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Help with a switching layout
This is my first post so hopefully I do not say anything too stupid lol
Looking for help with layout designing
I have made all the popular mistakes most importantly the 4x8 mistake.....ouch
Overhauling Locomotives
Just over 2 years ago, my home was involved in a fire. The train room was not burned, and the insurance company compensated me generously for smoke and soot damage to the train room. I was able to recover many of the structures with Simple Green and De-Solv-It, but now that I am in the process of constructing a new layout, I find that only 2 or 3 of 27 locomotives will still run. I can't find any information on the internet about overhauling a smoke-damaged locomotive. I would even consider taking or mailing some of them to a repair shop. Any suggestions?
Radius curves: doubt!
Condemned by spaces very limited (only 1,65 mt for the narrow side), I had to adapt my new layout in HO scale. My new project has been made up mostly to be photographed and make it appear as real as possible, but when I took this latest photo that I show you now (here below), I had a terrible doubt: the curve with a radius of 24" of Atlas Code 83 is too small to be real? And is small even for a branchline as this?
I made a big mistake?
Tell your opinions. Thank you in advance.
PRR E-loc insolators
Hi all,
Does any one know a source of PRR insulators for E-loco pantos? I am doing both a L5 and L6 (HO) and having a supply on hand would be good(and save my knees!).These are brass models and it seems there are two different sizes,...
Thanks for any help,Dr Dirt
Ronny's Pawn completes the first block of Hammerjacks
Well today I wrapped up "Ronny's Pawn". I had several issues with the door beginning with some frustrating problems with paints and paint removal products. Later I managed to break some glass. So for the time being Ron has duct taped the broken transom window and when his insurance claim cheque comes he'll get a new door from Tichy, maybe go with a modern door and have some brick work done. But at least the utilities are going in well. Note the manhole cover from VectorCut in the corner of the B&W photograph.
Putting them all together
I suspected that there would be some issues with building sections apart from one another. After some judicious cutting and fitting, it seems that things will be looking good. It may not fit in my space, but another inch or two out of my aisle will only affect me. The side benefit of the lone wolf modeler.
The Colorado and Southern in Sn3
I've been laid up with a foot injury of late which has given me allot of time to spend cruising the internet. Having now discovered this forum, I thought I would invite everyone to view my personal blog about my Sn3 exhibition layouts and modeling adventures. The link is : http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your input. Darel
GE E10B Steeple Cab
I'm going to try and build 2 of these steeple cabs for me and a friend. Now I've searched the net and found every thing that has been put out there on these electric engines.
There were 7 of them built for the Niagara Junction Rwy., numbers 14 through 20. Pictures can be found here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?mid=1200
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