Locos - Rolling stock (general)

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0-4-0 Switcher Detailing - First Attempt (Addendum 2)

Sat, 2012-09-08 08:47 — fernpoint

For those of you who saw the birth of this "economy" switcher a few weeks ago  - here it is at work.

 

The next thing to work on is my photography skills - new camera - no clue !

Isn't this hobby great - endless horizons, always something new to learn

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Modeling a Metra F40PHM-2

Fri, 2012-09-07 17:55 — DaminKeenan

A little while ago I started working on a digital model of a F40PHM-2 in N scale.  These were the last batch of F40PH manufactured by EMD in the early ninties.  These units were delivered to Metra for use in commuter rail service in and out of Chicago.  Like I said, I'm building a digital model (i.e. a 3D model on the computer).  When it is finished, I plan to upload the file to shapeways.com and get it made in resin using their 3D printing (a.k.a. rapid-prototyping) technology.

Hon3 shay

Thu, 2012-09-06 02:24 — robboxxx

 

Hi All

 

I just bought my first loco. I found it at Ebay, It is a H0n3 MDC Roundhouse 2-truck Shay in kit form. So now I'm in at last, no more armchair modeling, Hurray.....

 

Modelling Copper Cliff, plus an update on the ore car fleet

Sun, 2012-09-02 21:14 — Hunter Hughson

Thanks to all of you who have been checking out my blog on a regular basis.  I'm picking up a great deal of traffic from MRH.   

I've started posting about planning and building the scene at Copper Cliff on the WRMRC.  I've been working on the scene for a while, but I've only just started writing about that one.  

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Rail trains?

Sun, 2012-09-02 17:28 — DKRickman

Just thinking out loud tonight, as I sit in the hotel waiting for my train back home.  I haven't seen many models of rail trains, and I'm curious why.  There are two distinct types which we handle on NS with some regularity.

Buildings arrive on the Gila Springs & Mesquite

Sat, 2012-09-01 23:18 — AzBaja

 

The La Grange engine service tracks and caboose track are starting to get some use.

 

View of La Grange with Tortilla Flats and Gila Springs in the back ground.

 

The other end of the La Grange Industrial Park yard.

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The Iowa Interstate's West End

Thu, 2012-08-30 08:46 — IAISfan
I'm modeling the west end of Iowa Interstate's Subdivision 4 in May 2005 - the western-most 49 miles of the railroad from Atlantic to Council Bluffs, IA - and I thought I'd start a blog here to document the process, since this and the Yahoo Proto-Layouts list seem to be where I'm spending most of my on-line time these days.  This is the first layout I've ever gotten much past the benchwork stage, so pretty much every step involves me asking a lot of questions and learning a lot.

Ore car assembly line progress

Sun, 2012-08-26 18:53 — Hunter Hughson

A couple of weeks ago, I noted on here that I was documenting my assembly line construction of a fleet of ore cars on my blog.  I've made more progress on the cars since then.  The fleet of 16 cars is currently sitting in the paint shop awaiting a coat of primer so that I can assess the quality of some seams and corners. The cars are nowhere near ready for final paint, but I've done quite a bit of work on them.  I've posted the details there.


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