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  • May 16, 2019 at 2:17 pm in reply to: New Missouri Pacific Historical Society SBW caboose from Bluford Shops #9381
    monikabidwill9523
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    Looks great!
    Alas! I bear the burden of the King of Scales and can’t use one.

    May 9, 2019 at 3:16 pm in reply to: MP O scale Steam models #9365
    monikabidwill9523
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    FWIW, Lionel has cataloged a Light USRA Mike 5307 to go with its Sunshine Special (in the 2018 Vol II) 8 Hvywt cars: total price (it is sold as mostly separate sale items) a breath-taking $3000 (give or take a little). The engine is about $1300 or that price. Beautiful set far beyond my means.

    May 9, 2019 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Factory painted Sunshine Special passenger cars #9364
    monikabidwill9523
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    😳 FWIW, Lionel has cataloged a Sunshine Special in the 2018 Vol II: Light USRA Mike 5307 + 8 Hvywt cars: total price (it is sold as mostly separate sale items) a breath-taking $3000 (give or take a little). Beautiful set far beyond my means.

    May 1, 2019 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Erlich (SP?) #9351
    monikabidwill9523
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    Thanks for that link!

    I didn’t find his name in the MoPac listings (it would have been kinda early), but I did learn something about how to use the resource, and I can see lots of fun stuff to peruse.

    May 1, 2019 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Erlich (SP?) #9349
    monikabidwill9523
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    Thanks for that heads-up; I will search eBay for the book.

    I guess I must be vintage, too: turning 55 today with a 1964 build date ;)

    April 18, 2019 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Laser Mopac station – what’s one you’d buy? #7701
    monikabidwill9523
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    I see; that would make other scales more complicated.

    April 17, 2019 at 8:45 pm in reply to: Laser Mopac station – what’s one you’d buy? #8693
    monikabidwill9523
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    Since such kits are pretty easily translated from one scale to another (the laser being computer-controlled), is there any possibility of other scale versions?

    April 1, 2019 at 1:50 am in reply to: Steve Allen (palallin) #9344
    monikabidwill9523
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    It sure is, Jerry!
    Amateur historian, long-time modeler (of strictly second-rate ability), and all-around enthusiast.
    I’ve had model trains and books about trains all my life (Hey! Tootles andThe Red Caboose are about trains, right?).
    I used to live in St. Francis Co., MO, which sparked a serious interest in the MoPac.

    March 29, 2019 at 9:55 pm in reply to: Steve Allen (palallin) #9332
    monikabidwill9523
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    I just wanted to say that I finally did something I should have done a long time ago and joined the society. The help I have gotten here has been worth more than the dues already.

    Thanks again to all!

    March 21, 2019 at 5:44 pm in reply to: HW Vestibule Interior Colors, 1920s/30s #9342
    monikabidwill9523
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    @arkrail wrote:

    The only heavyweights that I have seen are the ones now in museums, and they are painted Pullman green outside and in the vestibule area.

    Bill Pollard

    Thanks for the reply, Bill.

    I would have assumed otherwise.

    February 12, 2019 at 2:50 pm in reply to: MoPac in G Scale #8798
    monikabidwill9523
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    @dhuelsing wrote:

    I would like to see an MP caboose some day, and I have never seen one. Maybe we could do a special run in the future. Also a better ART Reefer would be nicer than the white one I have.

    DH

    A caboose would be a nifty desk or shelf display even for those of us who don’t do large scale . . . .

    Steve Allen
    Frisco, MoPac, and T&P near Rolla, MO

    February 7, 2019 at 3:01 pm in reply to: 4-8-0 Mastodons #9285
    monikabidwill9523
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    David Huelsing at the archives came through for me in a big way with copies of the diagrams and stats; BIG thanks to him!

    If anyone has anything related, however, I’d still love to see it.

    Now, to the workbench!

    February 6, 2019 at 10:55 pm in reply to: 4-8-0 Mastodons #9284
    monikabidwill9523
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    I appreciate your looking, Charlie!

    February 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm in reply to: Steve Allen (palallin) #9282
    monikabidwill9523
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    Thanks for the welcome, gents!

    February 6, 2019 at 2:58 pm in reply to: 4-8-0 Mastodons #9281
    monikabidwill9523
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    @mopacfirst wrote:

    There are four pages on this class (1801-1819) in Collias’ Mopac Power. For others who might be curious, they were built as hill power for the Tip Top grade in 1901-03 but ended up in various other places where there were grades but not that much need for speed. Atchison and the grade up out of the Missouri River valley is one.

    There exists a set of MoPac steam locomotive diagrams somewhere, but I don’t know if it has ever been widely published.

    RG7

    Thank for that. I have MoPac Power, but the info is awful sketchy on dimensions and so forth. The diagrams would be the cat’s pajamas if could find a set.

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