Locos - Rolling stock (general) | Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

In my world, GE has taken over where EMD left off with the engine. The latest build is based on the AC4400. The new engine still retains its roll as experimental, so it still retains the X designation. Here is my take on what it would look like.

Hornby 8f driver diameter?

Mon, 2012-11-05 17:40 — DKRickman

I sure hope this is a simple question. Does anyone have a Hornby 8f which they could measure the drivers on? I'm looking at a photo, and they look smaller than many US made models. I'm hoping that's not just the difference between HO and OO. I'm looking for 16.0-16.5 mm ideally.

While I'm at it, if anyone can suggest another common UK or European model with drivers that diameter, I'd be happy to hear about it!

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Building an affordable rolling stock fleet

Shiny caboose 'weathering' help

Fri, 2012-11-02 13:11 — Ironhand_13

Finishing a scratch-built caboose by building a styrene body onto an old Tyco chasis, just for fun... that and the wife said I had to have a caboose. Why buy, repaint and re-decal one when I can QUOTE 'save money' buy scratch-building it myself? hehehe..My layout is a short line passenger run, one could even say it is mostly for vacationers going to the beach but there's some mail and commuters, so the caboose at least is in gloss finish- they keep it clean for the company image.

Greyhaven Tramway - a look at a locomotive type...

Fri, 2012-11-02 12:02 — Pflarrian

Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Well, now that the background information is well and truly underway, I suppose some actual modeling might help. Attached is a photo of the Greyhaven Tramway electric motors #s 2 and 3. They are designed to represent a small (10-ton?) industrial centercab used for mining work, similar to locomotives produced by Orienstein-Koppel of Germany. I have a reprint of one of O-K's catalogs, and plan on making a rough model of an O-K 4-wheel industrial electric boxcab as the GHT's #1.

Removing coal loads from Atlas N Scale Hoppers

Fri, 2012-11-02 09:57 — Long Haired David

I am just getting going on my N Scale layout and have taken delivery of some Atlas Trainman 90 Ton Hopper cars. I intend to use these to feed coal out to an off layout coal fired power station. This will involve a couple of trainload every day going off the layout loaded with coal and coming back on empty. I was hoping to achieve this using a magnet to lift them out. However, the coal load in the Atlas hoppers is fixed in place.

I know that I could remove them and ignore any damage. I would then have to make my own coal inserts