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Athearn Crane with DCC
I've started my second Athearn wreck crane modification. This crane will be used in a display by NCE (North Coast Electronics). It will have a DCC decoder installed by a good friend of mine who is also sales rep for NCE.
I'm also going to put up this build on my web site after I get it all built. At this point I'm not sure how far I will take this build to since my friend Jim will be installing the decoder and may even detail the crane a bit and paint it. Who knows were this will go.
The build starts in the next post.
Bernd

Southern Ry. models, especially steam!
Since the subject has come up on the Bachmann thread, I thought I'd start a new thread here and avoid getting too off-topic over there. Let's talk about buying or building models of Southern Ry. (US, not UK, though that would be interesting too) rolling stock.

Traffic Signs
Here are some traffic signs you can copy & paste the size to scale.
N Scale Lighting Options
This is primarily a questions for folks working in N scale. Want to start lighting some industrial buildings for a paper mill and a mine, especially lights above a catwalk, above stairways, doorways, etc. Wondering what sort of options people are using. Local hobby store had some DC lights (grain of wheat bulbs) but most will be way out of scale for N scale application unless they're actually inside a structure or sit beneath some sort of awning and out of the way. Thanks

Winter Wonder Land
couldn't resist sharing this video with you: Bulgarian Narrow Gauge in the snow !
It's a 760 mm line, the 1:1 On30 :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85BnPzSho4w
cheers, Leo
I need some help IDing a Loco.
This is a brass loco that I am selling for our club. It is a dc made in Korea. It did not come as a NS. It was painted and decaled this way to keep finger prins off it. Let me know what you think it is. Also if you have an idea of the value let me know. Please over look the dust. I did not realize it was this bad.
Thanks
Alan

Forest Photos
Rather than hijack the thread where some pictures of trains an trees were posted I'm started another one.
These two shots were taken on my old East Jallen U-turn module (R.I.P.)
Cheers,
Charlie

Leo Landers
I'm sad to announce that my friend Leo Landers passed away last Monday. Leo was survived by his wife Barb and a plethora of children.
If you worked for the SP&S in the 40's thru the 80's you might have met Leo as he held jobs starting from car knocker to road engineer. While working as a motive power hostler Leo had the opportunity to drive the SP&S 700 (4-8-4), one of the two Northern class locos still operating out of Portland Oregon (the other is the SP 4449).
Photosynth Cab View Big Boy Locomotive - Embedded for easy viewing
Hi Guys,
On my recent "Old West Tour" I visited the Forney Transportation museum in Denver,Colorado. I took several shots of the cab interior Union Pacific 4005 with intent to create a "panoramic view" here it is for your enjoyment. Merry Christmas!
Note:Use your mouse to pan around.
For best effect click the "Expand" icon.
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