[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh dump car

[Jim Holland]

>Howard Andrews wrote::



>Jim - thanks for the kind words.  I've attached a few photos
>that were done last year when I showed my Modules at
>the NRMA Division 6 public show. 

>I don't have a layout - no room in the house for that. 
>So, I'm busy building modules. 


Thank You for the new set of pictures.     I had to modify your URL to get
itto work::  http://www.wideopenwest.com/~handrews1534/[1]


This leads right into something I forgot to mention in my previous post.  
Maybe You and Bob Dietrich can get together at PTM on occasion; with all
these modules and Pittsburgh emphasis it would be Quite A Treat.    Guess
East Penn meets are a little far for you to travel!

>Guess I need to add - the Detroit United Railways Club is alive
>and well. There are about 20 of us active here in the area. 
>About half of us have or are building modules that we
>take out the train shows in the area.  Yea, East Penn is the
>inspiration for that. 



Did you know Bazil Motoligin?     He had beautiful Detroit "O"-Scale models.


There were also some large scale // ride on modelers in MI, possibly Detroit
area. 


>If you'd like to see some progress photos of my modules
>going together I did a little web site: 

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~handrews1534/[1[2]] 

>It is rather out of date - but I've been spending time building modules 
>rather than updating htlm.  When (if?) I get time will update the web 
>site. 

>Howard 



>>On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:39:40 -0700, Jim Holland wrote 
>>"Howard Andrews" <hwandrews at wowway.com[1]>[3] wrote:: 
>>Here's a few photos of the Dump I built. I took lots of photos of 
>>551 at PTM to help with the construction. 
>>I did do a how-to on building this for Trolley Talk but I'm not 
>>sure when it's going to be printed. 
>
>>2nd place was my model of PRCo's 3812, I've included a photo of that. 
>
>>Howard 
>
>Incredibly nice modeling of the whole scene.     Could you Please 
>share some more photos of your layout?     Layout schematic? 
>
>Since you earned your award at the NMRA meet, why not submit your 
>article to the NMRA as well?     Precious little on Traction there 
>and they may really embrace the article.     Remind the NMRA that 
>you won an NMRA award at the Michigan meet. 
>
>Peter Weiglin is experiencing great delays in publishing TT  --   it 
>is Very Difficult to step into something and be Up To Speed right 
>from the get go especially when this is not the primary business but 
>a Hobby Related Business.     Peter is employed full time elsewhere, 
>has a Family, and enjoysother hobbies which require his traveling!   
>  It doesn't help that we enjoy a hobby that is on the decline!     
> There were fits and starts to TT after Birdella Wagner  --   someone 
>here in Marin purchased it but didn't makea go of it.     Then it 
>went to the former Priest who diligently built itup where 
>advertizing increased significantly!     Hope Peter is able to 
>further the tradition with TT.     It   I~S  volunteer articles like 
>yours which keep such a publication going. 
>
>Jim__Holland 

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