http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/ Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Collector and Modeler Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:09 GMT Richard Schroeder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1879 According to Lundeen's Railroad Roster the unit was traded in to EMD April 27, 1972. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:31:36 GMT fl94evauntil http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1878 I am trying to find out what happened to C&EI E9Am #1102, which was rebuilt by EMD LaGrange from the previous #1102 which was an E7A severely damaged in a rain Wed, 01 May 2013 13:24:58 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1877 This is the group?s monthly reminder informing you that you are a member of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Collector and Modeler Group at Yahoo! Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:21:19 GMT Bernice http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1876 I just posted a photo of the Dolton, Illinois, HO station model, where I have added the 2 pendant, 1.5 volt lights over the station front door. A C&EI diesel Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:36:43 GMT Richard Schroeder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1875 For those C&EI fans that will be attending the Annual Meeting Saturday, or if you are just stopping by to visit us and the musuem, I wanted you to know that Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:13:01 GMT Thomas Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1874 Great job Dave! I've been starting on some N scale C&EI cars (still hoping for some decals in N).  But even with the difference in scales, would love to see Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:54:49 GMT Robert Gibson, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1873 You have to keep the surface moist or decals won't float in place and you risk tearing them. Decals don't stretch. If the surface is too wet, the decal will Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:21:24 GMT David Forbes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1872 Paul, I am not aware of any other decal methods other than floating them in place. I did notice that if I wasn't carefult to keep the surface wet, the decal Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:54:35 GMT David Pinkley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1871 Dave, Great job, would like to see an article in the flyer on how to model a C&EI passenger train with kits that are easly availabe (Walters, Athern, so on). Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:19:09 GMT Paul Hillman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1870 Thanks Dave for your detailed description. It's been several years since I applied any complex stripping. Your method of non-stop "tweaking" until their in Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:59:11 GMT Chuck Higdon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1869 David, they look great. Thanks for posting the photos and your method. Take care, Chuck Higdon - check out my FEC layout at Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:30:28 GMT David Forbes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1868 Paul, As Bob notes, I used the Historical Socities decals for the Meadowlark/Whipperwill set. I apprecaite your comments. By the time I was finished decaling Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:18:16 GMT Robert Gibson, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1867 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1867 The orange stripes are part of the Whippoorwill decal sets available from the C&EI Hist. Soc. Contact Rick Schroeder for them. From: CEI-RR@yahoogroups.com Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:17:21 GMT Robert Gibson, Jr. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1866 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1866 The C&EI passenger car decals are in the final stages of production. They should be available soon. Watch this site for details. Bob Gibson From: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:29:41 GMT David Christjansen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1865 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEI-RR/message/1865 David: The cars look GREAT! Keep the pics coming. Is the society still working on getting pssenger car decals? I sure need some. David C