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De-skirted F units
Anybody have any info on how to do de-skirted F units? I have a couple of the Genesis F 7s and I would like to do some more.
I contacted Athearn about buying some shells and they told me to contact Highliners, but I cant find any contact info for them
A Plausible History
The Steamboat METALINE navigates the nearly impassable rapids at Box Canyon near Ione Washington. This photo was captured circa the 1890s. Soon, the railroad would arrive, making such a dangerous journey unnecessary.
Although I am creating a freelanced railroad and I am thoroughly enjoying the freedom and the lack of constraints that freelancing offers, I wanted to evoke that sense of historic authenticity usually reserved the prototype modelers.
How do I post video from my iPhone?
I have shot some video of trains with my iPhone. How do I post them on the forums to share them? Thanks.
Jig for cutting radius roof rib
I need to cut radius roof ribs for my critters roof. Here's a quick video of how I did it.
Bernd
A prototype for everything.
It. Is surely the only one of its kind, but it exists nonetheless. On the Discover Live Steam website, there is listed for sale a standard gauge 56.5" steam speeder. Approximately the size of a Fairmont speeder, it has an oil-fired vertical boiler and a two-cylinder vertical steam engine. For a mere $95,000 it can grace a set-off near you.
http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/forsale/1_allan3/index....
Small railroad prototype
Because the subject of small layouts is recycled so often, here's an example I ran across today:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_railway
For Musicians Only
This is not meant to be a serious discussion...
Am I the only one who wants to shoot himself every time he sees a model railroad video with a bluegrass music soundtrack? Does every train really require a banjo to be played while it is running? LOL!
I'm starting to puke too when another current trend - jazz combo, medium tempo swing tune - music is played. I mean, trains are big powerful monstrosities yet we put the most benign uninvolving music behind them. I know trains are the most important thing but can't we put some time into choice of sound track too? :-)
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