Here are some photos I took of my O scale Soo Line switching layout at this year's Chicago O Scale Meet.  I thought I'd share these so you could see the progress made on the layout since it was first exhibited back in 2013.

I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks,
Damin.

This is a build log for a 2-rail O scale switching layout based on waning days of the Chicago & Evanston’s North Line, better known as the Lakewood Avenue Branch of the Milwaukee Road.  The layout will be a 11’ x 9’ “L”-shaped shelf layout located in a second bedroom.

Every year around the 4th of July, the Illinois Railway Museum hosts a Traction Weekend which focu

A work-in-progress animation of an EMD GA8 narrow gauge export diesel locomotive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkRdgkHCgd4

I'm looking for feedback from those of you who are familiar with this type of locomotive.  Any feedback or information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,​
Damin.

Tonight, I test-fitted a pair of 3D printed collars onto the donor mechanisms of two upcoming projects: a Metra F40PHM-2 based on a Walthers Trainline F40PH (back). and a Metra F40C based on a Bachmann SD40-2 (front).  The collar for the F40PHM-2 fits nice and snug.  Unfortunately, the collar for F40C needs some corrections.

Thanks,

Damin.

Here's a quick photo of the test-print for my N scale CTA 1-50 series rapid transit car project:

This design is still a work in progress.  It's designed to fit on a Tomytec TM-20 mechanism.  I'm still waiting on a test-print to confirm that the sideframes will fit the trucks.

More information can be found at:

I thought I'd share some photos I took of my O scale switching layout that I exhibited at the Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet last weekend.  The meet ran from Thursday through Saturday.  I'd like to thank Joe Delia and Bob Kosic for allowing me to participate in their show.  It was a lot of fun!

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share some photos with all of you of an N scale Metra F40PHM-2 that was built by a fellow modeler named Jeff King using one of my 3D printed shells from Shapeways.  Jeff is a custom painter and his website is http://milwaukeeroadtrainshop.com.

On Monday, the UPS guy put the latest test-print of my N scale Metra F40PHM-2 into my eager hands.  I had hoped that this one would be "all systems go" and I could release the model for sale on Shapeways.  The parts fit together beautifully; and the print quality is about as good as I can reasonably expect from the medium.  However, while examining the model, I noticed that the side doors on the shell don't line up with the steps on the frame.  So I'll need to make one final adjustment and test-print before calling it finished.