Locos and rolling stock
Steel Caboose Rooftop Weathering
Any one have some photo examples of rooftop weathering for modern caboose or vans? Looking to weather the rooftop of a wide vision caboose but haven't been able to find any good examples.
Model Power HO 0-6-0T w/DCC & Sound,
I am considering buying a Model Power HO 0-6-0T w/DCC & Sound. Does anyone have one of these?
What is your opinion of this model?
Branch line passengers carriages
I am looking for passenger carriages that would be applicable to run on my branch line.
Preferably 1940-1960 sort of era.
My radius on the branch is 18 Degrees and so they need to look the part.The line climbs up into the mountains.
Any suggestions as to where I can order from. Union pacific would be cool, but if not possible then I am open for suggestions.
help in finding prototypical paint colors
Well after some research, I have found the colors of the Texas Special that was run by the FRISCO and the KATY RR's down in Texas. Now my problem is converting the color code to something that's available without buying a large quanity. So I'm looking for help to see if anyone knows what colors are available in Floquil or Polly Scale or even another brand of modelers paint that will match the dupont color codes I found. Or am I stuck going to a Home Depot or Lowes or even a Dupont paint store?
Color codes:
Tender drive for steam - thinking out loud
Finding a way to fit a motor inside the boiler of a small steam locomotive has been a problem for as long as there have been electric model trains. I have seen four solutions - make the model bigger, make the motor smaller, put the motor in the tender and run a drive shaft to the locomotive, or make the tender itself a pusher and let the engine roll freely.
Glaze only?
Hi all,
I recently painted/decal a Sunset brass PRR cabin car (N5b).The customer want it finished in an 'egg-shell/semi-gloss' sheen.Has anyone just used Floquil glaze for this? I am asking because I know I could have added it to the paint,after the fact the customer informed me he wanted the semi-gloss look,....
Thanks for any help,Dr Dirt
Proto Resources
Most of you may know this excellent resource for prototype locomotives. If not, check it out! Many contributors maintain a frequently-updated list containing entire locomotive rosters of almost every railroad out there (they even have a "fallen flags" section, which I have yet to browse). I find myself on this site especially when I'm trying to figure out from what road a specific locomotive originated from.
-John
PRR paint and decals N scale
Which paint suppliers have a good match for PRR brunswick green?? And does anyone make PRR decals to fit a FM C-liner??
I have two bodies that I would like to change the color scheme from red to green.
Any help would be great!
Great machining on 1/2" scale 4-6-2
On The Railroad Index, I have indexed a number of pictures of Mike Smithson's Newfoundland Government Railways 4-6-2 #593. This is a work in progress. Most of the parts for the engine were made on Mike's home-built CNC machine. An 00-90 screw is large when compared to some of his nuts and bolts. Go to the index (link above) and search for "smithson 593". What you will get is a list of the photos with description.
Walthers Proto parts?
Has anybody tried buying parts from Walthers? I've heard that they will give away replacement parts, but what if you want to use the parts to build or modify another model?
Specifically, I'm interested in the drawbar/electrical connector that they use on the 0-8-0, and possibly the drivers on the 2-8-8-2. That drawbar is one of the most intelligent designs I've seen in quite a while, and I would love to use it on my locomotives.
>> Posts index
Navigation
Journals/Blogs
Recent Blog posts: