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Simple grain elevator design
Rather than going traditional (wood, steel, or concrete grain elevator) people might consider a very simple grain bin elevator servicing a siding. I was using Google maps going along the track paralleling Kansas Highway 96 just east of the Colorado border, when I saw this small elevator.
It would be easy to duplicate this with four bins (Rix, Walthers, etc) and two legs (Rix, Walthers, etc) or totally scratch build it. Here is a concept drawing of the facility.
MOW Work, love it and hate it
So living on the BNSF main line you see a lot of traffic, you also see some maintenance (and in one case recently a wreck). Right not many ties are being replaced so really cool to see but of course it is from 9 at night til 3 in the morning so trying to sleep aint so fun. Still really cool to see though,
Turnout Template
After reading What's neat ,I am intrigued by Jeff Otto's turnout templates .Has anyone used them as I am thinking of investing in one as I have had nothing but trouble with Peco turnouts.
Hoping for some guidance
Smokey Dawson Australia
6 panel Door
Does anyone make a plastic HO scale 6 panel door? (3'-0"x6'-8")
I looked at Tichy and Grandt Line and don't see any. Which seams odd as that is perhaps one of the two most common styles of door in the U.S.. (toss up between 6 and 4 panel) so I would have expected them to be available.
-Doug
How I built Travis 2.0
First off, I took my Hustlers completely apart. I'm gonna reuse everything in this project except these Athearn motors...
Travis Drive 2.0
After the last post I tried a boxcab body. I had tried some from scratch but didn't like them. Then I bought two cabeese and tried a kitbash. Still wasn't right. The Cary shell is almost impossible to find and since everyone and his brother apparently wants one the EBay bids get high real quick.
Set up a DCC system in under 10 min (FREE video)
In this free video, see how to set up an NCE PowerCab system in under 10 minutes. Shot in the TrainMasters TV DCC Decoded studio.
Backdrop - Backed into a wall
I'm looking for some help with my backdrop.
In the next few weeks I'm hoping to get back into scenery work on my layout and in a couple of spots I have not left myself enough room between the tracks and the backdrop. I've got less than 2 inches in these locations.
Right now, there is 1/4" hardboard secured to the walls that is painted "sky blue" (I use that term loosely as we all have our own version).
Besides that there is a blank canvas to work with.
8x8 L shaped layout. Shelf or tabletop?
Just recently purchased my home and I have access to the basement storage area. It needs to be drywalled and somewhat finished. But I'm looking at adding a layout in the room. I have an area that is 8' x 8' in the corner of the room. I do like the idea of a shelf layout, but could also do a table top layout as well.
Are there any plans out there for such a layout? Height for the shelf layout? I was thinking 42" height and 30" wide. that will give me plenty of room to add my track as well as buldings for the backdrop.
Suggestions please.
Best place to power tracks in roundhouse
Good morning. I am in the process of building a 12-stall roundhouse in HO scale. I was wondering where the best place to solder the feeder rails would be? The tracks between the turntable and roundhouse would be more accessible, but it would also be noticeable. My second thought was to drill holes through the roundhouse under the track near where the track ends in the roundhouse. Please note, the roundhouse is being assembled off of the layout and the tracks have not been fixed to the roundhouse floor.
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