Don, It may be hard to believe, but Ken and I discovered at the recent NASG Convention that both our fathers both enlisted men served in the MARINES on board the USS HENDERSON prior to WWII. They both left Pearl Harbor on her at midnight December 6, 1941!
Ken dad became a fighter pilot and retired from the MARINES. My dad received an Infantry commission and retired from the MARINES. Think this tops all other things rated as weird coincidences that I have experienced in 62 years of model railroading! Bob ________________________________ From: Don Thompson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 8:06 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Iron Rails flat car?? OK, I did not talk to Greg (owner of Iron Rails) other than to say hello, but Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies told me that Iron Rails has changed direction for the moment as Greg and wife sold their house, purchased an RV and are on the road. I believe that Greg has left his friend Kenny Palmer to continue on a limited basis. I will forward this to Kenny and see if he can enlighten us on the future of Iron Rails... Don On Aug 30, 2012, at 8:01 AM, Edward Sauers wrote: > > >Mel, > >They had a booth at the convention!!! > >Ed Sauers > > >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:03 AM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Iron Rails flat car?? > > > >i had assumed that iron rail had shut down?, at least their web site has, does >someone know >something that the rest of us don't? >mel perry > > >On Aug 29, 2012, at 9:13 PM, Bob McCarthy wrote: > > >> >> >>Tom, >> >> The flat cats I saw were three hauling an Oil Refinery cracking tower, >>but they appeared to regular flats. Seems they also had one on display >>among some rebuilt >> >>Flyer car. Other than that I do not remeber anything else. >> >> >>Bob >> >> >> >>From: Thomas Baker <[email protected]> >>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 11:23 PM >>Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} M&StL 53'6" AAR: flatcar >> >> >> >>Iron Rail Models has a new flatcar? I was there, even purchased a few items >>from Iron Rail but never noticed a new product. I also missed, much to my >>regret, seeing and speaking with Andy Mallot, although I saw the items he is >>offering. This was the first convention I attended since the one at >>Strongville, so everything overwhelmed me a bit. >> >>Tom >> >>From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Tom >>Hawley [[email protected]] >>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:32 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} M&StL 53'6" AAR: flatcar >> >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Bob McCarthy >>. . . . . . . . We produce the S scale AAR flat car on which they go. It >>is a complete kit which we will add trucks and GRANDT AB brakes to the kit if >>ordered. >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>That's interesting. I presume this is a different car from the new flatcar >>Iron Rail Models showed us at Chattanooga. >>Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
