Hello

I accidentally found this while I was scratch building a bridge.

Cut heads from Lego blocks.

Backside of head has a dip already.

Drill a hole. File the outer edge of the head.

What a fascinating - and frustrating - hobby this is! It offers an amazing amount of depth and breadth - everything from carpentry, electronics, art, scenery, architecture, historical research - but who has the time or money (or either!) to do any more than scratch the surface? The best model railroads balance all these wonderful aspects into a cohesive whole. And almost all model railroads risk teetering off that balance into a rabbit hole . . .

You will never know how thankfull I am for the modelers that are in my periphery. I am literally surrounded by amazing artists who are quite satisfied with their art, and less so with fame. To me, it is really humbling to see what the difference is between a wealthy modeler and one that scrapes by with only the tools he needs.

Like a cheapo camera and simple household lamps for "studio lighting"

With Rapido coming out with the U-4-b in 2022 I got the itch to model Grand Trunk Western's Maple Leaf.  I am having trouble finding information on what the consist would be for this train in the early 1950's. Does anybody have this information available of where I could find it?  Thanks in advance