http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/ Proto:64 e-mail list. Proto:64 is S scale (3/16" = 1') modeling Sun, 05 May 2013 00:48:04 GMT Simon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2303 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2303 Earl, (Or should I say, "Your Grace,"?) ... Any progress on this front? Simon Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:31:30 GMT Darrell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2302 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2302 ... This is PRR, not NYC, but it IS older: http://prr.railfan.net/standards/ Hope it helps. Darrell Smith Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:02:04 GMT Simon Dunkley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2301 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2301 Apologies for the cross-posting is you are on the Sig forum, but this may be of interest: Quite by chance I came across a website (in Italy!) which has scanned Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:44:07 GMT Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2300 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2300 I am looking for a set or two of the CDS dry transfer decals for the Cylindrical Covered Hoppers that were painted in the all red and black "Canada" paint Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:32:49 GMT Scaler164 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2299 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2299 Anyone know which set of NWSL P:64 wheels is correct for American Models' 3-Bay Open Hoppers? http://www.americanmodels.com/_photos/3377.jpg I have three (and Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:20:36 GMT Bob McCarthy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2298 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2298 Good morning!      Contact Rio Grande at 800-545-6555.  Ask for Tools and Equipment specialist.  They supply metals and tools for jewelers.  Rusty Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:22:48 GMT simon_dunkley@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2297 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2297 Can't help you much, as I am in the UK, but you might try searching for "nickel silver bar" in google: bar is generally rectangular, and rod round, although Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:14:01 GMT Billy Click http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2296 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2296 John, McMaster Carr had almost everything in metal. I don't see strips specifically but there are several sizes of sheets available which include .020. I Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:02:19 GMT john http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2295 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2295 Are there any suppliers of nickel silver strips? I need approxmately .020 x .060 for crosshead guides. John Bell Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:39:08 GMT simon_dunkley@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2294 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2294 ... loco tires. We may get SSLS to make them, his tires are all C110. What we need are patterns for casting. These can be fabricated from metal, or produced by Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:13:38 GMT Talmadge C 'TC' Carr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2293 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2293 John; We tested all the possibilities and decided to stay where we are at. Due to differences in US and UK practice AAR64 is not practical. We tested a Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:58:15 GMT Talmadge C 'TC' Carr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2292 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2292 A similar product was Andy's first frogs. I'm framing an eMail about that licensing tech for P64. Patience is a virtue they say. Earl maybe we can get them Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:48:12 GMT Talmadge C 'TC' Carr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2291 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2291 Thank You Earl. Kinda what I figured, but one can always hope:) TCC:} ... Talmadge C 'TC' Carr Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:25:35 GMT John Degnan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2290 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2290 I am forwarding this to our merry little band as it seems to play hand-in-hand with our recent discussion. Nased on what this guy said, I am now TOTALLY in Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:01:57 GMT Simon Dunkley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2289 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64/message/2289 ... As with the wheels, the whole point of the Proto: ethos is to do it properly. Using something from a different scale, unless you are very lucky (many 00