http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/ N-scale Passenger Train Modeling Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:47:32 GMT Jerry LaBoda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5727 I noted that in two of the articles on the GHQ forum that if there was enough interest they would be willing to produce both the roof top and underbody parts Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:13:55 GMT barneyfife22003 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5726 I believe these are specially painted Con-Cor cars with Micro-Trains trucks, but I haven't seen one yet. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:42:00 GMT James Donaldson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5725 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5725 Thanks Jerry for the heads up on these. Jim Please consider the environment before printing this email. _____ From: N-scaleVarnish@yahoogroups.com Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:31:11 GMT dallanscale http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5724 Happy New Year All, I have just noticed on a couple of N-scale web sites that Micro-Trains is offering Runner Packs of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:05:30 GMT Jerry LaBoda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5723 I happened to stop by the Island Modelworks website the other day and was surprised to find that he has added a number of new N-scale models to his offerings. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:31:48 GMT DennisH http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5722 Fellow Members, I am pleased to report that I have received and am now shipping N-scale photoetched brass car sides for the "Falls" series Touralux-Coach that Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:05:09 GMT goldrod_1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5721 The following URL is for a YOUTUBE clip from the mid to late 60's of Santa Fe trains. In the first few min. there is a shot of train with a single High Level Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:04:20 GMT Lee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5720 Last year an exceptional file was created documenting passenger car trucks and n-scale manufacturers. The folder is still in the Files section, but the Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:12:28 GMT Jerry LaBoda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5719 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5719 Indeed, they were NP dome - sleepers, but according to the DOME.main site it was only for one season. Was this true??? And what about PRR's glass top car for Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:25:41 GMT rkbufkin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5718 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5718 Jerry: Don't forget the dome cars used during the summer on the South Wind. Was either NP or GN (can't remember which) and was probably the only PRR train to Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:58:32 GMT Jerry LaBoda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5717 ... the Southwind (Miami-Chicago, correct?). And didn't PRR also operate a NY-Miami run in conjunction with ACL/FEC and?? The N&W (County-series) and RF&P Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:48:34 GMT Don Thomas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5716 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5716 L&N had three Tuscan 10-6 cars bought for through PRR service to New York. These cars were ordered when the South Wind was an entirely PRR train. L&N may have Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:25:51 GMT goldrod_1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5715 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5715 A correction to my post of yesterday. Today I was able to set my El Capitan up outside to take some photos and to my great surprise, I see that there are drip Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:45:26 GMT Thomas Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5714 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5714 I think L&N also had some Tuscan sleepers, and maybe other cars, for use on the Southwind (Miami-Chicago, correct?). And didn't PRR also operate a NY-Miami Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:41:52 GMT Thomas Davis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5713 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/N-scaleVarnish/message/5713 Not having a shop anywhere near by, mine are on order from my favorite online supplier (great price too). Thanks for all the positive reports, sounds like I