Video from 1954 includes: California Western Colton Golden State Etc. Note: Otis S. Smith is my grandfather that worked for Southern Pacific Railroad.

More progress on Red Eye Saloon. Those little board ends are tricky for an unsteady hand!

Had my first real operations test today. I'll give it a B. Had a few minor issues crop up. Nothing serious and easy to fix. I decided, after going back and forth with myself over what system to use, I decided on Ship It. I have used it in the past with limited success so this week I really studied the manual until I had a good understanding of how to make it work so cars move on and off the layout the way they are supposed to. 

I'm just finishing off a bulk pack of tichy 40' 50 ton flat car kits that will be heading to the paint shop in coming weeks.

I planned to decal these for the major western prototypes such as SP&S, SP, GN and the like but having trouble  finding prototype images of the cars.

Can anyone out there help provide some accurate prototype photos of 50 ton flatcars that the tichy kits may reflect closely?

Or even if your able to confirm what roads i should be looking at....

Part 3 of my tutorial on building an N Scale Signal Kit by Showcase Miniatures. Follow along as I start my build of a single head block signal, showing you how I assemble the kit.

In Part 3 of my tutorial I show you how I add wires, connect a resistor and test the LED, ready for mounting on the layout.

In Part 4 of my tutorial I will show you how I add the signal to the layout and connect it to the signal system.

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This month I finish a wall, replace a door, and emphasize the importance of finishing the layout room before beginning the benchwork.

Here are a few pictures of my MOW fleet and how I made them.

I started off with a Trident F-350 Crew Cab and a RPS F-350 Super Duty Hi-rail.

I started off by disassembling them and stripping the paint.  I also sketched up a headache rack frame for them.

Part 2 (section 2) of my tutorial on building an N Scale Signal Kit by Showcase Miniatures. In Section 2, I show you how I install the LED, complete adding the final parts of the signal and paint the signal ready for mounting on the layout.

In Part 3 of my tutorial I will show you how I add resistors and test the LED and finally how I mount the signal on the layout.