[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh dump car

[Howard Andrews]

Rich,

We have a mixed group of O and HO modelers, and yes we have a number of O
gauge Detroit Witts.  And yes you are right - the new Bachmann car is
nothing like the Detroit car - darnit!

Howard  

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Allman
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:37 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh dump car

Howard-has your DUR club built any of the wonderful Detroit Peter Witt cars?

Did some comparing of photos of them vs,. the upcoming Bachman Baltimore 
Witt, and even w/ different ends, it won't work. RICH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hwandrews at wowway.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh dump car


>
> 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
> buildingmodules.
> Right now I have the 2 you see here and a 3rd which is another end loop. I
> do have a spare
> bedroom I use as my 'train room' where I can set up the modules and work 
> on
> them
> at home. I've just started a 4th module, a corner so I can fit things into
> my room
> and give us more flexiblity setup at train show.
>
> 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.
>
> 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]
>
> It is rather out of date - but I've been spending time building modules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]> 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
>>
>>http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Dump_model.jpg[2[2]]
>>
>>http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/final.jpg[3[3]]
>>
>>http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/3800_1.jpg[4[4]]
>>
>>--- Links --- 
>> 1 mailto:hwandrews at wowway.com
>> 2 http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Dump_model.jpg[5]
>> 3 http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/final.jpg[6]
>> 4 http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/3800_1.jpg[7]
>
>
> Thanks,
> Howard Andrews
>
>
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>   5 http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Dump_model.jpg
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