Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Rolling stock transport
I do modular railroading, so I need a way to safely and conveniently transport rolling stock. Most of my rolling stock is Accurail, blue box Athearn, Atlas, or resin kits. I value the ruggedness of these but none of these come with the fancy packaging systems seen in more high end models. The boxes clutter up the setup and are annoying to manage also IMO. So here's what I came up with <continued>.
Walthers Vs. BLI Plymouth Loco
How does the BLI Plymouth compare to the Walthers Plymouth?
How much do they each weigh? Does one run better than the other? Does one have better detail than the other?
Custom Locomotive Storage Boxes
Modern packaging is well designed to protect your locomotive and all the fine details from damage. But what do you do with used models that don't have a box? Older Athearn Blue Boxes (and similar boxes) are fine until you start adding details like sunshades and plastic handrails. Then the box is too narrow and those details get crushed or bent.
The White Lion Railways, our first trains
(The day a wild animal became the leader of a railway, from left to right, Otto, Greenstar, and Driver) The day is July 13th, 2017, and there is a meeting going down on Northfolk and Southern railroad territory. It is between NS CEO, Mr. Monte, and the white lion, Greenstar, along with his two personal employees, Driver(real name, Kevin, prefers to go by Driver), and and his guard, Otto.
Kitbashed Steam
I have been working on my long dormant project of kitbashing a P&R camelback based on a Roundhouse 2-8-0.
The Wooten firebox was made from sheet styrene. A lot of the details are brass castings. Here is the boiler with the domes and air pump test fitted, nothing glued down yet.
DD40AX Truck issues
Hey all,
So I've gotten pretty deep after being back in the hobby for a month.
I purchased an older Bachmann DD40AX, but it came is terrible condition mechanically.
Help Identify this vintage 0-4-0 loco tank engine
Hi all,
I'm new here and could really use some help identifying this locomotive. I haven't been successful. There is a plaque with the letter "I" on the side of the tank and it has a manual brake that works.
Thanks,
BAT621
Relco MOW in HO scale
If you remember. I ran across that string of tie cars last February and posted the picture on my blog. After a few conversations with Brett Isaccs who developed the N Scale models I found that these models were developed from pictures and decided to do the same in HO. For those of you that don't get Running Extra, these cars are part of a complete train that picks up old ties while the train is moving The locomotive is a rebuilt SD40-2 done by Relco here in Iowa.
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