Perhaps a bit of a different perspective on building a roster, with a couple of carnival/circus trains thrown in.

http://blog.newbritainstation.com/2017/03/building-roster-what-is-rare.html

Randy

I have one of Walthers American Cranes and by accident I knock it off the tracks. As you can bet all of the rigging got tangle up to the point I had to disassemble the crane and trying to rig it back using the diagram provided by Walthers is almost impossible. Does any one knows of any step by step instructions on how to do it? Thank you...

I've often considered having someone weather my more expensive models.  I've hummed and hawed about it for years.  There are a few things that stopped me in the past - 1) I should be able to learn it on my own and develop a new skill, 2) it can be quite costly and I'd rather spend my hobby dollars on other things, 3) who do I trust to do it and how long will it take, and 4) what if the job ends up being no better than what I could do and I'd paid for it?

I recently purchased and built the Tichy 120 Ton Crane and would like to know if anyone knows the paint schemes that were used on the C&O during the 1950's.  I believe they were W-8 etc.  I can't find any color pictures even on the C&O Historical Society site.  Were they black, blue, did they use yellow on the boom tip and hooks,etc.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.