your settings. I just got an Elegoo Mars that uses the same size vat and software, but haven't had time to fire it up yet. I'm Nn3, so it will be interest

Ian, They are files for 3d printing. If you don't have a printer your computer has no idea what to do with them. Rick

John, All the photos I have rounded up do not show the 1944 designs, including a photo taken in 1959 that shows the original 1917 version plus the added stairs and water barrel. I am sending it along