Locos - Rolling stock (general)
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About couplers
I'm sure this belongs in the category of silly questions, but the only way to learn is ask.
Kadee and other vendors offer couplers that have over-, center- and under- bars. I understand (and use) these as needed to make my rolling stock meet specs. My question is: do these over, under & center couplers exist in the real world or is this only within modeling to help us make things align properly?
Thanks!
1900 models - a Colorado Midland reefer
My most wished model was a CM reefer with the Indian as a logo. (That was in the time 25 years ago, when the Iron Curtain yet existed and we not have the option to buy in East Germany the loved U.S. railroad models.)
But some day I have got with help of friends one of this kits made by La Belle - an assortment of wood strips and a decal set.
1900 models - a furniture boxcar
A few years ago I started to add a few scratchbuilt and kitbashed freight cars on my 1900 train. One of the first models was this 50' furniture boxcar that I built from two MDC old-time boxcars.
Proto 2000 Gear Train Binding?
I recently purchased a Proto 2000 - Lifelike GP9 Limited Edition Phase III locomotive off of Ebay. This was a new in the box unit, that was undecorated. I bought this loco as a first for installing a DCC encoder in a DC loco. I also bought it a as first for learning how to airbrush a model. I got the DCC encoder installed, along with some custom LEDs for the number boards and the headlights. All the DCC, and the custom LEDS are working fine.
Newest Early Rail Boxcar
To All: My newest Early Rail Boxcar project is this Virgina Car & Foundry kit produced by John Canfield. I assembled, painted, decaled (Art Griffin decals) and dullcoated the car. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
Batch Building Stock Cars, What's on your workbench?
I thought I would post a few pictures of building stock cars in batch mode.
These are craftsman kits offered by PBL in Sn3. www.p-b-l.com
Airplane Parts Flat Car
To All: A number of years ago I assembled this wood and plastic craftsman kit. This car was used to transport large airplane parts. There were many versions and paint schemes applied to these type of cars, all the way to the present. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout
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