Locos - Rolling stock (general)

Model Power HO 0-6-0T w/DCC & Sound,

Sun, 2012-04-29 06:37 — Bill Wehmeier

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

Sat, 2012-04-28 09:49 — melusi

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.

Central of New Jersey boxcar

Mon, 2012-04-23 16:05 — ferroequinologist1

To All: A popular road all out of proportion to it's size was the CNJ. This is a car
I painted, lettered, weathered and dull coated.

Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout

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Tender drive for steam - thinking out loud

Sat, 2012-04-21 09:56 — DKRickman

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?

Sat, 2012-04-21 04:58 — Dr Dirt

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

Starbucks Boxcar

Fri, 2012-04-20 09:49 — ferroequinologist1

To All: I know! it's not prototypical. My youngest son works at Starbucks (the best coffee around),

          so I painted and lettered a car for that company using decals purchased on Ebay. Enjoy.

 

          Yours, Elvin Howland/Layout Concepts

Big Steam Dreams

Fri, 2012-04-20 00:10 — Benny

So I've scratched this itch I've had sitting in my closet all these years...a Bowser Challenger, well built and all ready to go...It looks like I'm sinking back into big stem...Oh My!!

IT'S CHRISTMAS - First loco

Thu, 2012-04-19 11:59 — numbersmgr

IT'S CHRISTMAS

I know this is silly, but I'm excited.  Tax season ended Tuesday - I can go home on time and not work til 9-10 pm; and

                                           MY 2-6-0 AND TRACK JUST ARRIVED FROM MICRO-MARK.

My first engine in over 25 years.

Southern RR Kaolin Car

Thu, 2012-04-19 05:34 — ferroequinologist1

To All: I love the unusual. When I spotted the photo of a converted Southern RR boxcar for use

          in Kaolin Clay loading,  I decided to model one. Here are the pix  of modeled, then painted

         lettered and weathered finished car. The starting point  is a Kurtz Kraft unpainted PS-1 kit

         that I assembled. I added coupler cut bars and underframe brake lines and components.  .


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