Blogs

Detailing my engine facility

Sat, 2020-03-21 18:08 — tschwartz

Like many across North America, specifically Canada for me, I am working from home and self isolating for a couple of weeks. That means working on the layout. I have a few projects on the go, with the biggest detailing the engine facility. I can’t display as many engines as I did when I lived in northern Manitoba, but I have room for a few. It has been plane Jane since the track and buildings were in place a year ago. Additions are ground cover, refuelling area and general junk.

Rebuilding the GP Mill

Sat, 2020-03-21 11:32 — DHfan73

Scenery - Structures

I've been working on rebuilding the GP mill. There is too much to post here, but here are the links and some photos:

Planning:

https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/rebuilding-the-georg...

Modifying the receiving building:

https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/rebuilding-the-gp-mi...

Constructing the grade crossing and adding fences and gates:

Large Scale Figures - Many Hard To Find Examples Found

Fri, 2020-03-20 07:58 — nkalis@verizon.net

Tools, tips and tricks

If you are looking for information/sources/photographs of hard to find large scale figures become a follower of my blog. I have posted many photographs about fairly obscure sources for 1:20 through 1:24 scale figures. I have never seen many of these figures in any list prepared for model railroaders. http://oahusugarcanefn3.blogspot.com/

The Carwash Kitbash Part 2

Thu, 2020-03-19 15:27 — xboblove

Scenery - Structures

Today we work on the big details.

Union Pacific at the Open House

Thu, 2020-03-19 14:23 — xboblove

xboblove's blog

Cell phone photography - an update

Thu, 2020-03-19 10:27 — jpachl

Photo inspiration

In 2015, I posted a blog entry on my first attempts to use a cell phone camera for model railroad photography. While the results were already quite promising, they could not yet compete with real cameras at the time. Now, five years later, the situation has changed completely. In January 2020, I bought a Huawei P30 cell phone. I could hardly wait for the first opportunity to take some model railroad pictures. The results were impressive.

Independant protoypical signal system, for ALL scales.

Thu, 2020-03-19 08:28 — BNSF-FAN

DCC - Electrical

Hello, rail fans!!

Need help identifying horn. NS ex SOU sw1500

Tue, 2020-03-17 14:41 — JohnF281

Prototype information

Can anyone help me identify this horn? It is on an NS ex SOU sw1500 I am working on. Thank you!

How do I use a Verizon Ellipsis android tablet for JMRI

Tue, 2020-03-17 07:13 — TM

DCC - Electrical

I have a Verizon Ellipsis android tablet that I would like to use with JMRI. I use NCE PowerCab and I have the NCE USB Interface. Not sure which JMRI to install. Any help?

Thanks,Ted

Looking for information on CBQ/BN/BNSF Commuter Gallery coaches.

Mon, 2020-03-16 22:14 — splitrock323

I’m building a resin kit from Island Model Works. It is of a CBQ gallery commuter car-coach. On one end, it has two tiny windows instead of a window of the usual size. I’m trying to figure out why. Is it a bathroom or conductor room?
If there are any CBQ/BN/BNSF/METRA commuters or commuter rail fans that know, please inform us. Here are some photos I have found online showing this tiny window. This is NOT a cab control car.
Extra points if you can let me know the car numbers of these particular coaches. Thanks in advance.