Hello , I have been an HO collector for some 28 years now . Mostly Union Pacific Locomotives and rolling stock .

Hi Jack from Star, Idaho.  I have been looking at the UP HO Veranda with tender.  I have looked at the MTH with sound on board and the Athearn with DCC and Sound.  I was wondering if anyone has purchased either one of these and how well they performed.  I own both brands and like them both but I would like to choose the best one for the money.

Jack Strong

Here is my latest aquisition from North Bank Lines imports, a brass SP&S combine used on the Oregon trunk. There were two of these cars used on the line, but I was only able to afford one...

I still need to detail the interior and add some weathering....

more stuff on my website www.oregontrunk.blogspot.com

O.K. I don't usually particisipate in these things, but in my quest to find the best item at the least expensive price I ran across this company in the U.K.  This probably isn't going to qualify for cost effective in any shape or form, but the examples I saw on their site were akin to small sculptures. They only seem to manufacture on order after a 25% down payment is made. I didn't see any price listing, so I'm sure it's going to run kinda high. If anyone has done business with this company please e-mail me with info that I couldn't find out on site.

There were no comments, pro or con, to # 2 which made me feel a bit like our host publisher. See the thread "Publisher's editorial: The silence can be deafening". I did receive an email from a user of Easy Model Railroad Inventory with a question. He mentioned that the How To was a help. Not resounding but enough to encourage me to start # 3.

Tuesday the Burns Wright Match Co. sign was installed on Plant No. 1. on the Mid South Model Railroad. in Baton Rouge, La.

     Geez, it's been a loonnngg time since I posted any updates on my layout. I've done a ton of work since my last blog entry including tearing down the original 4X8 (expanded to 5X9) layout, and building a lot of new benchwork. I now have roughly 200 sq. ft. with about 150 ft. of main line and passing track. I'll try to post some pics if I can remember how. I'm roughly following a sorta prototype plan of the CN/GTW subdivision between Port Huron and Flint,MI.

My last post to this blog showed the removal of existing benchwork from the alcove area in preparation for installation of the new expanded layout.  In this post I'll share the construction of the benchwork.  Some of you may wonder why with such narrow benchwork that I just didn't attach a "shelf" style construction to the walls.  The answer is two fold: 1.) The left wall is 1/2" drywall attached to 1 X 4's that are attached to the concrete wall with "shot" in concrete nails and I don't trust their holding power for anything other than drywall; and 2.

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