I'm reviewing the order I'm doing my diesel work in. I have some diesels that are factory painted and will have some additional details added, some weathering, proper couplers, and DCC/Sound/Lights.

Should I get the electrical work out of the way first and then tackle the detail/weathering work? It seems when I have a completed model (like an older one I've done with details/paint/weathering) and then added DCC, some of the details get clobbered and need to be fixed.

I'm wondering if I should get the inside done first and then the outside.

B&O loco fantasy paint scheme paint job.

Looking thru some of my inventory the other day, and ran across this unfinished project/idea. It originated when I saw an 'unusual' paint scheme that actually appeared on some B&O passenger cars. At first I wanted to know if the passenger cars actually appeared in those colors ?

After a wonderful day at local train, I decided to retire to the basement and survey my recent acquisitions.  I got a hit for a 3 stall roundhouse and a 3 stall add on.  I put it away and decided to look for 2 Accurail boxcar kits I bought last year.   Looking quickly lead to prepping the parts.  A dry fit of parts quickly turned into a completed car.  It honestly felt like cheating when you look at how long I have been working on the F&C car.  OK  it has been on and off work, but still, the Accurail is done and the F&C is still in progre

Is anybody else tired of the same locomotives being released over and over by different companies? The SD40-2 has been done at least a million times. I give Scale Trains credit for upping the ante for everyone but can't we have some other diesels? What diesel do you wish would have a high detail release or a first release.

High-Hood GP20s in GN and BN are very scarce or overpriced and would be at the top of my wishlist.