(erielack) Funaro source material

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>]

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From: "James G Flynn" <jimbatt1_@_juno.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: (erielack) Erie / EL Modernized Coaches and Diner Models



Jim, writing about Funaro & Camerlengo's Stillwell cars wrote:

>         After completing some of the Funaro & Camerlengo resin Stillwell
> kits, I came to the conclusion that resin might be an answer to this
> shortage.  While working on the Stillwells, I compared them to some
> Northwest Shortline brass versions, which I also have.  And it looks
> like, to me, that F&C used them to create the molds for their resin kits.
>  Very close !

Sure is, like an exact match.  That's what F&C did, was use the NWSL version
as a master.  In some people's opinion that is, if not exactly, perfectly,
illegal, it is at least unethical.

YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)

SGL

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